[...] Fail Car, my 1993 Civic, is in need of a new muffler, plus about 2 feet of pipe incident to the front of the muffler. I believe that it must still have the original exhaust piping that came with the car 20 years ago because everything is welded together, and it generally looks like hell. To replace my rear muffler and two feet of pipe, according to Meineke, will be $285 including parts and labor. As far as car repairs go this isn’t too bad, but I found that I can replace my rear muffler, central muffler, and the entire length of pipe that runs from the catalytic converter all the way to the back of my car for less. (Most cars have two mufflers, and most of their drivers don’t know this). This is about 6 feet worth. And the entire labor involves the replacement of exactly four bolts. [...]