i am glad you have a sense of humour,but you must have bought one badly misstreated bmw, as i said before they have given me fantastic service,i am sure if you had one that had been looked after you would be impressed i am also amazed to learn that you in the colonys do not have annual m.o.t. for vehicles how about service records ?inspections?etc,what a sad thought ,all them e23 being mistreated,well when you all decide to come back into the commonwealth perhaps we can introduce our laws regarding the treatment of classic cars to you??. seriously though here are two contacts for you regarding your parts.. www.eurocaparts.com and www.bmwccgb.org these are realy helpfull people,and finally try and see if you can subscribe to a magazine called total bmw there phone no,is +441452307181 you will be amazed at the prices and bargains inside and may help you to look at that car on your drive in a different light hope to hear from you again....ray (that should be www.eurocarparts.com )