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Date:         Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:47:30 -0400
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Merffler options?
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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I thought that, too! I rationalize keeping a vanagon because scrapping old vehicles also has an environmental cost -- after all, it takes material and use of fuel to build new vehicles, too. I have a hard time parsing the trade-off. Some environmental group has probably done a pretty good analysis. However, I've looked for it and not found it.

Dave Mc

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:29 AM , Jake de Villiers wrote:

> Did I mistakenly surf to the 'Republican List'? > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 7:19 AM, Don Hanson wrote: > >> It seems to me that Big Business is already working on getting the >> Government to make it difficult/expensive to keep our cars for this >> "longer >> time" you mention. And we, the vehicle owners, just go "Oh well, >> it's the >> law". They (California leads the way, the other states follow) seem >> to be >> trending towards changing rules now without providing for any >> 'grandfathering' of vehicles built before the new rule...They've >> begun >> laying the financial burden of getting a "variance" to a recent new >> rule >> right on the owners of older vehicles.. >> So even though we'd LIKE to keep an effective, paid-for, good >> running >> vehicle with plenty of useful potential miles left in it, it becomes >> easier/less expensive to "junk it" and go buy a new, "better" one >> that >> complies with all the newest rules. Good for the auto industry and >> good >> for >> the politicians they've paid to pass the rules. ..not so good for us. >> Midas' Lifetime Warrantee probably would only have to last half a >> dozen >> years from now...then the vehicle with the Midas muffler will become >> legally "inconvenient" to keep on the road because it won't "comply" >> with >> the newest rules any longer. >> Don Hanson >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:45 AM, Dave Mcneely 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. >>> >> > > > > -- > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.thebassspa.com > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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