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I'll keep the story short for now, but I've been looking for a BMW specialist, in particular one that knows their way around an E36 M3 Evo.

He (or she!) needs to be able to come to me, and this has been the stumbling block so far - no one is really interested in doing an on-site. I don't have a trailer / tow car to get my vehicle anywhere & I don't really want to pay for anything other than a specific job, which will probably be ~2 hrs work for someone good. Can anyone recommend someone? I basically need the timing done on the car. I have all the necessary tools, tea & bicuits.

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If a mod reads this, I perhaps should have posted in this section. Feel free to move me :)

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