The temporary measure... 71 plate BMW X3 20d xDrive M Sport

[danb79]

Due to my Dad having a fall nearly 4 weeks ago; gashing the back of his head a very large flower pot, but also smashing his left tibia He's now home; but as he's 75 and battling stage 4 prostate cancer; my Mum's 73 and has a few of her own issues - I've moved in with them to be here to help out when he needs moving around etc

His left leg is in a solid, straight cage for the time being; it starts to get adjusted next Monday onwards - so moving him about required a specialist turner (looks like a sack truck); we've got him an all singing/dancing hospital bed in the dining room etc

So with this; me being here, the E39 being sold a few weeks back etc, means I've got his X3 to use now for a min. of 3 months as he cannot put any load on to the leg for another 10 weeks, if all is ok!

So far I've deep cleaned it inside as it was filthy with being sat there for 4 weeks; and this morning I've got as much of the exterior cleaned as I could, inc deep clean of the wheels, and all door shuts/window trims/tailgate trim etc as it's all packed with green sludge, moss, crap from being parked between a large confider hedge and a large beech hedge etc

It's a bloody big motor compared to what I'm used to and even at 6ft 4; I could only just reach the middle of the roof on my tippy-toes!

But it's been snow-foamed, rinsed, hand washed, rinsed, Koch Chemie 'Protector Wax' applied; rinsed and then all glass towel dried and cleaned with BH Trace-Less, inside and out, wheels towel dried and tyres treated with Gyeon Q2 Tire Sealant

I've not been able to towel dry the panels as needed to get back to my folks to help move Dad back into the bed etc; but it's scrubbed up well and it's a lovely car to be in; very comfy with a lovely interior, plenty of gadgets etc