Stainless Exhausts

Your Worst Nightmare ("Your Worst Nightmare" ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Over £300 for a mild exhaust for a tiny mid-rear engined van? That's extortion.

OE quality exhausts last far longer than that - it's just the cheap crap the K-F etc sell which dies quickly. Anyway, stainless exhausts don't last forever - they can fatigue and crack, the silencer wadding gets blown out.

On Oct 16, 12:56 pm, "Your Worst Nightmare" wrote: what on

um, I guess they return themselves to the earth at some stage, but I get your point.

It sounds like a fair point to me, but I don't know all the pros and cons.

Best wishes all, Dave.

"Your Worst Nightmare" wrote in message news:vF1Ri.17260$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

Putting on stainless exhausts would most likely make the car suddenly completely uncompetitive price wise as they would have to raise the price of each car by a few quid. I'm quite sure that is the view of most car company accounts departments.

It's been my experience that the exhaust fitted to new cars lasts nearer to five years. How many buyers of new cars keep them for longer than that?

Chris

"gazzafield" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@pipex.net...

Yup, we're at the mercy of the bean counters, even if it works out loads cheaper and better for the environment in the long term.

tox

"Your Worst Nightmare" wrote in message news:An2Ri.20758$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...

It only works out better for the environment if you can be taxed while doing it.

Replaced the exhaust on a Dec 03 Matiz, 6 months ago. The box was stainless, however, the pipe were it broke, wasn't!

How stupid is that?

tox

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The most important thing for the bean-counters is the purchase price and the running/maintenance costs for the first 3 years. Get these low enough and they'll sell by the fleet-load, and bollox to anyone who runs a 3 year or older car.

IME OE exhausts seem to manage 8 or more years.

"Your Worst Nightmare" wrote in message news:vF1Ri.17260$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

My 5 year old passat has an exhaust on it that is in great condition. I know it`s the original one fitted, and there is years of life left in it.

Have you seen inside it?

But as the OP says, if it were law, they'd *all* have to do it and they'd all be just as competitive as before - apart from those already doing it of course.

And do you REALLY want yet more legislation? REALLY?

Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate Your Worst Nightmare, managed to produce the following words of wisdom

Mazda used to put full stainless systems on the MX5.

Can't think of anyone else who does / did though.

"Your Worst Nightmare" wrote in message news:vF1Ri.17260$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

I can't remember ever replacing an exhaust pipe on any of my cars

"gazzafield" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@pipex.net...

Sensible legislation, like I've suggested... Why not? tox

The exhausts on all the S70 and V70's I've owned and still own are all original, the one on the current car is 11yrs old...

Tim..

"gazzafield" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@pipex.net...

Nope, but I do know that putting your hand over the end of it and revving the engine just produces a lot of pressure, blowing the hand out the way. There`s a rattle underneath the car, and the garage was trying to figure out what it was. It`s certainly not the exhaust :-)