Hi, I noticed the same exhaust leak problem after buying my own car last year. It was becoming noisy only with hot engine when climbing steep slopes. And beginning of this year the whole downpipe dropped down (exhaust free...) In fact the downpipe broke behind both flanges on the exhaust manifold side. The why is a bit long to write down here. It's possible to repair the downpipe: you will have to weld the flanges back on the tube (make clean TIG welds on both sides and take care of correct positionning) or buy a new part (400€). Be prepared to remove the subframe (you can leave the steeri
