S1SECTOR
Arrive
Come during opening hours, no appointment. If another car is up, it's usually a short wait.
“Arrived without appointment on a rainy day.”
NO APPOINTMENTExhaust specialist · Portimão since 1989
No appointment.New exhaustin 20 minutes.
Drive in on the EN125, the car goes up on the ramp, the old silencer comes off and a new one goes on. Most stops take 10 to 30 minutes.
EN125 · Aldeia do Carrasco · PortimãoMon–Fri 09:00–13:00 · 14:00–18:00
PIT LANE · EN125PIT BOARDLIVE
- P1CORSA15MIN
- P2VW T420MIN
- P3BERLINGO20MIN
- P4PUNTO25MIN
DONE15:00 · DONE
What we fix
Exhausts first.The rest too.
An exhaust specialist for more than thirty years. Common silencers and pipes are on the shelf; what isn't is ordered and fitted the next day.
TIMING SHEET
POSSERVICEWHAT IT FIXESTYPICAL STOPPARTS
SERVICETYPICAL STOP
- 01FASTEST
Silencer replacement
WHAT IT FIXESRear and middle silencers that rattle, blow or hang loose.
TYPICAL STOP10–20 minPARTSIn stock
- 02
Pipes and joints
WHAT IT FIXESBroken, blowing or hanging pipes, including the section between the catalytic converter and the rear silencer.
TYPICAL STOP20–30 minPARTSIn stock
- 03
Catalytic converter and flex pipe
WHAT IT FIXESThe front section of the line: flex pipes and converter sections replaced.
TYPICAL STOP30–60 minPARTSNext day if ordered
- 04
Custom exhaust work
WHAT IT FIXESWelding and fabrication for old, rare or imported vehicles when no ready-made part fits.
TYPICAL STOPOn the spotPARTSMade here
- 05
Vans and motorhomes
WHAT IT FIXESLong and high vehicles, campers and old UK-model vans up on the ramp.
TYPICAL STOP30 min–2 hPARTSIn stock or next day
- 06
Repairs and parts
WHAT IT FIXESNoises, mounts, brackets and general repairs. If it isn't the exhaust, we tell you.
TYPICAL STOPQuote firstPARTSParts sold too
How a stop works
Four sectors.One stop.
No booking system, no waiting list. You arrive, we look straight away.
PIT LANE · EN125
S2SECTOR
Up on the ramp
The car goes up on the red ramp. We show you what's broken and tell you the price before we start.
“They looked at it straight away.”
S3SECTOR
The swap
Old part off, new part on, everything around it checked while the car is up.
“They got us back on the road in 20 minutes.”
S4SECTOR
Back on the EN125
You pay, you drive off, and the noise is gone. If the part has to be ordered, it's fitted the next day.
“They order the pipe and the day after they put the pipe in.”
Old one out, new one in.
DONEFits on the ramp
Cars, vans,
motorhomes.
Half of our customers are on the road: campers on holiday, vans from the UK, a 1992 Ducato, a VW T3. If it has an exhaust and fits under the roof, it goes on the ramp.
FITS ON THE RAMP
- 01
Cars
Corsa, Punto, Berlingo, Laguna
- 02
Vans
VW T3, VW T4, old UK models
- 03
Motorhomes
Ducato-based campers, motorhomes
- 04
Classics
Custom work when no part exists
WE SPEAK
- PT
- EN
- DE
- FR
- ES
Reviews come in five languages. The team sorts it out in all of them.
Prices
The price
before the work.
Every car is different, so there is no fixed list. You get the price on the ramp, before anything is cut. Here is what customers wrote they paid.
- PIT BOARD · 01REPORTED BY CUSTOMERS
75 €
Exhaust repair with labour
— Arnold Benjamin, Google review
- PIT BOARD · 02REPORTED BY CUSTOMERS
110 €
New exhaust on a Citroën Berlingo
— annegret p, Google review
- PIT BOARD · 03REPORTED BY CUSTOMERS
0 €
When the problem wasn't the exhaust
— Surf & Bike Já, Google review
ESTIMATEPrices reported by customers in their reviews, for their cars. Your quote depends on the car and the part.
Since 1989
Over thirty years
of pit stops.
Auto Escapalgarve has been fitting exhausts on the EN125 at Aldeia do Carrasco since 1989. One trade, done thousands of times: silencers, pipes, catalytic converters and the custom jobs nobody else wants to take on.
The way it works hasn't changed. No appointments, the car goes up on the ramp, you see what is broken and hear the price before the work starts. Customers drive in from Sagres, Silves and Lagos, and campers from all over Europe find us when an exhaust breaks on holiday.
In 2025 the garage passed to one of its own mechanics. Same team, same ramps, same way of working.
SINCE 1989
- SECTOR 1
1989
on the EN125
- SECTOR 2
10–30'
most stops
- SECTOR 3
5
languages in the reviews
Stop
times.
01
0min
Fastest stop in the reviews
02
0
Google reviews
03
0
Years on the EN125
04
0
Appointments needed
From the pit wall
In theirown words.
Real Google reviews, from locals and from travellers who broke down on holiday.
LAP 015/5
STOP15'
Arrived without appointment on a rainy day. Exhaust silencer replaced within fifteen minutes. Outstanding service, best in the Algarve!
LAP 035/5
STOP20'
Excellent service! We arrived after 17:00 and, in less than 20 minutes, they repaired our broken exhaust pipe. Very friendly and honest.
LAP 055/5
STOP2 h
The best place to go for exhausts. No appointment and in 2 hours we could drive home with a new exhaust. Very nice boss, very nice workers, good price and very good work.
LAP 025/5
STOP20'
They had a replacement part in stock for our VW T4. They got us back on the road in 20 minutes. It was really that fast.
LAP 045/5
STOP0 €
I was seen quickly, they gave me an honest assessment of my car's problem and, as it had nothing to do with the exhaust system, they didn't charge me anything.
LAP 065/5
STOPDUCATO
Super friendly, great work, and at a fair price! I don't speak Portuguese, but communication was no problem. The workshop is suitable for motorhomes too. The new exhaust on my 1992 Fiat Ducato is perfect, thanks again Carlos!
REPORTED BY CUSTOMERS
Back onthe road?
Tell the next driver whose exhaust is hanging by a thread. Most of our customers found us through a Google review.
Questions
Beforeyou drive in.
No. Come during opening hours, Monday to Friday. Most exhaust jobs are done while you wait.
Most silencer and pipe swaps take 10 to 30 minutes. A full system or a custom job can take a couple of hours.
Common silencers and pipes are in stock. If not, we order it and usually fit it the next day.
Yes. The ramps take vans, campers and motorhomes, including old UK-model vehicles.
You get the price on the ramp before the work starts. It depends on the car and the part, so there is no fixed list.
Yes. Our customers write to us in English, German, French and Spanish, and we sort it out.
We tell you honestly. If it isn't our kind of job, we say so.
Box, box
Come in.We're on the EN125.
Monday to Friday, no appointment. Call if you want to check the part is in stock.
BOX, BOXCall 924 894 957- Mobile
- +351 924 894 957
- Landline
- +351 282 412 496
- Address
- Urbanização Quinta das Nespereiras, EN125, Aldeia do Carrasco, 8500-444 Portimão