Quote Originally Posted by michelle View Post
Steel rusts. Apply heat, moisture (from the engine exhaust, from the external environment so it get hit from both sides!) add some road salt as an accelerant to the oxidization process and your exhaust system is headed for trouble.

Hi-temp paints will slow down the inevitable, but not by much.

Consider the following;

how much is a Stainless steel system over a mild steel one?

how long do you intend to keep the rover?

Over that span of time, how many times will you theoretically have to replace a conventional steel system (say you plan on ideally keeping the car 20 years, the system has a lifespan of 4 years, so you may be on the hook for 5 replacement bills- which will steadily increase over time)?

How soon would a longer-lived system pay for itself in savings by not constantly replacing it?

If the numbers still dont crunch in your favor you STILL have options:

Christmas is coming- I assume you have been good? I just sat in Santa's lap at the mall and he said I am getting ALL the stuff I want!

But, if youve been naughty-

Have you ever heard of "Go Fund Me"????
Thanks, somebody else with a sense of humor, love it. Happy Holidays.