This is my old baby and is a fantastic car.
The rear springs were replaced in M&G some time about 60,000 miles as was an abs sensor.

The control arms and the water pump were also replaced with new bmw ones about the same time, just as preventative maintenance by @[HealyC]

If someone wants a reliable quick and pretty economical car to run, this is it. The tax might be a a tenner a week more than a diesel that'd probably have twice the mileage, cost more to buy and still need a ton of work.