> No catalyst, what means $700 road tax per year. Arrgghh.

Hmmm.  A cat is only $99.  Even an exhaust that can accept it (assuming
stock '88 US=spec exhaust) is $469 complete (my price), asuming stock 2.1L
parts. And if not stock, for $600 couldn't you have the exhaust modified to
accept the $99 cat?  The cat is US made, but the exhaust system is Danish,
which certainly would cost even less in Germany than in the U.S. (and if
not, you could always mail order it from the U.S.). Even including shipping,
it seems like for less than 2 years road tax you could fit a catalyst
exhaust to it for once and for all, and avoid the $700/year tax.  I can't
see paying $700/year rather than just modifying it to accept a cat.  What am
I missing?

- Ron Salmon
 The Bus Depot
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