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Footie57 OP t1_j1w4n3j wrote

Holy shit. Thanks for the info guys. I was sure it couldn't be worse than NY. I stand corrected. Frustrating is an understatement. Thankfully I have enough mechanical aptitude to change this out myself, but still over $200 in parts alone

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Nutmegdog1959 t1_j1w6wls wrote

Or you can do what most people do now. Say fuck it! I'm not spending $800 for mindless repairs on an $800 car. Spend your money on brakes, tires, windshield wipers and oil changes.

My Subaru's have patches on the dog legs (over rear wheel wells) made from stainless steel serving trays I got at Goodwill. I riveted them on and patched with JB Weld. Cost $10 took me 20 minutes.

Patched the muffler with JB Weld and aluminum flashing held in place with a giant hose clamp.

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RibbonForYourHair t1_j1wwy6g wrote

I failed inspection for rust holes in the same spot on my Subaru when I was in college. Patched it up with Bondo and PBR cans.

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somedudevt t1_j1xab3x wrote

Cheap sheet metal and some rivet. Call it a day. Exhaust leak is a different story. No easy way around that.

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zkentvt t1_j1z4knz wrote

Think of it as an opportunity to stimulate the local economy. It's the Vermont way.

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