Why are motorcycles so loud?

Why is that motorcycle engines are permitted to be so loud? If my car made anywhere near the noise levels of most motor bikes it would fail the MoT or I would get pulled by police. I have nothing against...

Rattling exhaust - a cheap fix?

The exhaust makes a rattle noise when on tick over. Quite rattly. I have been told I need a new exhaust at £ 400 + Any way of dealing with this without spending all that money?

Buying an exhaust for a Golf

I've been quoted £803.53 inc. VAT for the middle section of a Golf 1.6 exhaust with cat and 2 lambda sensors. There is a rebate of £186 on returning the old unit, making a total of £617.53. This seems...

Blowing front exhaust - then goes quiet when it warm

I've had a problem for months if not more. When cold, the exhaust blows loud at front and it's rattly. It seems to go after one minute when warm - been worse since the weather turned cold. I can't tell...

Lambda sensor needs to be replaced with the exhaust?

At my last MoT, there was a hole in the exhaust so the lambda sensor could not read emissions. I had hole welded and passed. This time exhaust needs replacing, but garage insists lambda needs replacing...

An unpleasant noise is coming from beaneath my car

My 1998 Audi A3 Turbo has loud rattle under middle; exhaust checked, worse downhill and even worse with clutch depressed, gone going up hill. Engine is fine. Had to go over speed bumps recently! Any...

Garages can't trace the rumbling noise my Polo's making!

Two garages have returned my P-registered Polo (65,000 miles) saying they cannot trace a combination of heavy rumbling/vibration from the rear of the vehicle - particularly when stationary. The exhaust...

Japanese cars with rusty exhausts?

Almost every 1+ year old Nissan, Subaru or Toyota I've looked at seems to have plenty of rust underneath, particularly on the exhaust. Is there any reason for this (and doesn't it impact on Japanses cars...

Who pays for the problematic exhaust?

My son bought an Audi A6 2004 model from an independent dealer. After 2 weeks the exhaust needs replacing. The garage initially said it would not pay as their warranty did not cover exhaust wear and tear....

A plastic bag stuck to the exhaust pipe can produce some unusual smells.

To advise CM of Belfast about untraceable smells, it might be useful to add the possibility of his picking up a plastic bag on his exhaust pipe, as it stinks to high heaven. When it happened to me - on...