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I recently changed the thermostat on our 250. It always ran cold, took forever to warm up. I replaced with a 180* stat and know the 250 warms up nice and the temp gauge is where it should be. Total time to replace it 15 minutes and about $5 bucks. Now my Wife's Audi A3 Has a thermostat problem, stuck partially open. Ok "I can replace that!" Well 5 hours later I almost have the old one out. What a PITA! Every thing is very tight and so many hoses and wire looms. The new stat was $75 bucks I know that it will take 7-8 hours to install the new one tomorrow. It is enjoyable to work on the Triumphs and even MG's, after this I will pay the Audi shop to do the work..............it is not enjoyable to work on the newer cars. Just had to vent a little bit.