I'm saving up for another car.
The saving will take about 2 years. It's a choice between 1 of 2 cars at the moment, however it could all change by then as it is of course 2 years.

However I've been wanting a zorst for my Fez for a while.
I have found the one I want, its fairly pricy at €660 (£530) including fitting but will be the finishing touch for my ZS.

What do i dooooooo?

Thats a lot of dollar mate, save it and work towards the new motor

buy it then take it off and sell it when you go to sell the car

You can't sell the labour back though

Thats a big dent in your savings how long would that set you back....

if a garage takes a serious amount of time to fit an exhaust they may want to put the cup of tea down and do some serious work.... yes i know some exhausts can be a bastard to remove BUT! this is a garage which should have every tool avilable...

buy the exhaust and enjoy it, it may put you off buying one on your next car, i'm holding back on the ST as my old 1.4 sounded awsome but was certainly loud and could be annoying

definitely save it for a new car mate

Exhaust all the way to the bank!

Exhaust mate!

enjoy the car while you can, two years is along time, your a car enthusiast, love the thing your driving.

Anyway...£500, i'm sure if it came to it, you could knock the seller down 500 if you take cash

Put it towards a new car personally. What do you want from the exhaust? More noise, power or both?

I was also in this predicment. I want to save my money for things like a house and what not but I've decided to put a little money into the thing I love now and enjoy it. If you need to cut back somewhere else, at least you know you've had a great time doing so =]

you only live once get the exhaust, keep the standard one so can swap when you do sell

im still nowhere near deciding but swaying towards saving it
that price is whether i pay cash or normal bank card so wont get any discount
im not chasing power as I know how difficult it is to get something out of the ZS engine (the new car is gonna be the power jump), but whatever i get from it is a nice addition, but its mainly for looks and some noise
and it is a lot of money just for that

Are you gonna tell us all what your 2 choices of new cars could be mate?? I did see one was new st....

Save I've I've wanted one for my car for 3 years, but saved it for other stuff

save for a new car mate

i'd save for a newer car. i'm saving up to get something faster in a few years time and when my loan is paid off so i'm all doing cheapish mods to the car now but may get won over by MR200 lol

Either!

all depends on your situation mate, if youve got no financial commitments then id say go for it, im guessing you do tho so its all about how long it would take you to make that 500 back and wether you think youd get a big enough kick out of having the exhaust on the car

I see the poll is proving useful for you Stevie

That be fifty fifty then

Well I'm glad we have been of much help

standard FFST.co.uk

did get 26 people to reply tho which is impessive

ive decided im not buying the exhaust
and ive also decided what car I want when i have saved enough...and its not the new Fez ST

What you thinking of getting stevie or are you leavin it as a surprise for us?

im trying not to say but when ive got 2 years of saving to do, i will undoubtedly cave or simply let it slip at some point

Ford or different

working things out i might actually be able to get it for FF next year
only a year to keep it quiet, might be manageable

What exhaust is it and how much are they charging for fitting? If you want a bit more satisfying noise, why not buy just the backbox? Fitting charges should be less and youll get the same note as a cat back.
If its power you're after, put a decat and a flexi on, this will also make your standard cat back sound meaner while freeing up the two most restrictive parts of the exhaust! And if u dont have a K&N yet, throw one of them into the mix.

Backbox £150ish
Decat £75+
Flexi Pipe £90ish

All of the above are rough and for new prices.

I personally would choose decat & flexi as that will make your ZS sound proper beefy but still bareable with the standard exhaust and give you some very noticeable performance gains! I put a 300 quid cat back on, garage charged 50 for fitting and I noticed nothing performance wise! Sounded mint tho I bought a piper decat for 120 and a mate fitted it for a tenner, and not only was the sound enhanced but the performance gains were awesome, it really freed up the rev range! My ST pulls all the way to 7k now in second and even pulls hard to the redline in 3rd! Best performance mod Ive done to date, not couting lowering as I consider that handling.

thanks for the response Tom but its a bit late as i've already decided not to get the exhaust anyway

I was gonna get the Bastuck cat-back like what blechdosenbill has on here
650 euros including fitting
just the backbox was still 500 euros including fitting
Would never have gone for a decat cause i dont want any hassle with the MOT

was never aiming for power cause i know there isnt much to get out of the 1.6
was just looks and sound

but as said, the money is going towards the new car