Cheap Exhaust

[Zyzym]

Just come back from main stealers where I had to get key reprogrammed - cheaper than I thought!
Whilst they had the car they did a free Visual Health Check and amongst other things noted that the Exhaust backbox and and mid section heavily corroded.
They offered a Fitted Price inc VAT to remedy this individual problem.
The price quoted was £1,142.26

Is this a good deal?

[plod]

Just come back from main stealers where I had to get key reprogrammed - cheaper than I thought!
Whilst they had the car they did a free Visual Health Check and amongst other things noted that the Exhaust backbox and and mid section heavily corroded.
They offered a Fitted Price inc VAT to remedy this individual problem.
The price quoted was £1,142.26

Is this a good deal?

Bejesus, that some serious p!$$ taking

You could have a stainless steel system "made" to fit your car for between £300 and £400 and it will oulast your car

[Gary406]

WHAT THE f*ck

backbox = £20 to £40 aprox ...
center section £20 to £40

ang on here you go http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEUGEOT-406-2-0-H ... 43a24c6c9d

and fitting that is a doddle. i would never let a garage do exhaust on my car

i honestly cant beleive that quote

[Zyzym]

Forgot to mention that it's an estate and obviously longer.
Does that make a difference?

Gullible

[Gary406]

it might be a little bit longer yes

BUT

that doesnt mean bigger bills. still will be around same price as what i said ..

[Gary406]

what engine have you got ?

[Zyzym]

2.0 litre 90hp dieselly thing

[highlander]

Put it into perspective - you could buy (potentially) 3 more complete 406s for as much as they're quoting for the exhaust pipe.

Their quote even beats Kwik-Fit's quote for a complete (rust-prone, mild steel) exhaust system - £480

Seriously, treat yourself to a little bit of fun - find a Powerflow* dealer near you and make an appointment with them. When you go for your appointment, get them to custom-design a stainless steel cat-back exhaust system for your car - you can tell them how you want it to sound (quiet, sporty, loud, etc.), and can even pick out an exhaust tip of your choosing, from a fair selection. They will give you a free lifetime warranty for the exhaust and fittings, and a free annual checkup. The entire cost of this service (including the materials, design, build, and fitting) is about £350, inclusive of VAT.

A well-built stainless steel exhaust system will outlast the car - no rust - it will improve the sound of the car, and will improve upon the OEM performance of the car. The only thing you will need to do is let your insurance company know you're fitting one.





* = Highlander is not paid to endorse Powerflow. Other stainless steel exhaust design companies are available (i.e. Longlife).

[CountryPug]

Pug Dealers - Have they no shame?

[Gary406]

i dunno how they sell any parts at their prices.
even i made a mistake buying a throttle cable from them at £60

when eurocarparts have a kit for £22

[Doggy]

I fitted on OE back box to mine 2 years ago, as the original had lasted more than 6 years and I intended to keep the car for 4 - cost me £90 delivered. (I know you can buy then for about £30, but I didn't want to doit again). jasper5 got me a middle pipe the following year for about £40 fitted.

[Doggy]

Just come back from main stealers where I had to get key reprogrammed - cheaper than I thought!

How much?

[robb]

[quote="Zyzym
The price quoted was £1,142.26

Is this a good deal?[/quote]
yes you must have the aftermarket diamond coated one like me

[puggy]

When i bought my 2.0 hdi est 5yrs ago according to the service sheets i recieved
with the car a new complete exhaust system had just been fitted at over £900

[Welly]

I reckon that's a quote to 'gauge interest' and is for a *complete* eggsauce system including the flexi and CAT in which case kinda makes more sense but doesn't make it more reasonable for the money.

As far as I know dealers' service departments have to achieve a certain turnover of money, the 'Free' check will always throw up something needing doing - a bit like asking a national tyre chain to check if your brakes look ok what do you think they'll say?

Actually, whoever made/makes the 'proper' eggsauces for Peugeots (the factory fitted stuff) is very likely to cost this kinda dough but that's why we have an after-market, err, market to cater for the after ma....err......