Churchlady
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bath, Maine
I spent the day shopping for a new OBD II cat for my '96 Classic. A very reputable independent garage quoted me $220 + $20 labor on a Maremont (Arvin) that retails (accord. to the computer I was reading over his shoulder) for $268.
Meineke quoted me "about $200 installed", also on a Maremont. I know Maremont has two grades of mufflers/cats--Red & Blue. I hope the one w/the $268 MSR is the better grade than the Meineke. Any way I can be sure? I checked the CarQuest & Maremont sites but couldn't find a parts catalog.
And re: warranty: Meineke says 25000 miles & I forgot to ask the other place before it closed, but I read the following on a May 2003 Gateway Auto Service website:
"Editor’s note: 'Also, the [federal mandated]warranty period on
aftermarket OBDII CATS has changed to a 5-year/50,000 complete
warranty (instead of the 2-year 24,000 current performance warranty).'
Jim Kemper [Editor] is an environmental protection specialist at the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment "
Anyone know which I should believe?
Meineke quoted me "about $200 installed", also on a Maremont. I know Maremont has two grades of mufflers/cats--Red & Blue. I hope the one w/the $268 MSR is the better grade than the Meineke. Any way I can be sure? I checked the CarQuest & Maremont sites but couldn't find a parts catalog.
And re: warranty: Meineke says 25000 miles & I forgot to ask the other place before it closed, but I read the following on a May 2003 Gateway Auto Service website:
"Editor’s note: 'Also, the [federal mandated]warranty period on
aftermarket OBDII CATS has changed to a 5-year/50,000 complete
warranty (instead of the 2-year 24,000 current performance warranty).'
Jim Kemper [Editor] is an environmental protection specialist at the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment "
Anyone know which I should believe?