On May 29, 1:51 pm, eara...@spymac.com wrote:

Just a follow-up.  Greg's Japanese Auto, which gets decent reviews on
yelp.com, quoted me a little under half of what the dealership
wanted.  Sheesh, dealership!  If I had money to burn I'd rather go all-
in with a flush draw and at least get some excitement out of it.
Anyways, thanks people.

OKay. . thanks for setting me straight, guys.

The dealership actually wanted $430+tax to change 'em.  Maybe they are
cheap on oil changes but expensive on major work, I don't know.
Didn't think to get an estimate from an independent shop at the time,
'cos I figured if it's in that ballpark I'll see if I can wait.

Guess I'll start looking around now.  Any recommendations for Seattle-
area shops are welcome.

Hey y'all.  I have a '90 Integra that gets driven occasionally.  Last
time it was in for an oil change, they told me the coolant hoses are
brittle and ought to be replaced.

Now I do plan to get this done, but maybe not right away 'cos it's
pretty expensive.  Is there any danger to the car (or the people
inside) if the hoses happen to fail while I'm driving?  I mean, if it
were a timing belt problem you might have some serious engine damage,
plus it's not so good to stop going if you're on the freeway or
something.  But with this, I was thinking I'd see the temp go up and
hopefully have some time and be able to pull it over.  Am I wrong?

Thanks.