Originally Posted by SteveS
considering that I had my ANSA installed at a shop for $50, that surprises me ... particularly inview of the fact that my installation involved cutting, inserting a new section of pipe, welding and creating a means of securing the new muffler to the anchor bracket, NONE of which would be the case for you ... my suggestion is that you get a price from another muffler shop ... try to find one that is not a 'chain' operation such as Midas or Meineke, but a smaller, independent shop such as the one I used where the owner is the guy doing the job ... big shops have less autonomy and have 'shop rates' that are based on 'book time' where smaller guys tend to charge based on the actual time and trouble required for the task ... which in your case is actually rather minimal by muffler shop standards ...
Thanks. Your right I think 50.00 is reasonable. The price I got was from Meineke. I had exhaust work done before on a custom BMW M3 by a smaller shop. Although they charged less, it was never right. Might be worth the extra $50.00 to have a reputable shop do it.