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Noodles
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Catalytic Converter Finally Arrived and other stuff
Well the "marble in the tin can sound" continued to get worse. I was worried that the mesh in the cat was going to plug up
the cat and strand the vehicle and I really did not want a Midas job. My dealer had agreed to install it for $575 plus tax.
That is a great deal. The part is $800 and labor is 2.4 hours. They are also giving me a loaner. I think they like my loyalty and
want to keep it. Our ML was not part of the bulletin list and the welds are fine so this one is on me. I can't complain at
almost 130k miles it is realistic to expect replacement of items due to wear and tear. I am also going to have the OEM hitch kit installed at the time. I think my e-box fan is shot so I will have to do that myself. Also It is alignment time I found very slight irregular wear on the left side tires so to save $900 worth of tires an alignment is in order. |
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ttaleric
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Catalytic Converter Finally Arrived and other stuff
Glad to hear you got it worked out Rob!  |
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roadsession
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Catalytic Converter Finally Arrived and other stuff
Noodles - 6/10/2006 4:52 PM
Well the "marble in the tin can sound" continued to get worse. I was worried that the mesh in the cat was going to plug up
the cat and strand the vehicle and I really did not want a Midas job. My dealer had agreed to install it for $575 plus tax.
That is a great deal. The part is $800 and labor is 2.4 hours. They are also giving me a loaner. I think they like my loyalty and
want to keep it. Our ML was not part of the bulletin list and the welds are fine so this one is on me. I can't complain at
almost 130k miles it is realistic to expect replacement of items due to wear and tear. I am also going to have the OEM hitch kit installed at the time. I think my e-box fan is shot so I will have to do that myself. Also It is alignment time I found very slight irregular wear on the left side tires so to save $900 worth of tires an alignment is in order.
You know you bring a very good point.
The ML was paid for a long time ago.
I can't find another SUV that I crave for.
My ML is still "fresh" looking and a quick detail makes her look new.
So when I encounter a repair once a year, I work it out with the dealer and spend the money to get it done right.
I mean at 7 years old, parked outside, and harsh driving conditions, I do expect stuff to go wrong every once in a while. But even then, paying for the repairs is cheaper than buying a whole new car. |
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Noodles
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Catalytic Converter Finally Arrived and other stuff
Thanks joe.
Roadsession, we are on the same page and our ML is not going anywhere soon.
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phoenix44
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Catalytic Converter Finally Arrived and other stuff
What could you get for 35k CDN that has over 300HP, kick ass looks!! Like I doon't think that you could buy a loaded Subaru for that! And, NOTHING against Subarus, I just like the ML more |
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