Having made the fund transfer for the car and generally inspected the financial situation I’ve now turned to consider the first moves in the project.

Initially I’ll just need to get to know the car to see if there’s anything lurking under the skin that requires attention. As it’s been bought from a reputable dealer I’ve got three months to make sure that everything is as it should be. I’ll need to establish how urgently the brakes need changing: they are lipped and there’s a bit of wobble under light braking – none under heavy braking but again I’ve not really driven the car in anger yet.

Replacing the pixel display on the dashboard will be the next challenge. After that it’ll be cosmetics such as replacing the front and rear lights with the facelift options (halos and cellis), and fitting a new illuminated gear shifter (something I’ve done to all 4 M cars I’ve owned so far!).

In the longer term it’d be nice to fit a widescreen display, and fit a newer navigation computer. I wouldn’t rule out having the engine stroked and fettled, perhaps with an exhaust that’ll give a bit more V8 burble – that’ll depend on funds and maturity levels!

Also, I’m not convinced by the number plate – ‘womb’ isn’t really a word I associate with this car…