Yeah, I took my '90 Integra to the stealer and the deal was, they were
going to replace both upper/lower rad hoses as well as the heater
hoses.  I think I was charges something like $325 but this was in the
mid-90's.

Turned out that "they don't replace heater hoses" and they screwed me
since I would have replaced the upper/lower rad hoses myself.  The
heater hoses were the real bitch.  They can get away with letting them
sit for a long time & they do.  I wasn't supposed to notice.

I raised bloody hell with the service manager and wrangled a $100
store credit for future work.  I am still pissed about it.  McDavid
Acura (Plano) if you're listening, you still owe me about $200.00.  So
don't wonder why I bought an EX V6 Accord instead of a TL.

Anyway, you could easily burn out the engine over a couple bucks if
you have a problem.  And, as little as you are driving the car, you're
ruining it anyway.  Either fix it and drive it more, or sell it and
let someone rice it out.  The rad hoses aren't hard, you should just
do it yourself.  I suggest Honda OEM hoses, but I've seen them get
explosively soft in as little as 2 years, so let's all go out and
check them right now....

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.