02-03-2015, 11:30 AM
(02-03-2015, 10:53 AM)Ruan Wrote: although frankly, a mild exhaust will last you 10 years, so any sort of Stainless will last you a stupid amount of time..
A good quality mild steel system might last many years, but a cheap pattern system certainly won't.
As a good example, the new mid-section on my last 306 HDi barely lasted two years before it rotted out and broke off near the backbox join in the usual place. Can't remember the brand, but it wasn't Bosal, Arvin or Walker.
Klarius (sp?) systems aren't much better - had one of their backboxes on an old 205 and after one winter where the car wasn't used that much, it already looks like it had been submerged in the sea with rusted welds and large patches of surface rust all over it. The genuine OE (Ecia) backbox that's currently on there still looks very good after two years for comparison as does the Bosal center section.
A couple of my friends have Longlife systems from your local branch in Bicester and both had them fail within a few months. The stainless itself has been fine, but the silencer internals have been very poor and trying to get them to fix it under warranty was far more grief than it should have been - they eventually repaired both although I believe one (possibly both) have subsequently failed again.
You pays your monies...
1990 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 // 1991 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 16v // 1992 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 // 1999 Peugeot 306 HDi Estate