my 2nd car, which is a 1986 chevy cavalier needs a new muffler...since i know jack-shit about cars, how much should i be paying for this? i dont' want to get ripped off
depends if you onlyu need a muffler or pipes too or catolitic convertor + labor
go to a well in the states we have few that just really do mufflers monroe and coles there are more
go to speedy because are somebody if you go there
shit 86 i graduated high school then
ron
I got a cheap muffler for like 40 dollars put on my old car a few years ago.
i just got my muffler replaced for $100, but that was a performance muffler, so a regular one shouldnt be that much..Got it done at Midas btw.
On my last car (88 tempest) it needed everything and it was going to cost like $800.00 so it all depends if you only need a muffler. Call a place and see if they give FREE estimates.
muffler itself shouldn't cost you more than $100, it's the labour and welding charges that will get ya... most shops are like $85/hr... so a straightforward muffler replacement should not cost you more than $200. But like everyone said, if they gotta do cat-back or replace anything else then you're paying for piping and more labour.
also, check what the difference in cost is between a stock replacement and a universal muffler (on my car a stock replacement would have ran $350, my universal dynomax muffler was only $100)
good luck
hey..thanks for all the advice..just got back from budget brake and muffler, and they charged me TEN BUCKS...turns out all they needed to do was weld it back together, and i didn't need a new one...still though..i'm impressed it was only ten bucks..
sounds like you put more into the muffler than the car is worth
mark Wrote:sounds like you put more into the muffler than the car is worth
ten bucks?
opiated Wrote:my 2nd car, which is a 1986 chevy cavalier
86 cavaliers are where it is at. I just had to replace the gasket covers and transmission in mine. wo0t.