Jamie popped over at the weekend, was lovely to meet him and have a chat and a look around the car.
I couldn't spot anything obvious! The engine, apart from 1 or 2 lifters making an occasional little "tick", is as smooth as I've seen! Body work also seems very sound, a small bubbling on one rear arch, which will need to be caught before it goes too much further, and a small patch of damaged paint on the slam panel under the bonnet with some surface rust, but other than that, short of sticking my head underneath (which I didn't do!), it seems to be a very tidy and clean car, and seems to have been well looked after in the past!
Inside, on a road test, there's fewer rattles & creaks than my in-law's 2013 Fiesta! With the radio & air-con off, there is a *tiny*, barely audible rasp on deceleration at around 2000rpm, which seems to be coming from around the glovebox area - my thought was maybe a wiring/trim clip has come away/broken, which is allowing a small harmonic vibration at that engine speed, or possible the fuel tank vent purge solenoid, which usually activates under light/no throttle and around 2000 RPM...
I'd love my Legnum to be that quiet and smooth!! Well, maybe once I've pulled it to bits and replaced every broken clip & cable-tied it to within an inch of its life, it may be!