Well ;

The cheapo ones work fine but the rubber rots away fairly quickly .

I've never seen one fail yet though ~ they just look bad .

They have a loop of chain inside, not cable .

The Muffler shop should install them at no additional charge when he's fixing the pipe as they will prevent the job from failing when they original all rubber do - nuts fail and drag the muffler over pot holes and man hole rings etc....

Get the cheapo ones and have them ready to show / hand to the Mechanic when you drop the car off for the pipe replacement .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better