Has the loud exhaust fashion died?

[presta]

Like this you mean?

 

[a.twiddler]

Still plenty round here. Cheshire Police HQ in town too, seem to have more interest in chasing other issues.

 

[Electric_Andy]

No if anything it's got worse around here.

 

[PaulSB]

or maybe the message has got round that having these annoying accessories fitted makes your expensive insurance null and void in the event of a claim (if insurer checks the vehicle, obviously)

I've never heard this before. Is it based on making alterations which make the vehicle non-standard?

Can't be because insurance companies have developed a social conscience.

 

[Jameshow]

I reckon they have grown up and brought carbon wheels instead!!!🤣🤣🤣

 

[Oldhippy]

I'm waiting on the car fashion to die myself. 😁

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It's still a fecking nuisance to say the least, around here. I always get my fantasy RPG out when I hear one bang, 'whoosh' etc!!🧐

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Is that your crack pipe?

 

[figbat]

or maybe the message has got round that having these annoying accessories fitted makes your expensive insurance null and void in the event of a claim (if insurer checks the vehicle, obviously).

It doesn’t nullify insurance though. At worst it gives the insurer the ability to make a civil claim against the holder for breach of contract, but the insurer will still be liable for third party claims should they arise, and this makes the driver compliant.

 

[fossyant]

Certainy not out fashion. Most of my son's friends (all car nuts) have modified exhausts. We've also got a lad opposite, with a nice 'standard' 3 series that's had a big exhaust on - and he's up early for work ! My son doesn't use his car much as he has a company va, so at least the noise levels are low. Does drive me mad though, and he's under strict instructions not to hiss the neighbours off with it.

 

[fossyant]

Still plenty round here. Cheshire Police HQ in town too, seem to have more interest in chasing other issues.

You've a bigger issue in Wilmslow and Alderley with the super cars booting it through the town.

 

[tyred]

Look at me look at me look at me LOOK AT ME.

I wonder do they ever realise they may impress a tiny amount of people but about 98.5% of the population think they're idiots.

 

[tyred]

If they were doing it on tuned petrol engines it wouldn't even be so bad but a straight bore exhaust on knackered old VW TDis is not a nice sound.

Even worse when they have those stupid dump valve kits.

 

[Brandane]

I've never heard this before. Is it based on making alterations which make the vehicle non-standard?

Can't be because insurance companies have developed a social conscience.

If you make non standard modifications to a car, you are supposed to inform your insurance company. Makes sense, as it may make it more attractive to thieves, or increase it's performance etc..
It also serves as a handy get-out for insurance companies when things go wrong, as they can say that they wouldn't have insured the car if they had known about x, y, or z modifications.

 

[cyberknight]

I wonder do they ever realise they may impress a tiny amount of people but about 98.5% of the population think they're idiots.

big exhaust , big speakers, small ...........

 

[Jameshow]

big exhaust , big speakers, small ...........

I was about to put a straight though exhaust on the mini ......!🤣🤣🤣