[Way2SSlow]

I'd fix it if it were me. Here's my logic: It seems that you can do it yourself, so you're not paying labor. I'd probably just go to a muffler shop and they should hook you up a lot less than $400. When I was buying my DD, I went through Auto Trader, and I called on more than one car. If it was between two similar vehicles and one of them had a horrendous exahust leak....which one do you think I'm buying? Most people dont have the time or the know how to do it themselves and almost EVERYONE that doesnt have those two traits automatically assumes they're going to get screwed when getting their car repaired (I work at an auto glass shop, so I deal with having to ease people's nerves EVERY day). It's a hassle when someone else is working on your car...plain and simple. As a buyer of car that isnt bought to be a "project"...I dont want to have to deal with having it fixed.

The used car market (hell...the car business in general) is very competitive and when you get away from dealing with Autopians and just dealing with regular people......about 90% of them ONLY care about price (not quality of work, not service, not quality of parts, etc). My point is there will probably be similar vehicles in similar condition with similar features and at a similar price...... it's going to come down to a test drive and negotiations...Exhaust leaks are not good, they make your car sound like a POS and that's the first thing they'll notice upon starting the car and heading down the road.