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Message: <blockquote data-quote="docrayboy" data-source="post: 475097" data-attributes="member: 19175"><p>I have to say (with all due respect) that I disagree, ahmz. I think it's in fact, much the other way around. With the exhaust pointing down, the block soot hits the ground and then flies up hitting the bumper. If it was pointed straight, the soot is then more easily propelled into the air. The reason, I believe, the exhaust is made to point downwards is that with our poorer quality diesel and removal of the particulate filter in our 320d cars, the soot would hit other cars if the exhaust was not made to point downwards. In my experience (or should I say, my maid's experience, bless her!) the soot is actually quite easily washed off with a car shampoo. astroboy also says all the 320i cars also have this soot on their bumpers. So, it is not a problem unique to the Malaysian BMW diesel cars.</p></blockquote><p></p>