Have a look under an Audi A4 4x4 for stupid plastic covers that hold muck and rust. No manufacturers build cars to last. The only way to preserve chassis and bodywork is old engine oil and waxoyl mixed in equal parts and sprayed on twice a year, before and after winter. I have an XJ8 sat outside that was parked up for two years after the owner died, where did his widow park the big Jag? Next to a big pile of horse muck at a stable yard where she kept her wretched horses. So I gave her son £500 for it, its very tidy inside, two owners from new, started first time immediately I put a new battery on it. I only have bodywork and new coil packs to sort on it and then an MOT and happy days, cheap Jaguar thats great to ride in. I have had two modern S Types, both V6. One was a 1999 and the other a 2003, the latter was a 3.0L V6 and was brilliant so I kept it seven years before buying a BMW engined 2006 Range Rover. I should have bought a petrol V8. Keep up the good work!
You are so right about the rust protection. It needs to be applied and then maintained regularly. I think I have started to work on this car just in time! Hopefully it will be okay under the sill covers when I get them off. Thanks for taking the time to comment and good luck with your Jag
@@jbclassics I doesn't loook that bad a car. Tomorrow (Nov 5th 2024) I have a VW in my unit for a welding repair to the back axle where the shock absorber mount has ROTTED through. I have also done structural body repairs to AUDI and Toyota cars this years too. People slag off 20yr old Jags, they a better than foreign premium brands! What people forget is, MAINTENANCE. It is only natural for stuff to rot if its not kept clean and oiled up before and after winter.
Thanks for commenting and you are so right, it is all about maintenance. I just expected there to be a bit more than a thin coat of paint on the inner wings. Good luck with your VW
Have a look under an Audi A4 4x4 for stupid plastic covers that hold muck and rust. No manufacturers build cars to last. The only way to preserve chassis and bodywork is old engine oil and waxoyl mixed in equal parts and sprayed on twice a year, before and after winter. I have an XJ8 sat outside that was parked up for two years after the owner died, where did his widow park the big Jag? Next to a big pile of horse muck at a stable yard where she kept her wretched horses. So I gave her son £500 for it, its very tidy inside, two owners from new, started first time immediately I put a new battery on it. I only have bodywork and new coil packs to sort on it and then an MOT and happy days, cheap Jaguar thats great to ride in. I have had two modern S Types, both V6. One was a 1999 and the other a 2003, the latter was a 3.0L V6 and was brilliant so I kept it seven years before buying a BMW engined 2006 Range Rover. I should have bought a petrol V8. Keep up the good work!
You are so right about the rust protection. It needs to be applied and then maintained regularly. I think I have started to work on this car just in time! Hopefully it will be okay under the sill covers when I get them off.
Thanks for taking the time to comment and good luck with your Jag
Good luck with the Jag!!
I think I am going to need all the luck I can get😂
Thanks for the comment.
@@jbclassics I doesn't loook that bad a car. Tomorrow (Nov 5th 2024) I have a VW in my unit for a welding repair to the back axle where the shock absorber mount has ROTTED through. I have also done structural body repairs to AUDI and Toyota cars this years too. People slag off 20yr old Jags, they a better than foreign premium brands! What people forget is, MAINTENANCE. It is only natural for stuff to rot if its not kept clean and oiled up before and after winter.
Thanks for commenting and you are so right, it is all about maintenance. I just expected there to be a bit more than a thin coat of paint on the inner wings.
Good luck with your VW