At 05:36 PM 28/02/99 -0500, Ron wrote:
>> 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
> http://www.busdepot.com
>
>

Ron, you are talking 6 cylinders, no 2.1 WBX parts. You are missing 2
cylinders. 
You are talking expensive part prices wherever you look. I doubt that you
would have anything in stock.

As for Michael's decision it is being reasonable (saying no) against what
the heck (yeah).

Bj�rn