Radiators in Sprint / TVR parts

[Sevenman]

Reading the small piece on page 6 of April's Sprint magazine about the reintroduction of of aluminium / plastic radiators:

Sprint / TVR parts said:

"The aluminium / plastic type radiator is an ideal construction for use in TVRs as it offers more flexibility and compliance in use. A welded aluminium radiator is more of a race car solution and can crack in use as it does not have the necessary compliance to allow it to flex under the rigours of driving in the UK".

When my original rad started leaking a few years back I had it swapped for an all alloy one from TVR Power which has worked well for the 4 years since. Little did I know I was making a poor choice. Many TVRs must have these inflexible radiators and probably have all sorts of problems. I don't recall seeing much on the forums though...

I never really thought of a radiator as a part that needed compliance, and I wouldn't want to fit fragile 'race' parts (which must have an easy life) to a road car.

Any thoughts / suggestions before I bin the alloy rad for one of these newly stocked OEM standard pieces?