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hi there, i know this may have been covered elsewhere a lot of times but i would like to get a few current opinions on what coolant to stick with.

is the orange g12 longlife coolant compatible with the blue regular 2 year comma type coolant?

is the orange coolant harder to get a hold of and maybe because of this better to use the blue coolant?

is the g12 coolant really long life, would you genuinely recommend it over normal blue comma stuff and if so where to get it cheaply and how many years do you guys keep recycling the g12 for?

at the moment i feel like using comma blue coolant because it's easy to find and if i need to top up on the road i can find some in garages/petrol stations that's compatible and also i believe in redoing the coolant every 2 years, however the g12 coolant and its long life properties does appeal to me also! with the g12 mix with normal comma if i get stuck and need to top up at a petrol garage at any time?

cheers!

pink stuff from vw

pink stuff is winning at the moment!

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Note........... Manufacturer Approvals : AUDI/SEAT/SKODA/VW (TL774D/F), MB (325.3), MAN (324-SNF), PORSCHE. Exceeds exacting quality standard BS-6580-1992 Meets AFNOR NFR 15-601 (except Reserve Alkalinity). Contains BASF GLYSANTIN G30 (VW Code G12 / G12 Plus)..

Chuck any old "pooh" in, it's a WBX and it will be leaking again next week, and haemoraging that lovely expensive G12+ all over the carriageway.
Just make sure you change it every 2 years.
We give customers the choice, they usually go for the cheaper alternative, generally because we had to drain the system to fix a leak (again)