This really is the very best E88 cabriolet on sale in the UK at the moment. And there are some really great reasons for that. First of all, this was my 84 year-old mother's car, for almost all of its life (apart from year one). Mum lived in Jersey, in the Channel Isles - if you don't know Jersey, it's an island that's only 9 miles long and 5 miles wide and with a posted speed limit of 30 nearly everywhere - facts which go a long way to explaining the extraordinarily low mileage and great condition. When my father died, Mum came over the UK and brought her much-loved car with her, switching the Jersey "J-plate" for the current UK one you see here. The new registration was issued by the DVLA on 4th January 2022 (it was registered new on Christmas Eve 2009, perhaps as a rather special present for someone?!) The car has never been smoked in, and has been truly cosseted, with services mostly carried out at BMW main dealers and a garage to call home for its entire life. These facts combine to explain why - despite being a shade over 15 years old now - the car is in such staggeringly good condition overall. There are only one or two blemishes to mar the Arctic White paintwork, along with a small nip on the n/s base of the mohair hood. There is also a little kerbing on the alloys, which is perhaps to be expected with an elderly owner, and a little lacquer fade. I've tried to show these as clearly as I can in the photos, but I'd say they're a lot less than you'd expect to find in a cabrio this age! The only thing I think the new owner might want to change is the stereo: while the sound is still brilliant, the dot matrix display is a getting little patchy nowadays. Fortunately, these are plentiful and can be picked up on eBay at rock-bottom prices. Even better: if I get the headline price (or extremely close to it) I will send the car away to its new home with a Pioneer double-DIN CarPlay head unit, a custom double-DIN fascia, and all the leads required to make the steering wheel controls and parking sensors work as they should. I'm not expecting the car to sit on the drive for long, so if you're interested, I'd advise you to reach out quickly. You will need to arrange insurance for your test drive, and because the price is completely fair for a car this fantastic, I won't be taking silly offers. So, sorry, tyre kickers and teeth-suckers need not apply! For everyone else, you can reach me via the number above and I look forward to hearing from you.