Very much depends if its genuine or aftermarket replacement part..genuine as a rule use thicker metal/material in the parts so will last longer and I have heard of them lasting 5 years from new ..after market replacement usually dont last more than a couple of years there is a hole at the bottom of the back boxes that allows water to drain off so dont confuse this with a rotting back box..flexi joints seem to be the main problem area on the stilo systems but they can be replaced after cutting out the old one ..

Generally the higher the mileage you cover the longer they seem to last from experience. But as Phil has said, seems to be the flexi bits that fail the most.

Originally Posted by MEP

Generally the higher the mileage you cover the longer they seem to last from experience.

Agree Jon..this why taxi drivers exhaust systems last a lot longer than the every day motorist..they rarely cool down..

Indeed the more you shift the longer they last.............my lickle brava went on to do a lovely 7yrs with the same exhaust from new

Originally Posted by esse-esse

Indeed the more you shift the longer they last.............my lickle brava went on to do a lovely 7yrs with the same exhaust from new

Lol. Mum always makes me laugh. When ever she talks about het Yaris she goes it's nearly 10 years old with 130k on the clock. Never gone wrong and it's still got the origional exhaust. Lol.

Infortunatly we've yet to have a Fiat do more than a few years lol. My Stilos flexi pipe went around Christmas (just under 6 years old) but the rest seems solid enough touch wood.

Originally Posted by MEP

Lol. Mum always makes me laugh. When ever she talks about het Yaris she goes it's nearly 10 years old with 130k on the clock. Never gone wrong and it's still got the origional exhaust. Lol.

Infortunatly we've yet to have a Fiat do more than a few years lol. My Stilos flexi pipe went around Christmas (just under 6 years old) but the rest seems solid enough touch wood.

LMAO yaris........The flexi pipe does seems to be the weaket point on the stilo zorst (if peeps do replace one get it done by kwikfit as they do a 3 yr guarantee/F1 autocenters 2 yrs)

Originally Posted by PortugueseStilo

So... My stilo with 100K under clock... and going for 9 years still with all original!
And first years it didn't made too much km's.
So... seems a good run for the exaust... Definitly sooner I'll have to think on that! lol :)

Also could be that you dont get to much rain down there with you in Portugal..