[s-cars] A4 - Exhaust Leak

[mtgadbois at aol.com]

Gents,

The victim is my 2001 A4 2.8 that I have let my daughter destroy.  She has done a pretty good job.  There are only a few panels that would not need dent and new paint repairs, but hey, I don't drive it. The problem is that there is an exhaust leak near the passenger-side cat.  It looks like the flex connection has pulled out by 1/4 inch.  One shop I spoke to would weld it for $800.  Another highly recommended shop said $400 to weld but it probably would last and a lot of other crap would be broken getting it out.  They also said new from dealer is about $1K plus install.  I was thinking what would happen if I mixed up a BIG batch of JB Weld and lathered it around the flex connection?  Any been there done that?  

Thanks,

Mark near Chicago