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Thanks
Actually five total. The car was in storage for a while.
Ira Erbs
On Sun, Feb 5, 2023, 6:04 PM Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thats a great story, I love how you got all those midas mufflers over the
> years.
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 11:10 AM i erbs via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Ira Erbs
>> Milwaukie,OR
>> _______ _______
>> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>> (_________________________)
>> BT7 engine and disk brakes
>>
>>
>> 1Some of you may recall my battles with Midas over the last year and a
>> half. Why Midas? Well 47 years ago there were not a lot of options to get a
>> new muffler installed in my 59 100-6. Midas ran and ad showing an old guy
>> in a model T getting his muffler replaced with his lifetime muffler
>> warranty. I figured what the hell? I am going to own this car for a
>> lifetime. I still have it. They have replaced the muffler 4-5 times over
>> the decades. When I was driving down to Conclave I blew out the inside
>> baffles. So when I got home I calle dup the shop that had replaced the
>> mufffler before. They are now called Midas, no muffler and they did not
>> have a muffler guy anymore, nor did any shop withng 50 miles of my house.
>> The local shop got a new manager who was sure he could take care of me. I
>> showed un and he backed away from his offer. Today I got a buyout check for
>> my warranty. I paid $45 then they sent me $350.00 today. They put me
>> through 1.5 years of shit and I still had to hound them after I agreed to
>> be bought out three months ago. Now I;ll have the headers I bought
>> installed and glass packs. Here in Oregon it's still rainy and very cold,
>> but I should be back on the road this spring.
>> Cheers967 MGB [image: MG]
>>
>> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
>> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
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<div dir=3D"auto">Thanks<div dir=3D"auto">Actually five total. The car was =
in storage for=C2=A0 a while.<br><br><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature=
" dir=3D"auto">Ira Erbs</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 5, 2023, 6:04 PM Alan Seigri=
st <<a href=3D"mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com";>healey.nut@gmail.com</a>>=
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thats a gr=
eat story, I love how you got all those midas mufflers over the years.</div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fr=
i, Feb 3, 2023 at 11:10 AM i erbs via Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys=
@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.ne=
t</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"=
><div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div di=
r=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Milwaukie,OR</div>=
<div><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 _______ =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0_______</=
span><br style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (__=
____ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br style=3D"font-family:"Times=
New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-family:"Times New Roman&qu=
ot;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (_________________________)</s=
pan></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 BT7 engine and disk brake=
s</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1Some of you may recall my battle=
s with Midas over the last year and a half. Why Midas? Well 47 years ago th=
ere were not a lot of options to get a new muffler installed in my 59 100-6=
. Midas ran and ad showing an old guy in a model T getting his muffler repl=
aced with his lifetime muffler warranty. I figured what the hell? I am goin=
g to own this car for a lifetime. I still have it. They have replaced the m=
uffler 4-5 times over the decades. When I was driving down to Conclave I bl=
ew out the inside baffles. So when I got home I calle dup the shop that had=
replaced the mufffler before. They are now called Midas, no muffler and th=
ey did not have a muffler guy anymore, nor did any shop withng 50 miles of =
my house.</div>The local shop got a new manager who was sure he could take =
care of me. I showed un and he backed away from his offer. Today I got a bu=
yout check for my warranty. I paid $45 then they sent me $350.00 today. The=
y put me through 1.5 years of shit and I still had to hound them after I ag=
reed to be bought out three months ago.=C2=A0 Now I;ll have the headers I b=
ought installed and glass packs. Here in Oregon it's still rainy and ve=
ry cold, but I should be back on the road this spring.<br><div>Cheers967 MG=
B =C2=A0<img src=3D"http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_e=
mblem.jpg" alt=3D"MG"></div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(51=
,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;f=
ont-size:14px">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario=
Andretti</span><br></div><div>Please excuse random auto corrects and missp=
elled words<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>=
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