Date:         Wed, 12 Dec 2001 23:57:52 -0600
Reply-To:     Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Subject:      Re: Mechanic says $250 muffler
Comments: To: brian Honan <cartruckbus@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  brian Honan <cartruckbus@HOTMAIL.COM>'s message of Wed, 12 Dec
              2001 22:38:54 +0000
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Brian,

If you have a hack saw, and a welder, you can fabricate your own muffler
for about $35.00, and maybe 2 hours time----

I sawed off the flange off the old muffler, went to a Walker muffler
distributer, and he matched the Vanagon muffler almost perfect, minus
the flange--I welded the flange onto the new muffler,and bolted it
up----

Lifetime guarantee on the muffler----

He also bent me the tailpipe section for $5.00, and the price of the
clamp---$1.50.

$250.00 s way out of line----

And so are the vendor's prices----

Later,

Terry

 <<<However to the point of my post it needs a muffler so they say and
the price without labor I presumed, was $250. This was an itemized list
so there was no labor on there yet. The bus depot has them listed as
$109 or something. Should I get my bus out of there and bare the cold
and figure this one out as well?
have a good one,
Brian >>>
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