Car exhausts

[-h]

Now here's a really off-topic question.

Say hypothetically someone had a 1992 Geo Prizm that needed its exhaust system replaced, and an uncle informed them that the manufacturer replaced the exhaust system on his 1995 Saturn free of charge. How would one find out whether Toyota/Chrysler had a similar replacement policy on the Prizm?

Oh, and how can I connect this with digital video so it has a conceivable reason for being on this forum?

-h

[celtic_druid]

You don't want a stock exhaust. Get yourself a nice system with some resinators to give it a nice tone.

You wouldn't want to go too big though with such a small engine.

Then again if you can get a free stock replacement, then I guess that would be ok.

[wmansir]

well the saturn probably got fixed because 1. it was under warrenty (could be an extended warrenty) or 2. a manufacturers defect was found in the model and it was recalled.

The saturn was probably under warrenty. It's unlikely a 92 prism is under any warrenty. So that leaves the slim chance of a recall. check out this page:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/Index.cfm

Edit: I didn't notice you weren't in the states. Perhaps there is an Australian equivilant of the above page.

[int 21h]

I can only wonder why your entire exhaust system needs to be replaced and not one component?

[celtic_druid]

Well -h maybe in Australia, but I would assume that the car isn't. There is no such thing as a Geo Prizm here... Although as I understand it it is just a Toyota Corrola which we do have.

We don't have Saturn's either. We do however have an HSV coming out for $220,000 which does 0-100 in 2.9secs and the second 100 even quicker.

For recalls here they send you a letter. I got one once saying that in the event of a high speed accident my seat belt clip thingy might crack...

[-h]

Yeah I've been in the USA since May, perhaps I should update my profile thing.

I think Kenny did just luck out with his Saturn. We got the exhaust checked out yesterday and the pipe joints were so rusted that it wouldn't have been possible to replace a section - the joints would have disintegrated once you removed any part.

It will still be OK for a couple months (just get a bit loud), but it looks like $150 or so for replacement parts. Ah well, it's gone 220,000 miles now so something had to start going wrong.

-h

[trbarry]

I think Saturn just has a policy of fixing things because that is the image they are targeting with custumers. I like it.

I've had my (2nd) new Saturn for almost 3 years now and every once in awhile for most of that time I could not get the drivers side window to go up without fiddling with it. But finally a couple weeks ago it failed completely, in rainy weather. I drove to the Saturn dealer expecting to pay big bucks for it but they fixed it in an hour while I waited and told me that there would be no charge. It seems my standard 3 year bumper-to-bumper warrantee still had a month to go.

I am now much more apt to buy a 3rd Saturn when I next need a new car.

But I don't think that sort of thing can be extrapolated to all other car manufacturers. ;)

- Tom

[-h]

It seems my standard 3 year bumper-to-bumper warrantee still had a month to go.

Don't forget your 6-year corrosion warranty. From the sounds of it you could get anything replaced that failed due to (presumably natural) corrosive wear.

Of course certain forms of corrosion can be "helped along", should a certain deadline be approaching..

Anyway, I coughed up and got a heap of pipe and a new resonator fitted, complete with some very suspect (but guaranteed) welding. The old junker sounds a lot better now.

-h