[V8] What's the value of a catalytic converter?

[Roger Woodbury]

Dealer just quoted me $890 for the part alone.

Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: justin.bowers at comcast.net [mailto:justin.bowers at comcast.net] 
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 1:13 PM
To: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com; v8 at audifans.com
Cc: Roger Woodbury
Subject: Re: [V8] What's the value of a catalytic converter?

Greetings Roger,

I recently had one installed for roughly $300.

Best regards,

Justin

01 //S8
90 V8q

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Roger Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
> I have been looking at schmoozing, and oogling a couple of cars recently.
> As it happens, one of them is a pretty clean looking 200 20-valve.  
> 
> BUT I have think I have discovered why the car is for sale, and it
probably
> is the best reason to NOT get involved.  There is NO catalytic converter
in
> the car.
> 
> I'll bet that that is the reason the car is being sold:  it cannot be
> registered in its own state, and in Maine, even though we have no
emissions
> testing program out side of Metro-Portland, the car MUST have a converter
to
> get through state inspection.
> 
> So, what is the value of a converter?  For that matter, anyone have any
idea
> what a converter would cost, if it even was available?
> 
> Roger
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