Oh dear!

[silvester]

I was just idly going through my 280i documents and notice that not only did I buy a car first registered on 1st April, but that I am the proud? 13th owner!! No wonder that I fondly call her the menopausal b*tch...

[grahamw48]

Well you've been keeping your 280i cards close to your chest for 19 months.
Evidently a clandestine love affair with her ?

[silvester]

Yep. Head over heels in lurve! All sweetness and light for the first 12 months, medium sized breakdown followed by visit to my local garage, decent place, known 'em forever, etc etc. They completely butchered the poor old girl. Took a while to get the car back from them, all got a bit nasty, then met Nice Guy Eddie: he is our hero and now she goes nicely. Most of the time. Fingers crossed and all that...