ZM Nightmare in Germany

[Daytona675]

My 8 year old zM has been off the road now for 2 weeks due to BMW being unable to supply a replacement handbrake lever. The need for a new one was the reason it failed its MOT. German HQ refuses to say whether it has a part or, if it does, when this might be delivered to the UK, despite the order having been prioritised by BMW UK.

So, what was a £46k car 8 years ago is virtually valueless owing to the lack of an MOT.

I know I could probably find a non-official part online somewhere, but I have only ever put my car through main dealer( due to it being damaged twice by independents in the past), and want to continue doing that if I can.

I have emailed all the popular motoring press to see if the story interests them. Does anyone have any similar tales?

[Daytona675]

Thanks for all your helpful suggestions. I did manage to locate the part from another source online. My only problem is that I prefer putting it through main dealer servicing for everything, simply because it has been badly damaged on each occasion that I have used an independent BMW specialist. In one case it was nearly written off.