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- 2017 Audi RS6 Avant Performance Edition. Range Rover Supercharged - Lovely!
<div class="bbWrapper">In the last 35 years or so, I don't think I've ever had a car or van where I haven't cleaned the engine.<br />
It just looks so much better (especially if selling) and makes it easier to spot leaks, etc.<br />
The only casualty I've had, was a 3 year-old 1981 Nissan Bluebird owned by my Mum and it cheered up again after half and hour or so. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /><br />
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In what has become a ridiculous and obsessive quest to find seat comfort, a couple of weeks ago, I bought another set of seats that were attached to a Jaguar XJ8 4.2 Sport.<br />
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The car itself is in great condition and has regular main dealer service history.<br />
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However, the engine bay was awful. Lots of crud, leaves and even soil in some places.<br />
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So, after a wash and tickle, remembering to clean behind the ears, it now looks like this.<br />
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The results are always pretty much the same, but this one was satisfying because it was in such a mess.<br />
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I actually couldn't wait to get my hands on it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></div>
