A quick mid-week update. Yesterday I fitted new wiper blades to the M5. Changing wiper blades is nearly always a fiddly job, but the E39 has got a really nifty sliding-locky arrangement which made the job a doddle.

Tonight while travelling from football to the pub the M3 Evo just cut out and wouldn’t restart. We towed it to my garage (with the M5!) and had a fiddle but it doesn’t look like it’s sparking – quite possibly a bust wire to the crankshaft sensor – we’ll look properly at the weekend. While Ben and Robin were fannying around with that car I fitted the wiring for the 330d’s illuminated knob that C3 had kindly supplied after a quick prod. I’m really pleased with the result, it’s so smart. Sadly however, I’m incapable of taking a photograph of the effect due to the low light levels. Here’s my best effort:

Or maybe this one:

It really does glow brightly in reality, I just can’t capture the effect on the camera. Without it looking like this:

So that’s all for now. I’m going to retire to something I which I can successfully photograph; my nutritious and delicious dinner.