How long should an exhaust last?

almillar

The vehicle has done less than 12k miles since replacement. The vehicle is a Peugeot. The parts were purchased from a local Motor Factors company. On enquiring about the guarantee of the parts, I am told by this company that the backbox has 3 years but the middle (catalytic converter) section has only 2 years.

I understood your purposeful vagueness, and gave you an answer based on that - no problem.



Now you have explained that these parts were purchased with a 2 year warranty. Again, looking at *reasonable expectations* I think that 2 year warranty would cause me to expect the parts to last *at least 2 years*. You got 2 years and 2 months out of them. I don't think you'll get far. Expectations about longevity were set when the 2 year warranty was stated.

Have a look at car batteries. You can get them with a 3 year warranty, or a 4 year one, or a 5 year one. Guess what - the longer the warranty, the higher the cost - if you'd bought a 3 yr battery and it lasted 4 years, you couldn't complain about it not lasting 5!

You've had the general answer, and you've had the answer specific to the part you bought.

tsb

markudman wrote: »

I'm bored of this Tread.OP not listening

I am, I promise I am.

I am also waiting for the two posters who kindly stated the facts of the Consumer Rights Act but haven't come back to link me to these facts when I asked.

It is a shame that some posters don't read details correctly, then use their own misunderstanding to comment and make themselves feel superior.

Then again, it is a public forum I hear you cry

Robisere

I read the details correctly. I answered honestly and correctly. I gave you the true facts as I see them after many years of experience.

I don't think of myself as superior to anyone: I have certain experience in certain fields, whilst you probably have other experience in other fields. Now I'm off, as has been said, (I think) - this Thread needs a retread.

mchale

The less mileage you do the quicker a exhaust will fail, also things like worn engine mounts can cause failure & quality of materials used in manufacture of replacement parts used, I'd give up don't think you will have any rights on a claim

andygb

Our car, is still on the original exhaust system/CAT and is 13 years old with 165,000 miles on the clock. It is a 1.9 TDi PD engined Octavia.

Homersimpson

With car parts (and a lot of other things) the quality varies depending upon the cost, the original exhausts tend to be made of better more corrosion resistant materials whereas aftermarket replacements tend to be built to a price.

I had a 1996 Passat and in 2010 I had to change the original exhaust backbox as the pipe rusted through where it meets the silencer and started blowing. I bought a replacement from Ebay for a round £30, fitted it and three years later had to do it again as the backbox had totally disintegrated, and I mean totally, I could stick my hand through it.

I just bought another, had I gone to VW they would have sold me a top quality expensive one that would have lasted another 10 years but as I only paid £170 for the car it wasn't worth it.

Another case in point, my SIL needed a wheel bearing for her 2004 Yaris, she only drives locally and never above 40MPH, the options were main dealer £250, Eurocarparts £160, ebay £27. Guess which one we fitted to the £400 car? If it fails in a couple of years (she does around 2000 miles a year) then I will simply fit another.

I'm afraid you pays your money and you takes your choice.

I may be missing something but surely the warranty period is just that, the warranty offered by the manufacturer, they can't be liable for their products failing for ever, otherwise they would all go bust from warranty claims. Fair enough if a serious safety issue occurs then they may have some liability in case of accident but I think even that is limited by time.