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Already had to replace the water pump and fan clutch sometime in May or June. On Thursday this past week the radiator cracked at least 6-7" across the top front driver's side. This is a replacement radiator I installed myself.
This of course sucks because the radiator was an oem/acdelco replacement with less than 25k miles. It failed 60mons. to the day after installing it.
Man not cool!
The biggest kick in the sack was 12/12 warranty. 12months. 12k miles.
If I had purchased the radiator in 2015 it would be life time haha.
I ended up at vatozone and got the life time warranty one for the H3. I'm guessing from researching done that it is a Spectra in disguise???
Part# C2855
I just couldn't justify purchasing another acdelco with it failing with such looooowwww mileage.
I told the Miss' that planned obsolescence is really getting spot on in manufacturing.
Of course all the expensive dexcool that was put in during the water pump swap had to be sh!t canned and new added.
The rust, dust and lack of petc0ck saw to that.:whaa::emb:
I'm just getting worn out with purchasing new products that have such high failure rates.
Battery
Radiator
Belt
Tensioner
Tires
Etc....
Time was you could by a platinum battery and you'd get the 7-10 years of service life for the higher price. Now getting 18-36 months is a stretch.
Radiators used to last year's and thousands of hard miles now they fail rapidly.
Headlights take on water in a few months. Bolts that are stainless steel rust...etc...
And I'm not buying cheap junk.... Lol! We're talking AcDelco, Gates, dayco, Gabriel, gm/oem, Monroe, Timken, Moog, etc....
These manufacturers in my humble personal opinion have ventured over to the dark side.... They have placed cheap look alike products in there boxes to increase there bottom line. The overall value and quality have begun to suffer.
I also believe in mho that the sad excuse that "every body wants it cheaper, so we have to do it" is absolutely without merritt.
Profit is one thing but obscene gouging is something whole heartedly different.
$1 per hour to a Chinese or Mexican labor plus all other associated cost and then turn around and sell the item for 1000% mark up while all the while knowing it is a cheaper look alike is just wrong. I'm unable to find a quality supplier for H3 parts. One because it's a dodo bird and two because the companies I have relied on have changed overall quality and availability.
The cfs and Ron Davis user reviews have not been all that glowing either. At least the limited amount I personally perused.
Plus, 500-1000 dollars is a bit steep. Although if I knew I was going to get high service life for the dollars I would buy in heartbeat.
Ugh!
Rant off
Lol!
This of course sucks because the radiator was an oem/acdelco replacement with less than 25k miles. It failed 60mons. to the day after installing it.
Man not cool!
The biggest kick in the sack was 12/12 warranty. 12months. 12k miles.
If I had purchased the radiator in 2015 it would be life time haha.
I ended up at vatozone and got the life time warranty one for the H3. I'm guessing from researching done that it is a Spectra in disguise???
Part# C2855
I just couldn't justify purchasing another acdelco with it failing with such looooowwww mileage.
I told the Miss' that planned obsolescence is really getting spot on in manufacturing.
Of course all the expensive dexcool that was put in during the water pump swap had to be sh!t canned and new added.
The rust, dust and lack of petc0ck saw to that.:whaa::emb:
I'm just getting worn out with purchasing new products that have such high failure rates.
Battery
Radiator
Belt
Tensioner
Tires
Etc....
Time was you could by a platinum battery and you'd get the 7-10 years of service life for the higher price. Now getting 18-36 months is a stretch.
Radiators used to last year's and thousands of hard miles now they fail rapidly.
Headlights take on water in a few months. Bolts that are stainless steel rust...etc...
And I'm not buying cheap junk.... Lol! We're talking AcDelco, Gates, dayco, Gabriel, gm/oem, Monroe, Timken, Moog, etc....
These manufacturers in my humble personal opinion have ventured over to the dark side.... They have placed cheap look alike products in there boxes to increase there bottom line. The overall value and quality have begun to suffer.
I also believe in mho that the sad excuse that "every body wants it cheaper, so we have to do it" is absolutely without merritt.
Profit is one thing but obscene gouging is something whole heartedly different.
$1 per hour to a Chinese or Mexican labor plus all other associated cost and then turn around and sell the item for 1000% mark up while all the while knowing it is a cheaper look alike is just wrong. I'm unable to find a quality supplier for H3 parts. One because it's a dodo bird and two because the companies I have relied on have changed overall quality and availability.
The cfs and Ron Davis user reviews have not been all that glowing either. At least the limited amount I personally perused.
Plus, 500-1000 dollars is a bit steep. Although if I knew I was going to get high service life for the dollars I would buy in heartbeat.
Ugh!
Rant off
Lol!
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