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New Astra - noisy exhaust? - claretchris
I've just bought a 54 plate easytronic Astra club, which I'm pretty happy with (better than my old 05 Polo, that was a waste of money!)despite having part of the clutch replaced already!

On the whole it's a pretty quiet drive, until I get onto rough road surfaces - every now and again I hear a very metallic sounding thud that seems to be coming from the back of the car somewhere, I've had the suspension checked and that is fine - could it be the exhaust? Has anyone else had similar problems with the new Astra?
New Astra - noisy exhaust? - ChrisP
Yes, I too have a 54 plate Astra (manual). I have experienced a noisy (blowing) exhast which has to be realigned by the dealer and has improved, but not stopped the problem. I also have a 'clunk' everytime I start the car from cold, sounding like the exhaust hits the bodywork or a mount. This sound doesn't occur when the exhaust is warm - I guess it has expanded sufficiently to tighten up.
New Astra - noisy exhaust? - Ruperts Trooper
Check that all the rubber support mountings are in place. There should be 2 at each end of the centre silencer plus 1 at the front and 2 at the rear of the back silencer.