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On Monday, February 6, 2023 at 03:14:55 PM EST, <healeys-request@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Send Healeys mailing list submissions to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:healeys-request@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">healeys-request@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can reach the person managing the list at<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:healeys-owner@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">healeys-owner@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br></div><div dir="ltr">than "Re: Contents of Healeys digest..."<br></div>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Re: Midas muffler journey (Alan Seigrist)<br> 2. Re: Midas muffler journey (i erbs)<br> 3. midas (=?utf-8?Q?healeymanjim?=)<br> 4. Re: midas (David Leong)<br> 5. Re: midas (i erbs)<br><div id="ydpdc1541dcymsg65970" class="ydpdc1541dcymsg1490289931"><div id="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931"><div dir="ltr">Thats a great story, I love how you got all those midas mufflers over the years.</div><br><div class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 11:10 AM i erbs via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Milwaukie,OR</div><div><span style="font-family:New serif;"> _______ _______</span><br style="font-family:New serif;"><span style="font-family:New serif;"> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br style="font-family:New serif;"><span style="font-family:New serif;"> (_________________________)</span></div><div> BT7 engine and disk brakes</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>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.</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 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.<br><div>Cheers967 MGB <img src="http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg" alt="MG" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" class=""></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti</span><br></div><div>Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div></div><div id="ydpdc1541dcymsg25367" class="ydpdc1541dcymsg1490289931"><div id="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931"><div>Thanks<div>Actually five total. The car was in storage for a while.<br><br><div>Ira Erbs</div></div></div><br><div class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 5, 2023, 6:04 PM Alan Seigrist <<a href="mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">healey.nut@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Thats a great story, I love how you got all those midas mufflers over the years.</div><br><div class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 11:10 AM i erbs via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Milwaukie,OR</div><div><span style="font-family:New serif;"> _______ _______</span><br style="font-family:New serif;"><span style="font-family:New serif;"> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br style="font-family:New serif;"><span style="font-family:New serif;"> (_________________________)</span></div><div> BT7 engine and disk brakes</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>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.</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 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.<br><div>Cheers967 MGB <img src="http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg" alt="MG" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" class=""></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti</span><br></div><div>Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div></div><div id="ydpdc1541dcymsg57783" class="ydpdc1541dcymsg1490289931">back in the 70s exide battery had a deal where there was a lifetime guarantee on the battery. since i tended to drive a car till the wheels fell off i was able to get about three new batteries out of them before they finally did away with that deal. do not know how they can legally do that unless there was some fine print somewhere.<br><br></div><div id="ydpdc1541dcymsg30090" class="ydpdc1541dcymsg1490289931">Sears DieHard had the same deal. I think I got more than 3.<br><br>Dave<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> On Behalf Of healeymanjim vi=<br>a Healeys<br>Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 10:02 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>Subject: [Healeys] midas<br><br><br><br>back in the 70s exide battery had a deal where there was a lifetime guarant=<br>ee on the battery. since i tended to drive a car till the wheels fell off =<br>i was able to get about three new batteries out of them before they finally=<br> did away with that deal. do not know how they can legally do that unless =<br>there was some fine print somewhere.<br><br><br></div><div id="ydpdc1541dcymsg39395" class="ydpdc1541dcymsg1490289931"><div id="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931"><div>I guess it's the life of the offer...<div>At least they bought me out<br><br><div>Ira Erbs</div></div></div><br><div class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 10:24 AM healeymanjim via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpdc1541dcyiv3258810931gmail_quote">back in the 70s exide battery had a deal where there was a lifetime guarantee on the battery. since i tended to drive a car till the wheels fell off i was able to get about three new batteries out of them before they finally did away with that deal. do not know how they can legally do that unless there was some fine print somewhere.<br>
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