The wife was driving my J reg 318 as her A class has packed up and she phones me at work saying that she can't start it. The RAC came and arranged a tow and telephoned the guy who does my servicing, an ex BMW mechanic. The RAC guy has described it as a broken cam belt and according to the mechanic these engines are somewhat renowned for braking cam belts. That is the model that went from about 1983 through to about 1990. I gather that it can be an absolute disaster or not do too much damage. The car is about 15 years old and done 186000 miles so not worth spending a fortune on this. What are the chances that this wont be too bad.
Kevin