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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Be careful what you say, Everett is listening. he he. Sorry Everett, but you're an easy target today! Jason 68 Notch (Nadine) I proudly buy my aircooled parts and service from... The Bug Stop www.texasbugstop.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 11:56 AM Subject: RE: [T3] Abarth muffler, get it while it's hot... > My fancy 2.25", s/s, cat-back, mandrel-bent, free-flow muffler, exhaust > system from MagnaFlow for my Jetta was $320. VW's rule! > > I think the reason for the ridiculous price is it's not mass-produced. For > anyone thinking about doing it, spare me the lecture. I took business and > economic classes in college and am familiar with R&D and production costs > and such. The price may be reasonable for covering their costs but that > does NOT justify such a high price tag. Obviously meant for those with more > dollars than sense or just money to burn... > > Toby Erkson > air_cooled_nut@pobox.com > > >-----Original Message----- > > Sure, the price sounds crazy -- especially for a non-original. > >The stainless is cool, of course. Will be fun to watch to see if it > >sells. > > > > As a sort of reality check, I just asked a Honda guy about what > >they pay for a fancy, dual-tip stainless exhaust, rear of the > >cat -- about > >$800, give or take. Interesting comparison, imho. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > </x-charset>