At 08:54 AM 2/28/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Well here goes -- another can of worms to open.
>
>The local Midas shop will build a sytem up for about $500 ($350 US) and give
>me a "lifetime warranty.
>
>I like the warranty on the Midas system BUT if aftermarket stuff degrades
>performance I don't want it!
>Rick
>
My miserable experience with Midas is read the fine print - sure, they'll
warranty the muffler, but *not* the labor, incredibly expensive support
brackets, etc etc etc.  A $200 job on a Rabbit had ~ $30 warranty on the
muffler only!!!

Austin