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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  3182 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: VW Toys With Giving Up the U.S. Mass Market, and Dealers Fume

It is most assuredly not like that with all cars.

Green and yellow - fine

Green and blue - fine

Yellow and blue - fine

Blue and orange - death

Yellow and orange - death

Green and orange - death

Orange and orange, if one of them is VW - death

VW uses "Hybrid Organic Acid Techology" (HOAT) coolant, which is available from VW and VW only.

https://www.quora.com/What-will-actually-happen-when-G12-coolant-is-mixed-with-regular-types-including-with-those-that-claim-to-mix-with-ANY-type-of-antifreeze





elizabeth  ·  3182 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Good to know! Too bad they re one of the few brands that don't start to rot after a couple of winters... Its a factor that disqualifies a lot of good cars otherwise.