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GaryBC

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Which air filter?
« on: 15 June 2011, 17:39:06 »
Shopping around for an air filter shows an amazing variety of prices for what appears to be the same thing every time!

For example: Eurocarparts lists a Bosch item (Part No.: 502720160) and one by Guttmann (Part No.: 502720161). The prices are £11.04 and £5.16 respectively.

I don't mind paying twice the price if I'm getting twice the product! But I an't paying just for a badge!

Any reasons why I shouldn't save nearly six quid and buy the cheaper one?

Gaz
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Re: Which air filter?
« Reply #1 on: 15 June 2011, 17:43:19 »
Genuine VX is the best. Cheap ones tend to have a lot less surface area. If you get a trade club card VX are reasonably priced as well - just over a tenner iirc. :y
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Re: Which air filter?
« Reply #2 on: 15 June 2011, 20:05:14 »
Genuine GM one, get a Tradeclub card ;)
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Re: Which air filter?
« Reply #3 on: 16 June 2011, 00:21:47 »
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Genuine VX is the best. Cheap ones tend to have a lot less surface area. If you get a trade club card VX are reasonably priced as well - just over a tenner iirc. :y
I should have taken a picture of the Cooper filter removed from a member's car last weekend... I reckon it probably had half the surface area of a genuine one :o
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Re: Which air filter?
« Reply #4 on: 16 June 2011, 07:37:23 »
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Genuine VX is the best. Cheap ones tend to have a lot less surface area. If you get a trade club card VX are reasonably priced as well - just over a tenner iirc. :y
I should have taken a picture of the Cooper filter removed from a member's car last weekend... I reckon it probably had half the surface area of a genuine one :o


that, or similar pics have been on here, some are tiny compared to the huge GM one
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Re: Which air filter?
« Reply #5 on: 16 June 2011, 09:32:07 »
I use mann filters here.
Seems fine
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