Date:         Tue, 25 Jul 2000 06:50:11 EDT
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@juno.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@juno.com>
Subject:      Re: Cheap Muffler Replacement?
Comments: To: VICARY2U@aol.com

Vicki;
        BTDT. I will not do it again. You really get what you pay for.
The generic muffler did not fit right and did not have the correct
hangers. Hence other parts upstream were overly stress and broke.

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
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On Mon, 24 Jul 2000 13:01:30 EDT Vicki Derrer <VICARY2U@aol.com> writes:
>This plea is from a friend who recently purchased an 87 Vanagon (with
>pop-top).  He is trying to subscribe to the list but in the
>meantime...He
>needs a new muffler. He can get one from The Bus Depot for about $106
>and put
>it on himself, or he can have The Guy At the Muffler Shop put on a
>"universal
>muffler" for $55 (not VW of course). Since my friend is a college
>student, he
>wants to know why he should not go the less expensive route. Will it
>affect
>the performance of the vehicle?
>
>TIA,  Vicki

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