Is it safe to drive a car without an exhaust?!

[Pappa Lurve]

I was going through Hampstead the other day and hit a pothole roughly the size of a decent comet crater which cheerfully removed most of the zorst from my jag. The pipe is sheered pretty much at the point where it hits the manifold so in effect I have no zorst at all. I need to get the car up to a dealer about 6 miles away. It sounds terrible of course and has no power but is it safe to drive it about 6 or 7 miles or would it be better just to recover the car?

Cheers

PL

[Snake the Sniper]

It'll be fine for a a short distance, although I would suggest doing it with the windows open. And maybe with a balaclava on, as everyone within oh, say, 4 miles will be able to hear you.

[Flanders.]

Yeah it should be fine. You may become high though Actually, funny you should mention about the 'zorst falling off, a friend of mines snapped and dug into the road and flipped the car.

[pugwash4x4]

Flanders. said:

Yeah it should be fine. You may become high though Actually, funny you should mention about the 'zorst falling off, a friend of mines snapped and dug into the road and flipped the car.

uh-huh

[Utterly Clueless]

cant see is causing any damage to be honest.

[haggy]

Mine fell off at the nurburgring, drove all the way home from germany with no exhaust on a stripped out 205!

[GTO Scott]

The exhaust fell off my old Audi a few weeks ago. Apart from the bleeding ears no problem.

[Dupont666]

Mate had his exhaust fall off at the manifold after it crack.... stupid twunt didnt have g-clamps on it and had had the exhaust tied directly on to the mounts and so when the engine moved the exhaust did not and then it was a matter of time.... had fun driving under the railway line in Leeds.

Scared the st out of a few people when he gunned it for a laugh

[Cotty]

Should not cause any problems. I had an exhaust fall off a car before, I stopped picked it up (making sure it was not too hot to touch) chucked it in the boot and drove home.

[Pappa Lurve]

Kind of assumed that was the case but wanted to make sure. In which case may I suggest that anyone in North London tomorrow may wish to buy ear defenders and if you spot a jag making enough noise to cause a decent sized earthquake, please feel free to wave and say hi!

[Dupont666]

Do a tunnel run first

[dockertrigger]

Yeah like the others have said, you should be fine, Though you might get a tug of the plod but If you explain your going to a exhaust centre to get it fix they won't be able to do anything about it.

[Speed_Demon]

God, a Renault Laguna is bad enough with no exhaust system, must sound insane on a Jag.

[FM]

If the route is congested..the fumes may seep into the cabin with no airflow...can make the eyes sting...

[Vixpy1]

Bearing in mind where I have had screamer pipes exiting, it won't be a problem

[Evo]

I just had most of mine removed from my Chim, sounds great

[norman156]

Pappa Lurve said:

I was going through Hampstead the other day and hit a pothole roughly the size of a decent comet crater which cheerfully removed most of the zorst from my jag.

Is there some way you can claim the damage back from Camden council? Must have been a bloody huge pothole to do that sort of damage, I thought the roads were bad here in Ealing...

[Pappa Lurve]

norman156 said:

Pappa Lurve said:

I was going through Hampstead the other day and hit a pothole roughly the size of a decent comet crater which cheerfully removed most of the zorst from my jag.

Is there some way you can claim the damage back from Camden council? Must have been a bloody huge pothole to do that sort of damage, I thought the roads were bad here in Ealing...

Working on it. So far the council was supposed to send me a claim form, but nothing yet. Will be my thrid claim against councils in four years. Would just be cheaper for them to look after the sodding roads I would think.

[HellDiver]

For ultimate noise with no exhaust, try a 2.25 petrol Land-Rover. Noisy, plus you're sitting in an aluminium box....