Catalytic Converter for a Celica Vvti

[cluelessboy]

Just wondering if this sounds about right?
I called up a Toyota garage for a quote and they said £1100 for the Cat Converter on it's own not including labour.

Considering I've never at a Cat change, I thought the figure was a bit of a piss take in all honesty...

[Marf]

Sounds like a pisstake

http://www.cats4less.co.uk

£150 from them

[bint]

Wow, Mr T really expecting you to bend over there!

I'd go to an an exhaust fitting place and get it done there.

Slightly O/T, why do people insist on going back to the manufacturers to get replacement mild steel exhausts when they go rather than getting a custom stainless guaranteed for life? Have never understood that.

[Marf]

bint said:

Slightly O/T, why do people insist on going back to the manufacturers to get replacement mild steel exhausts when they go rather than getting a custom stainless guaranteed for life? Have never understood that.

Me neither

[Riknos]

bint said:

Slightly O/T, why do people insist on going back to the manufacturers to get replacement mild steel exhausts when they go rather than getting a custom stainless guaranteed for life? Have never understood that.

I think its 'older' people really, who are a bit old school, and only trust main dealers, as if its like a sort of brand label. As if the main stealers only employ the top mechanics or something?

[MrFlibbles]

Marf said:

bint said:

Slightly O/T, why do people insist on going back to the manufacturers to get replacement mild steel exhausts when they go rather than getting a custom stainless guaranteed for life? Have never understood that.

Me neither

My experience of "custom" exhausts (i.e. Powerflow) is that they are loud and st

[_Batty_]

if your referring to mine, it was a rogue branch which where closed down by their own firm lol.

longlife seem ok for a lifetime standard replacement.

[MrFlibbles]

_Batty_ said:

if your referring to mine, it was a rogue branch which where closed down by their own firm lol.

longlife seem ok for a lifetime standard replacement.

I was actually referring to the one i had put on my old 318iS.

Yours is loud and great!

[Marf]

MrFlibbles said:

Marf said:

bint said:

Slightly O/T, why do people insist on going back to the manufacturers to get replacement mild steel exhausts when they go rather than getting a custom stainless guaranteed for life? Have never understood that.

Me neither

My experience of "custom" exhausts (i.e. Powerflow) is that they are loud and st

The point of a custom stainless exhaust is that you can specify the noise levels. I guess powerflow dont know the difference between quiet and loud.

[MrFlibbles]

Marf said:

MrFlibbles said:

Marf said:

bint said:

Slightly O/T, why do people insist on going back to the manufacturers to get replacement mild steel exhausts when they go rather than getting a custom stainless guaranteed for life? Have never understood that.

Me neither

My experience of "custom" exhausts (i.e. Powerflow) is that they are loud and st

The point of a custom stainless exhaust is that you can specify the noise levels. I guess powerflow dont know the difference between quiet and loud.

Pardon?

[Marf]

What part of "specify noise level" is hard to understand? Surely thats the point of a custom exhaust, i.e. I want this bore, this back box style and a given noise level??

[MrFlibbles]

Marf said:

What part of "specify noise level" is hard to understand? Surely thats the point of a custom exhaust, i.e. I want this bore, this back box style and a given noise level??

It was a gag...it was so loud i can no longer hear...geddit?

[Marf]

Ohhh I get it.

it wasnt funny