Silence IS Golden

Ahhhh the joy of no noise. Hopefully I succeeded in being stealthy and none of you actually heard my car and it's noise. I don't have the best luck with exhaust systems apparently. My three year old Simon (my Nissan Sentra) had a growing grumble to him, then there came a day when the noise was not pleasant then came the constant tapping.

Well the exhaust pipe had officially rusted in half and was now clanking on the bracket. Called a few places and apparently Nissan does not sell parts to third parties or something like that so a call to the dealer yielded a heart stopping estimate (over the phone) of $411+... cue the heart attack. I call BS. Then after a few more calls and a converstaion to our family mechanic, after a few cuts and welds and an "unoffical" fix and only $35 we are quiet again.

Thank you America for boys that aren't afraid to get their hands dirty and make something... and on the cheap. Today we drink to you mechanics of America!

Simon and a handsome brother posing for a photo