[dmjlambert]

In my opinion it is hard to beat a deal from your friendly muffler shop to repair or completely re-do your exhaust. So, have you checked? To find which shop is the best to go to, you have to ask around at auto repair shops, auto parts shops, friends, and nextdoor.com and you might find a good place to go. Then get an estimate for "just the repair" and/or a new exhaust. With that said I have seen exhaust sets sold in catalogs/online (for about the same price a muffler shop charges to just do it), and one of the things sold is a pipe tool that stretches the pipe to be larger around so one pipe fits into another, and you can clamp it or weld it. Also, Auto parts stores such as Auto Zone have loaner pipe tools.