I followed the advice of one of the reviewers and bought two shorter hoses instead of one very long one.  This hose really is very good quality and it is nice to wash my car without the leaky hose spraying almost as much water on me as the car. It does not kink! aleviating another problem with the old hose. I disliked wrestling with the old hose every time I wanted to wash the car.  It was shipped promptly and arrived on time.