steve_c
Grumpy OAP & A2OC Donor
I bought my 1.4i A2 in October 2016 aware that it had all the original exhaust and I thought that (barring any obvious problems) I would run the car at least until its next service to get a better sense of whether it was worth investing for a custom stainless exhaust system.
The car had an existing problem in that the Emission Control System warning light (and less often the Engine Management light) would come on from time to time (and the go away of their own accord). This generally happened when I went up to fourth gear before the car was properly warmed up, and I learnt to drive around the problem, but I was pretty confident that a new exhaust would resolve the issue.
My 2017 service left me with an advisory on my MOT for a slight leak from my exhaust (actually from the flexi section) and I decided that I would treat the A2 to a stainless system before my next MOT; the next decision was over who I was going to get to do the work. Nick Paravani was local to me, and had done superb work on my Saab Sports, but sadly I found that he'd retired. I was wary of using any chain franchise (such as Powerflow) as I wanted to be certain that the entire system was built to match the fit of my existing one, so I thought that I would probably use Hayward & Scott. However a careful check on the internet suggested that H&S were no longer the company they had been, and despite their premium prices tales of woe seemed all too common.
Quite a few customers gave Infinity Exhausts ( https://www.infinity-exhausts.co.uk/ ) rave reviews and I approached them for a quote. After I had emphasised that I wanted a full bottom-of-the-manifold back system we agreed an inclusive fee of £700 and fixed the date for the work to be carried out.
The car had an existing problem in that the Emission Control System warning light (and less often the Engine Management light) would come on from time to time (and the go away of their own accord). This generally happened when I went up to fourth gear before the car was properly warmed up, and I learnt to drive around the problem, but I was pretty confident that a new exhaust would resolve the issue.
My 2017 service left me with an advisory on my MOT for a slight leak from my exhaust (actually from the flexi section) and I decided that I would treat the A2 to a stainless system before my next MOT; the next decision was over who I was going to get to do the work. Nick Paravani was local to me, and had done superb work on my Saab Sports, but sadly I found that he'd retired. I was wary of using any chain franchise (such as Powerflow) as I wanted to be certain that the entire system was built to match the fit of my existing one, so I thought that I would probably use Hayward & Scott. However a careful check on the internet suggested that H&S were no longer the company they had been, and despite their premium prices tales of woe seemed all too common.
Quite a few customers gave Infinity Exhausts ( https://www.infinity-exhausts.co.uk/ ) rave reviews and I approached them for a quote. After I had emphasised that I wanted a full bottom-of-the-manifold back system we agreed an inclusive fee of £700 and fixed the date for the work to be carried out.