I lost the tailpipe to my Clubman on a French motorway. I couldn't stop to pick it up I then did 600 miles home with the exhaust in this state:
Other than being much much louder, the performance was still relatively OK.
I'm thinking of welding on a shorter straight tailpipe, say 4 or 5 inches, and getting the rest patched up, until I have the cash to buy a new exhaust.
Any thoughts?