Car troubles

[Narh]

My car (2001 Toyota Solara V6) has been acting up, so I took it to a few places to get it looked at. Of these places, they all came to the same conclusion; the Catalytic Converter is about dead
Got an average quote of $1,000 to replace it, but that's 1k I dont have at the moment.

What I want to know, is are there any short term / temporary solution I can use until I get the 1k? Used parts? A cheap fix? anything really. Just need it to hold out for about 2 months, as I have a possible job lined up at the end of august.

 

[BokkChoi]

Catalytic Converters take the exhaust from your engine and take most of the toxins out of the exhaust and passes it through to exhaust pipe. My friend got a brand new catalytic converter for like $80 and had it installed into his car for like $150. I think you might be getting ripped off. You should be able to get a new one on there for less than $300. Go to a muffler shop and not your cars dealer. Should be a place called like discount muffler or something around where you live, try them before blowing that much money.

 

[DragonD]

Bokkchoi is correct.

First go online to autozone (or similar) and see how much one cost (will probably be different brands/prices).

then you can start to figure out just how much you are being charged just in labor.