Auto Repairs On Hold.
I spent most of the afternoon today out shopping around for some repairs on the old mustang. It needs some work to the exhaust system, and I was thinking it was going to turn into a lot more money than it will actually cost. It sounded like the hole was near the front of the car.. Which to anyone means BIG Cash. Turns out that the Hold is actually after the catalytic converters. That was the good news.. The bad news was that it was right after them on the straight pipe that goes to the muffler. Also the muffler is showing signs of starting to leak some. There is actually no hole yet but it is close to needing to be replaced and the noise is coming from where a flange has rusted off. They could have just tacked the flange back on for $80, but I would need to get it all done soon in any case. Because from the flange to the tailpipe is all one piece that means everything from the cat’s back needs to be done. I ended up getting two quotes for the work and one was $500, while the other was $400. The place that is $400 is also open on Saturdays which means I don’t have to worry about work and stuff while it is in. None of the places I went had parts or could get them for my make and model till Thursday.
I am pretty glad that it is not a huge amount of work and even though I don’t like to spend $400 on repairs I can’t complain.. Up to now on a 9 year old car I have replaced front brake disc’s, brake pads all the way around, and one tie rod.
After all my car shopping I came home weeded and turned over the next door neighbors and my own front garden. I find it quicker to just turn it all over than to actually weed the whole thing. :)