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Article #9314Re: Best Buy Treated Me Like a Thief
From: kenji
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 17:36
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 17:36
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In article <FNbwf.2849$WY5.1268@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>, Steve Kraus <screen@SPAMBLOCKfilmteknik.com> wrote: > Ya kinda wonder whether there is collusion between the automakers and the > aftermarket muffler industry in that they seem unable to make one that > lasts the life of the car, not even stainless steel ones. It's not > something that has mechanical wear like various other parts nor has > chemistry like the battery that has a finite life. It will last as long as > the structure has integrity. Yet we can't make one that lasts, say, > 150,000 miles at a feasible cost? my last van the 94 Chrysler had the same muffler for it's entire life. I believe it's how you drive the car that determines how badly your exhaust system wears out. My second car, now a 95, has had two sets of mufflers because we only put about 3500-4000 miles per year on the car and they're all short trips.
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