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Nic wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 2:55 pm Common issue, drain holes in the sill and air con drain in the footwell. Takes about 20mins to clear them all. Unless you have a sunroof and then it’ll take a while longer.

Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:43 pm

Nic wrote: Thu Dec 31, 2020 2:55 pm Common issue, drain holes in the sill and air con drain in the footwell. Takes about 20mins to clear them all. Unless you have a sunroof and then it’ll take a while longer.

Nope.

The plugs in the sill seem to be a modified design with a drain hole already built in, and the a/c drain is on the passenger side (and is bone dry). And there's no sunroof.

Beany - you got those Swan Vestas handy ? Although ironically, if the car's full of water it probably won't burn properly

Beany wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 12:37 am Don't be daft. Get a fuckton of silica gel, throw the car under a tarp to keep the rain out, once it's dry, hoover it, polish the exterior, sell it sold as seen.

16vCento wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:03 pm Unless its a proper all module code reader just remember you won't get any codes other than EOBD ones.

My Autel one is very good, they're 50 quid off amazon and can do epb resets, suspension pressurise/depressurise, read all modules.

Its bluetooth as well and seems to auto turn off so you can leave it in.

You get one brand for free and for unlimited time, can add others for 20 quid a year if needed.

Edit; this one

Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:36 am £90k for a 1-Series ? What a world we live in.

Except it's not £90k ! It's only £xxx per month ! As long as you do less than 27 miles per year and ignore the crippling balloon payment.

Matty wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:16 pm It's funny how things have changed. The actual cost of a car is pretty meaningless now, it's all the monthlys.

16vCento wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:21 pm New vehicle purchased

2012 XFS 3.0d.

Its very different to the S60! I've driven quite a few XF's, but never the facelift with the 8 speed box, and it's a particularly high spec one.

Adaptive Dampers, AFS bi xenon lights, 1200w Bowers and Wilkins sound system, DAB, DVD, Video input, 18 way adjustable heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheel, 20 inch wheels.

Its a lovely car, 65k on it, full jag service history, cambelt was done last December as well which is a big expense out the way.

Surprised by how quick it feels, throttle feels quite a bit keener than they normally do, it certainly feels all of its 275 hp.

The only diesel car I've ever had was the Discovery, and that picked up quite well, but didn't really keep pulling to the redline, this does!

It really wakes up when you boot it, at any speed. No lag with the twin turbos, and the power is still there past 4k.

I Sometimes forget how old the autobox in the Volvo is, by the time the Volvo thought about kickdown this would be off up the road!

The 8 speed box is superb, very quick acting, especially in sport mode.

It certainly isn't a winter weather car though, its on Dunlops all round, which are decent in the summer, but clearly not when its minus 1, any of the first 3 gears just yielded the traction control light

Heated steering wheel is nice too, never had that before!

Picking it up next Saturday

Beany wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:46 pm ...how do you feel about knocking on ten year old adaptive dampers?

Beany wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:46 pm Sounds All The Nice.

Not to piss on yer chips, but how do you feel about knocking on ten year old adaptive dampers? I've thought about this idly over the last few years as they get more and more common, and they still ain't cheap to replace - and if one blows, it's either pay through the nose for a replacement, or pay through the nose to replace the whole system with passive shocks, surely?

Or is my experience of complete fucking sheds tainting me on this one?