A Campbell River man put Midas Mufflersa国际传媒檚 lifetime guarantee to the test lately when he brought in his 30-year-old muffler for replacement.

sa国际传媒淚 got this Midas Muffler guarantee, lifetime guarantee as long as you own the vehicle,sa国际传媒� Richard Miller said.

Miller owns a beautiful, cherry red and white 1966 Mercury pickup truck that he restored 30 years ago in North Vancouver, which included getting a new muffler and tail pipe put on it in 1994.

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He said there was a little bit of humming and hawing sa国际传媒渂ecause theysa国际传媒檙e like, sa国际传媒楴obody keeps a vehicle for 30 years.sa国际传媒檚a国际传媒�

In addition, the guarantee says on it that after one year, there is a service charge of $9.95 to replace the muffler, and the local dealer called up head office to get some direction. He came back with sa国际传媒淵ep, wesa国际传媒檙e going to honour it.sa国际传媒�

Their computer didnsa国际传媒檛 have anyway to process the $9.95 so they didnsa国际传媒檛 even charge them the service fee.

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The whole situation put Miller in mind of an old Midas Muffler TV ad from 1975 when they launched the guarantee. It involves sa国际传媒極ld Man Cranesa国际传媒� rolling into the Midas Muffler shop in his old Ford Model A.

sa国际传媒淎nd the boys are standing there. sa国际传媒楳r. Crane, we havensa国际传媒檛 seen Old Man Crane since sa国际传媒� and he interrupts, sa国际传媒業sa国际传媒檝e got this Midas guarantee that says that Annabelle here is going to get a free muffler.sa国际传媒� And they give him a free muffler. So, Isa国际传媒檓 Mr. Crane!sa国际传媒� Miller said with a laugh.

Millersa国际传媒檚 1966 Mercury pickup hasnsa国际传媒檛 exactly been sitting idle for 30 years but he does baby it.

sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檝e only put 30,000 miles on the truck since 1994,sa国际传媒� he said.

So, hesa国际传媒檚 a little surprised that the muffler rusted enough to get a hole in it.

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