The parts for the bearing replacement come to about £50 at BMW before any discount I may or may not be able to wangle. This is broken down as about £46 for the bearing and four quid for peripheral clips et cetera that are likely to make the job a bit easier. It looks from the ETK as though the parts are shared across all E30s and most E36es. ECP list the bearing for about £21 for the same range of vehicles – so do I gamble and get that and the peripheral stuff from BMW? Works out about half the price that way. I’ve got a couple of busy-ish weekends coming up so I’ll probably leave it grumbling for a fortnight before I go parts shopping, and I’ll worry about other issues in the meantime.

Andy Eccles appears today and has a good inspection of the M3. He seems suitably impressed that it’s in better general condition than a couple of E30s that he has owned in the past. He’s also delighted with the effects of an LSD in an E30, as well he should be – it’s fantastic!

Here are a couple more photos of the interior I’ve taken today as I’ve got the camera with me.