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Got Stung Big Time @ The Garage help?

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  • 22-11-2007 12:42pm
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    Brady
    Registered Users Posts: 176 ✭✭


    My exhaust system went day before yesterday on my way to work so there happened to be a garage on the way.

    Called in and he said your cat has went, unfourtunatly its the most expensive part of the exhaust system to go and its going to be a special order, but i had a look under the car and i could clearly see a universial cat would do the trick.

    so i argued this point and he said ok fair enough we will put in a universal cat and also replace the mid box for you for 290 euros... instead of 300 for the special order cat.

    picked the car up that afternoon when i got home i had a look under the car with a torch, clearly can see the new mid box, piping and clip as they are shiney new, but the CAT is old and discoloured!

    brought the car into him this morning and he said oh they are sprayed with aluminum paint it burns off thats why it looks old...??? is this true i think ive been stung, it seems theve just welded the old one back on with new bit of piping....


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    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    Need to see a pic, tbh. It is true that the cat can become discoloured very quickly due to the massive amount of heat build up. Usually it will be of similar appearance to oil on a wet road - if you know what I mean.
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    Brady
    Registered Users Posts: 176 ✭✭Brady


    i was only driving the car for less than 20 mins? ill see can i get a pic on my phone..


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    MercMad
    Registered Users Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭MercMad


    If its new it will feel smooth, and not scaley and flakey !

    Presumably you got a receipt, is there a part number for the CAT and is there any warranty implied ?


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    Pep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 198 ✭✭Pep


    If the garage bought a new cat he should have some sort of receipt to show where and when he bought it. Maybe you can ask him to show you that? If he has no receipts it could be dodgy.

    Edit: MercMad beat me to it!


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