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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-02-06 12:43 AM
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I paid $250 for a muffler and a couple of pieces of pipe.
Is that a good deal? It seems like it would be...
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-02-06 12:46 AM
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1. Installed?
What kinda muffler?
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-02-06 12:49 AM
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3. Installed...Volvo
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-02-06 12:54 AM
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6. No... the muffler brand
Does it say on the invoice?

Maremont, for example, are cheap. Flowmasters are among the best.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-02-06 12:56 AM
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7. I didn't see a name on the invoice...
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-02-06 01:01 AM
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9. Okay, let's assume
it's a good-quality muffler and tubing, and the mechanic welded it properly. You got a pretty good deal.
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YouthInAsia Donating Member (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-02-06 12:46 AM
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2. Was that including the cost of installation?
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-02-06 12:50 AM
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4. Yes
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YouthInAsia Donating Member (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-02-06 12:53 AM
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5. sounds about what I paid. But we both prob got ripped off in the end
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-02-06 12:59 AM
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8. Man, I really need to get my one-track mind upgraded to eight tracks...
:hide:

I'm not familiar with cars these days. A muffler would be something like $100; the support piping going from it to the rest of the emissions system could be anything depending on quantity of pipe.

And then labor charges.
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