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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)
 

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. 
 

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..

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.
 
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New drop links fitted, knocking sorted!

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. 
 

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!

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)
 

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!

Great work.

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..

It's been dropped £200 - another 11.5 weeks it'll be free

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. 
 

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..

I think it'll go at that price - if it wasn't a saloon I'd be tempted myself but (1) we need four seats and room for various dogs (2) SWMBO is frowning over my shoulder  

This was on Anglia Car Auctions site with a BIN of £2,500 before they punted it through the sale last night.
Bidding started at £1500 and stalled at £1800 - they've still not lowered the BIN 
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/modern-auctions/2639-17-Apr-2024/5753~1-2010-jaguar-xf-s-luxury-v6-auto
2010 JAGUAR XF S LUXURY V6 AUTO, 98K miles, "Coolant low light on" 
Motorway Muncher or Hanger Queen?

That's an impressive transformation.  Looked minging before

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)
 

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. 
 

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)
 

I don’t even know where to start. 😂
What the fuck is that steering wheel off?!
https://www.facebook.com/share/YxeaAxKzSEXajrLw/?mibextid=79PoIi
”2 bigger alloys on the front for more grip”

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.
 
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