I am running into a number of muffler issues. I had a Speedy muffler installed back in 1996 and have always thought I had some kind of lifetime warranty on it. That is the illusion that Speedy left me with.

Today I phoned them and was informed that the warranty was for twelve months.
It was serviced last in 2008 so that is of no help. I am querying Speedy on the 'lifetime' aspect of all this. It is a Walker muffler apparently.

Last year the resonator began to clank so the local OK Tire store told me replacement resonators are unavailable and they advised me to weld in a straight pipe. Which they did. I took it to them because the local Speedy muffler had gone belly up [beginning to see why now].

I took the car to a reliable shop here in town and they advised me that the muffler is the current noise culprit but that they could not deal with it because everything is welded together and they would have to replace everything at great expense to me. Not sure if I could get a resonator through them. This car does not have a catalytic converter so I am not facing that particular charge.

I am trying to decide whether I should take the local shop's option and to have the entire system replaced or should I take it back to OK Tire and have the cheaper option welded into place. I would have no guarantee on the muffler but I think I am no longer a believer in these warranties that chain shops like Speedy and Midas offer.

Very confusing.

Bob