I agree w/ Bulley...

I put on a $25 Saab-size (small) muffler that did the
job...for about 5 months. Then had it replaced with
the OEM. I'm on month 4 with that one and counting!

Jim Carter
Enfield, NH
'84 Westy: the Orange Violin

--- Matthew Bulley <gmbulley@bulley-hewlett.com>
wrote:
> Here is a clear example of "you get what you pay
> for".
>
> The $55 "muffler" could be fine, and could last him
> a few years, though I
> doubt either.
>
> The Bus Depot muffler has Ron Salmon (respectable
> business owner) standing
> behind it, will fit well, and give at least $106
> worth of service. And
> finally, if cash flow is no object, the OEM muffler
> from the dealer *can*
> give amazingly long service, offsetting its steep
> price. I have an original
> VW muffler on both my 1985 Jetta TD (nearly 200k)
> and my 1982 Vanagon
> (130k). That's 15 and 18 years worth of muffling.
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett
> Mount Olive, NC USA
> 877.658.1278 Tollfree
> www.bulley-hewlett.com
>
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> My Methods: Revitalize older, highly-dense, urban
> towns. Champion
> mass/rapid transit and fast Internet service to
> these towns. Demand
> replacement of archaic, "separationist" zoning laws
> with neo-traditional
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> The Result: All Americans obtain superior living
> opportunities; sprawl is
> restrained; and dense, beautiful, interlinked towns
> become our children's
> inheritance.
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Vicki Derrer [SMTP:VICARY2U@aol.com]
> Sent:   Monday, July 24, 2000 1:02 PM
> To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:        Cheap Muffler Replacement?
>
> 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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