400SEL Exhaust

Replace it with what and by whom? If it's genuine MB parts and being done by the dealer, I can see that price. If it's aftermarket parts and the local foreign car shop, it sure sounds like a hosing to me. I'm not familiar with that specific model, but exhaust components from the cat converter back are rarely that expensive.

I recently did the exhaust on my 1980 300SD and the aftermarket muffler and pipes were a couple hundred bucks total. I also needed a new header pipe, which is only available from MB Germany. That cost me about another $350. But since the original lasted 27 years, and this one will likely last a similar time, it wasn't all that bad.

Go to any of the online parts suppliers, like AutoPartsGiant, and you can find prices for aftermarket exhausts and figure it out yourself.

Considering the exhaust system can be had for $650 Ansa cheapest... at

Thanks for the feedback. I'll look around, but so far I've come up with around $900 for the muffler assy, resonator, and the clamp & hanger kit.

John