Can I buy a better radiator for my car?

[gato]

Hey guys, My radiator is leaking coolant and I'm thinking about replacing it. Should I just get a stock one to replace it, or are there aftermarket radiators that last longer and are more rust resistant?

thanks you

[Rahul325]

just get the OEM one for about $150, the aftermarket metal one cost nearly $1000. the OEM ones are known to last at least 40-50K miles, i changed mine at 80K as a precaution, the neck was in ok condition but i could see that it would have broken off soon.
HTH,

later...

[black99]

Mine just took a shitter also and I got an OEM one from bimmerparts.com. After I saw the shitty quality of the stock radiator I spkoe with a friend of mine who makes IC's radiators and etc. He said he'll look into making us full aluminum radiators. Will keep you posted. Also price will be a lot less then you think.