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Thanks for the help guys! Sorted it now though and it was what I personally first though - a misfire due to a dead sparkplug! I only thought it could be exhast related because of what a few people I knew said to me... New plug in and it's all running well! Thanks for all the info though everyone!

Thanks for the advice! I don't really fancy spending a lot on the car at the moment, Wedding to pay for next year you see! I did have a look again yesterday (man-flu is stopping me from properly getting underneath at the moment) and when I drove it round the block I realised that it's lost a LOT of power. Could baffles going cause that?

Ok, will check heat shields! The noise isn't really a rattle though, it sounds more like its coming from inside the exhaust.

Havn't rules anything out yet really! Going to get underneath it tomorrow and have a good look! I will check the whole exhaust from the manifold to the back and also check the manifold for any cracks... I am pretty sure it's exhaust related - just wandered if anyone had any insight after having similar symptoms!

Hi everyone I am trying to pinpoint the issue with my Zed to try and minimise the amount I spend fixing it... On Wednesday I drove it to Brighton (2 hour drive) then home again on Thursday, everything totally fine, running smooth. We usually only do short commutes in the car, around 15/20 minute drives so this was longer than she's used to and I did give it a good kicking now and then... The other half then took it to work yesterday (Friday) and started her up cold in the morning, around 6am and says she noticed it wasn't running right but it wasn't too bad not to drive it and she had to get to work, so did. She says it was the same on the way home so when she got in I had a look. Here's my best description of the issue... When the car starts, the engine fires up fine etc but there is a slight "wobble" sound from the exhaust. It's not very bad and like I said you can still drive the car no problem and there doesn't seem to be a loss in power or anything, just this vibration and noise. At first I thought misfire but someone I know who knows a lot about cars said it is probably the exhaust baffles due to having been on a long drive when usually only used for short ones. Could anyone else shed some light? I will post a video of the sound up tomorrow when I am home to help explain. If it is the baffles, what are my options? Thanks! Ryan.