I will probably never learn to spell that word correctly :-)
The car did dance though, while bedding in the brakes [yay!] the fronts got to a point of slight fade and the dance begun (snaking) after a few km of cooling down front discs was measured at 199C (IR thermometer ftw)
I like matching things.The seats and the steering wheel are from an M3 +the floormats so shiftknob is the only thing missing. also when i made the short shift kit i found out the knob is broken on the bottom where it sits on the lever,so it must be replaced anyway
Give him a chance, he's only just bought it. Those little red-brick terraces can look handsome with a bit of elbow grease in the garden and decent windows and doors.