You've had nothing but problems with this car..
Honestly, there's nothing wrong with Silicon hoses as long as they're tight and don't overheat.
Not sure if anyone else has done it, but when i bled my system, as advised by my old boss who did a quite a few of these, i had both level, bled as best as i could, then followed by the rear end up in the air, rest it for a little then started and let it get warm, then let it cool, went back to ground repeated, then went back in the air but only the front, and bled again, and the went back on the ground. Did take a few hours, but i've never had an issue with overheating. Could be a waste of time, but i'd rather be safe than sorry. Plus, two hours here could save 12 hours somewhere else.