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Date:         Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:57:05 -0400
Reply-To:     VW Doka <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         VW Doka <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Merffler options?
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The worst welds I've ever seen have been on exhaust systems that had been Midas-ized. Total hacks...

Cheers,

Jeff

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 9:39 PM , Dennis Haynes wrote: > >> The Midas lifetime warranty is a bit of a "come on" > > We all recognize that the business premises of "life time" warranty, > whether Midas or anyone else, is that most folks will (1) lose the > paperwork, (2) sell the vehicle (these warranties always say "to the > original purchaser"), or (3) just forget.  I was told at a tire shop > that offers a free replacement road hazard warranty that they are able > to do that because they simply get almost no claims.  It's not that > tires don't fail due to damage, but that most folks even forget the > warranty exists, or the vehicle the tires are on gets sold.  Wonder how > that is going to play out with the much longer times that folks are > keeping cars (according to national data, not just my perception). > > On the other hand, my brother bought tires from that company, and has > now had two replacement tires because he drives on rough roads. > > But, if one enforces the warranty, will Midas weasel?  Wouldn't seem to > make business sense. >


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