Do you take mostly short trips?  That'll do it quick.  I had a Yamaha
650 Seca that I only got about 4000 miles on when the mufflers started
going.

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> From:         Perkins[SMTP:dad@TOGETHER.NET]
> Reply To:     Perkins
> Sent:         Sunday, March 01, 1998 6:09 AM
> To:   Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Exhaust Systems
>
> Hi,
> I am about to put the third muffler in three years on my 91 Jetta.  I
> drive
> this car about 5000 miles a year and it sits, unused, over the summer.
> Is
> that killing the muffler?  Is stainless steel the only way to go.
> Does
> anyone know a supplier and the approximate cost?
> Thanks, Lloyd
>
> 91 Jetta
> 85 Crew Cab
> 83.5 Westy
> 71 Super Beetle
>