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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.

After the debacle of the Corsa B, it got me itching for another piece of shite to try and tart up and roffle/flog. Browsing marketplace I stumbled upon this 2010 Seat Ibiza 1.6 Sport DSG It’s a little chain driven NA petrol, 134k, MOT until 19/03/25, ULEZ friendly and auto.. should have some appeal. It’s got a scrape on the passenger side, I might try and tidy it up a bit - perhaps touch in the white bits with a touch up pen and sand/polish it back. Unrecorded, they just caught a fence in their residents car park. Other than that it drives really nicely, got a front end knock over bumps which I’ll have a wiggle with the pry bar and try to fix, air con isn’t very cold. Overall nice car, needs a really good clean, wet vac on the seats etc but should come up nice. Not sure what it’s actually worth being a bit battered but I thought for £550, it had to be worth a punt.

This aged well 😂 Mini seller called me today to say he’s had a change of heart as someone’s told him they’re certain they can fix it cheaply so he’s keeping it. Roffle car if you’ve not already seen the thread overheated on the way home and is fucked 😂

There’s two ways it’ll go, I’ll find a corroded plug, a dodgy sensor, or something simple and have it running within a day or two OR I’ll give up and stick it back up for £550 😂

Well, I’ve agreed to buy the Mini for £500 as long as I can get hold of a trailer to get it home. I’ve also bought another car specifically to roffle non profit just because it was cool. What’s happened to me 😂

Keep thinking about this. Is £500 worth a punt? I can’t help but want to have a play with it and find out what the issue is.

Oh and as I posted that he’s just replied: “the engine turns over but doesn’t fire up, we have been told it is an electrical issue, it is not the immobiliser, but the electrics are not connecting with the brain of the car, it is actually with a guy in Norwich at the moment” Sounds like someone’s already had a go and hasn’t had any joy. Probably not worth me getting involved then!

Been offered this and not sure whether to take a punt to flip or not. 56 plate 1.6 pez, 87k, 4 new tyres, new clutch in 2021, last serviced Oct 23, MOT until October Apparently a non runner but he reckons it’s an electrical issue rather than mechanical. I’ve asked for more info but can’t see it being anything drastic? He wants £600 for it, I’d have to borrow a trailer to go and fetch it too. Its only 25 mins away and it’s owned by a posh old chap who seems to have owned it a couple of years. I’ve got no need for it but if it’s something simple like a starter motor or something like a sensor, it’d easily flip for £1200 I’m sure.

62 plate car 30 year old Mrs JJ!

Mrs JJ’s renewal arrived today. 1.4 diesel fiesta Last year £233.03 Renewal £837.79 This is from the company I work for as well. Luckily I’ve found it for £237.98 on Go Compare but prices are just mad at the mo.