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Date: Fri, 13 Dec 85 10:47 EST
From: David.Black@A.CS.CMU.EDU
To: Harry.Bovik@A.CS.CMU.EDU
Subject: Muffler place
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Let me add another recommendation for Meineke mufflers at 31st & Liberty.
They charged $91 + $4 (guarantee fee) to replace the exhaust system
on my Renault Alliance (muffler plus pipes behind catalytic converter,
clamps and hangers) and did the job while I waited (30-45 min.).  Joel,
the owner, is a real sweetheart -- he took the time to put a new bolt
under my car where I needed one, and checked my shocks and McPherson
struts; he showed me that one of the struts was leaking, but there
was no pressure to have them done.  (In fact, when Joel found that
he couldn't get the parts from his usual supplier, he recommended that
I take the car elsewhere because the parts would be expensive for him
to obtain.)

Unlike the Midas horror stories, Joel was right; when I took the car
back to the dealer later that week, the dealer found that both of
the McPherson's were bogus and replaced them (under warranty).  If
you go to Meineke, mention Harry Bovik's mail file.