| Ask if you or he can take it to a mechanic to have it professionally inspected..How much is he asking for it? I mean, weigh the price against what it might cost to fix it, if there is a problem. Uneven wear on one side of the tire is definitely a camber issue of some sort, but could be a bunch of things. Camber was not set at the alignment, or it was way out before it was aligned 3 months ago, and the uneven wear was from that; could be a bent strut, weak springs (probably not), but a more common thing would be worn out control arm bushings. 86K miles is on the upper edge for bushing life but not really too many miles. I would take a good look at the front suspension, make sure its all good up there.
__________________ Jason / 1997 528i  | 
