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Right all seats are done, it’s not perfect at all but you wouldn’t open the doors now and straight away think wow those seats are filthy, they just look normal now! Ive now done both drop links Heater blower motor I have taken out, oiled, refitted again and it’s quieter but really would want replacing unless the slight noise doesn’t bother you. I have noticed a slight clicking when turning, it had an MOT advisory for a CV boot so guessing it’s that, not sure I can be bothered to do it though TBH. May just sell as it is. I’ve pretty much done what I want to do with it now I think. It’s cleaned up, drives nice, sorted the knocking, not really sure where to go with it now though. Im pretty sure I could shift it as is for £1250 quite easily, would happily roffle for a grand on here but not sure £17 a ticket would sell very well?

Our local Saturday market auction just posted their lots on their FB page and I saw they have these 3 in today, gonna see if I can go and pick up a bargain.. have no use for them but the Erde would be a quick flip on FB marketplace I’m sure

Pretty happy with that. Still damp so look patchy in photos but they’re clean and smell great. Chuffed as I thought I was going to have to get another set from the scrappy!

Second pass after spraying the seats with liquid, drill brush attachment scrub then wet vac’d out. That’s just the base of the rear seat! Can’t wait to do the front seats at the weekend..

History looks clean, the fact it’s been owned while is promising. I’d be tempted for that money TBH, nice looking car and my favourite XF wheels too!

Bought a Vax spotwash machine partly for this and partly because Labrador in the house.. Ordered some drill brush attachments but in the meantime I decided to give one of the rear seat bases a quick pass over with just the machine. Not bad for a single going over! (Patchy as it’s still damp)

Don’t know whether I’ve made it look better or worse but here we go. Took the door card out, pushed the top part out by hand and then got a block of wood and a rubber mallet to get as much out from the lower part. It’s certainly still very uneven but it’s not so caved in now, bit less noticeable. Also took the blower motor out, it seems to be the actual fan making the noise so will likely just replace it. Have put some oil on the bearing tonight, will let it soak for a day or so then plug it in and see if it’s any quieter first. Before: After:

Cheers for the heads up, I’ll check!

New drop links fitted, knocking sorted!

Exactly. I was pleasantly surprised to see an NA so no turbos or anything to worry about. I know people aren’t keen on DSG but autos are definitely more popular than ever before so I imagine it’d be quite sought after. The fact got a full history says a lot, it’s clearly been owned by non car people who have just serviced and MOT’d each year.

I’m very impressed. Engine sounds lovely and smooth/quiet. I have absolutely no need for it, it’s not my sort of car at all but I love a bargain and an easy project! Not quite sure where I’m going with it, I’ll sort the few niggly bits and then decide. I’m going to be a little bit greedy so doubt a roffle will happen as I think could comfortably get £1500 back for it!

Today I set about giving it a quick clean just to see what we’re working with really. Issues I’ve found so far: Front end knock over bumps - advisory for drop link, pair of Febi’s ordered and due here tomorrow. Blower motor doesn’t sound very happy, sounds like it’s catching on something. Plan to remove it, check it, fix or replace. Seats are hanging, they’ve had kids in the back and there’s all sorts spilt on them. I’ll either wet vac them or if I can find one being broken, I may even just replace all the seats. Overall though I’m very happy. I honestly think just by washing and hoovering it and taking half decent pics I could advertise it now and double my money. The damage is a real shame as it’s a lovely car but it’s just not worth repairing. Touching it I think would make it look worse, probably best to just embrace it!

Collected it last night, stuck 3 hours insurance on it for £11 and made it the 30 min drive back from Norwich. First impressions? Decent. Auto box is smooth, it runs/idles lovely, cabin is very basic but I look at this shape and see it as a brand new car still. £550 seems mental.

This will be a short term project so going to start a thread rather than cluttering up my ‘Current long term car’ diary thread. So, after the shit storm of Corsa B to roffle ownership it got me in the mood for another project after the bargain Volvo last year. Had a look on FB marketplace and stumbled across a 2010 new* shape Seat Ibiza. Pretty poor photos, unwashed, unhoovered, just a lazy effort but I could see potential. So what do we have on offer here? 2010 ‘60 plate Seat Ibiza ‘Sport’ 1.6 Pez, N/A, chain driven. 7 speed DSG ULEZ friendly 134k with full stamped history from new, only missing this year as it’s due now. MOT’d last month, runs until 19/03/2025 2 keys Whats wrong with it? The main thing is NSR quarter, they scraped a post in a car park. Unrecorded. Air con isn’t very cold. It was up for £750, I threw a cheeky £500 offer and they replied £600, we met at £550. Here are the advert photos:

BMW rear calipers are notorious. I’ve done them on most of the BM’s I’ve had! Even after cleaning and lubing, I’ve always ended up having to replace the caliper.