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Post by racingteatray on Oct 10, 2019 14:04:36 GMT
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Post by Martin on Oct 10, 2019 14:45:53 GMT
That’s expensive downsizing! Big cost to change and it’s already out of date.
I think the reality of moving from 5 series with 8 cylinders to 3 Series with 6, wouldn’t be worth the slight reduction in size.
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 10, 2019 17:05:18 GMT
That’s expensive downsizing! Big cost to change and it’s already out of date. I think the reality of moving from 5 series with 8 cylinders to 3 Series with 6, wouldn’t be worth the slight reduction in size. Yes, but the new version is bigger and uglier, and 4wd.
If this was nearer £40k, I'd be all over it like a rash.
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Post by Martin on Oct 10, 2019 17:17:32 GMT
That’s expensive downsizing! Big cost to change and it’s already out of date. I think the reality of moving from 5 series with 8 cylinders to 3 Series with 6, wouldn’t be worth the slight reduction in size. Yes, but the new version is bigger and uglier, and 4wd.
If this was nearer £40k, I'd be all over it like a rash.
It would make a lot of sense at £40k. I see the new one having 4WD as a positive. I’m a convert, at least for anything that’s a daily driver with decent levels of performance. |
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Post by ChrisM on Oct 10, 2019 19:04:42 GMT
Makes you wonder why the one owner has sold it after just 5000 miles and 6 months or less.
The price seems a bit steep, especially as it is now a superseded model
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Post by Andy C on Oct 10, 2019 21:45:42 GMT
Yes, but the new version is bigger and uglier, and 4wd.
If this was nearer £40k, I'd be all over it like a rash.
It would make a lot of sense at £40k. I see the new one having 4WD as a positive. I’m a convert, at least for anything that’s a daily driver with decent levels of performance. Look at the 2wd launch ! |
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Post by Martin on Oct 10, 2019 21:59:04 GMT
And that’s in the dry! Although he did make a complete hash of it.
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 11, 2019 10:13:53 GMT
Makes you wonder why the one owner has sold it after just 5000 miles and 6 months or less. The price seems a bit steep, especially as it is now a superseded model All sorts of reasons. Indeed I think some wealthy people chop and change cars like you and I change shirts. Which is best done with cars that depreciate less than average like Alpinas. |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 11, 2019 10:31:56 GMT
£63k for a 4 series touring??? And it's missing the lovely stripes.
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Post by Martin on Oct 11, 2019 13:50:53 GMT
Makes you wonder why the one owner has sold it after just 5000 miles and 6 months or less. The price seems a bit steep, especially as it is now a superseded model All sorts of reasons. Indeed I think some wealthy people chop and change cars like you and I change shirts. Which is best done with cars that depreciate less than average like Alpinas. It’s lost £10.5k in just under 5 months, less than average as a % (maybe) but still a lot of money to lose on something like that. |
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 11, 2019 13:52:31 GMT
Assuming list was paid, which seems unlikely.
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Post by Martin on Oct 11, 2019 14:20:20 GMT
Assuming list was paid, which seems unlikely. I don’t think you get much, if any discount on an Alpina. That’s what the salesman said when I went to Sytner Birmingham to look at a B3 Touring (zero discount even for an in stock car) and as it was a salesman, I checked and there were a couple of threads on Pistonheads confirming it. |
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Post by johnc on Oct 11, 2019 14:32:10 GMT
The one careful owner may have been Mrs Sytner or one of the Sytner juniors, just to make it a used car and not a superceded new one.
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 11, 2019 15:49:55 GMT
Yes possibly. Someone who doesn't like gangster glass.
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 11, 2019 17:53:10 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2019 18:06:03 GMT
Thanks for that, special indeed.
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Post by PetrolEd on Oct 11, 2019 22:44:31 GMT
There appear to be no pinstripes and therefore it’s wank.
Green with gold pinstripes and tan leather.id be all over that
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Post by Roadrunner on Oct 12, 2019 7:22:54 GMT
There appear to be no pinstripes and therefore it’s wank. Green with gold pinstripes and tan leather.id be all over that I can see silver stripes on it. Agreed that something like that would suit me very well indeed. It would have to be supplied by that dealer, with their sticker remaining in the back window. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2019 13:52:04 GMT
I wonder what their courtesy cars look like? I do hope they're signwritten!
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Post by Big Blue on Nov 18, 2019 15:43:34 GMT
Nope: already smitten with the current (2020) B3 touring not that I’m in any danger of parting with the Gorilla as it’s still grin-inducing.
As to the German car: mine was originally supplied by Kuntz and I have lots of their service stamps. They’re the biggest Alpina dealer.......
[Clarkson voice]
.....in the World. [/Clarkson voice]
Gladly the supplying (to me) dealer put his plate mount on.
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Post by Martin on May 22, 2020 18:58:03 GMT
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Post by Big Blue on May 22, 2020 21:30:29 GMT
Yep. Dropped £10k on Wednesday morning. |
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Post by Martin on May 22, 2020 21:40:19 GMT
Yep. Dropped £10k on Wednesday morning. Ahh, that will be why, I thought it was cheaper. Sounds like you’re keeping a close eye on it! |
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Post by Big Blue on May 23, 2020 8:58:43 GMT
Not sure I can justify it but it’s in my AT garage.
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Post by Martin on May 23, 2020 9:05:32 GMT
Not sure I can justify it but it’s in my AT garage. There are quite a few cars I couldn’t justify in the AT garage! |
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