Any less costly exhaust alternative???

[patc]

Well I decided to keep the ol' 1990 300e with 250000 miles on it and now I need to replace part of the exhaust. It is the piece between the first muffler and the rear muffler. I was thinking about doing the whole exhaust until I began pricing it out. Is there any less expensive alternative? I use this car as my daily commuter and it still runs good but I just can'y see putting alot more into the exhaust. At this point I'd be in favor of putting an inexpensive import muffler and pipe on it.