(Sadly) they WANT you to return for warranty replacement - often!!!  It's where they really make their money, because while the muffler is under a generous warranty, the LABOR is NOT!  You WILL pay, +pay,+ pay until you catch on.  Figure how I know.  Guess how many mufflers it took to figure it out. duh on me.

Austin

Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: I liked the advice someone gave a while back, get a basic lifetime muffler
from a place like midas and take advantage of it as many times as you can.
Llike AAA, we vanagon owners get our money's worth while the rest of their
customers subsidize us a litle bit.

>From: Ron Mueller
>Reply-To: Ron Mueller
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Replacement Muffller selections
>Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:32:43 -0600
>
>I've been doing some internet searching for a long life muffler replacment.
>I'm considering stainless steel.
>
>In my search I have found two.
>One that s avialable up in Canada, doesn't fitthe overall piture too well I
>think.
>It doesn't fit as a stock unit should and in my opinion looks lie an after
>thought.
>
>I have also located a stock configuration stainless muffler and pipe listed
>at thesamba.com, which bolts right up as I would assume would be a much
>better installation , as it uses all of the factory exhuast mounting
>hardware.
>Anyone here use or see this stainless accessory long life muffler,and have
>an opinion about it?
>
>Thank You,
>Ron

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