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WeirdNeville
4,154 posts
84 months
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It was all going so well until I saw the gloves and the thousand yard stare! You are NOT Transporter!! 
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only1ian
148 posts
63 months
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Great Cars! I run this in the UAE so fuel and MPG isnt an issue. The 4.6 V8 is stellar and was later adopted by BMW as a main stream offering and fitted in the x5. Mine was de-striped and debadged from new and driving gloves are definitely not used. The local AXA insure it as a BMW 540 so its cheap and i can still embarass some serious metal! 
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Luca Brasi
762 posts
43 months
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Lovely car, proper BMW. Enjoy it!
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E30M3SE
6,673 posts
65 months
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Luca Brasi said: Lovely car, proper BMW. Enjoy it! WeirdNeville said: It was all going so well until I saw the gloves and the thousand yard stare! You are NOT Transporter!! +1 to both the above.
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Max M4X WW
1,860 posts
51 months
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Nice car, who fitted then V8S brakes?
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sinbaddio
297 posts
45 months
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urquattro said: Quite agree, dont know what I would bin first, I have a 540iA touring and it is a very understated performer, not sure about the cost hike to a B10 for a bit more ease to lose licence. Car yes, stripes NO very 1980s, gloves no, I thought only welders wear gloves now. And Customs workers at the airport 
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chris116
508 posts
37 months
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I'm not 100% sure about the stripes after seeing the car in the flesh, can't decide if I would prefer it with or without them.
I love the rest of it however. Massive levels of want.
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jason61c
1,029 posts
43 months
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I once had a b10 3.2 with a manual box, "the perfect car".
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wackojacko
8,462 posts
59 months
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Very nice indeed, Love an Alpina.
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CampDavid
7,702 posts
67 months
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Spotted the front brakes as we left yesterday are they standard?
hand stitched gear change buttons are probably the best thing I've seen all year
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Gary H 2008
2,266 posts
58 months
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When you took it to lunch, what did it have?
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lazystudent
1,512 posts
30 months
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WeirdNeville said: It was all going so well until I saw the gloves and the thousand yard stare! You are NOT Transporter!!  I felt slightly uncomfortable reading the rest of the review, couldn't get that out of my head as soon as I saw the picture!
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Apache
38,243 posts
153 months
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Lovely car, stripes are just fine, switchtronic can be a giggle too
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B10BRW
236 posts
90 months
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I had a B10 V8 for 8 years, hence my user name  Eats Autobahns for breakfast, over 8 years I averaged 25 mpg. Only problems I had were normal 540 issues, radiator and top hose, used no oil at all. Should have kept it as it was such a good car  Have the Brembo front brakes from the V8s been fitted, or has someone just painted the calipers blue ? Looks like orient blue, that colour goes well with the stripes. Enjoy 
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Cactussed
4,314 posts
82 months
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Thanks to everyone for all the comments. I have to say, the car is just an epic thing to own, definitely one of my best purchases. The driving gloves are something of a running joke, so they had to make it in somewhere. 
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olly22n
11,762 posts
75 months
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Cactussed said: Thanks to everyone for all the comments. I have to say, the car is just an epic thing to own, definitely one of my best purchases. The driving gloves are something of a running joke, so they had to make it in somewhere. I need some, may you recommend a purveyor for such gentlemans hand wear? Also, having seen the car in question, I can confirm its the real deal, from the 4.6 V8, to the 6 piston thermosetting polymer calipers.
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b3robo
11 posts
31 months
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Utterly gorgeous, if I had money for a brand new car i'd have on've these instead or an earlier M5, sod economy!
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sparks_E39
6,575 posts
82 months
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Love it. I prefer the looks of the E39 Alpina to the Sport and M5 models. Minus the stripes, don't rate those.
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WeirdNeville
4,154 posts
84 months
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Cactussed said: Thanks to everyone for all the comments. I have to say, the car is just an epic thing to own, definitely one of my best purchases. The driving gloves are something of a running joke, so they had to make it in somewhere. Ah, fair enough if it's a bit of an in joke! They are a bit overt.  You just look like a getaway driver in that pic.... With the right tool for the job too!
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V12Van
16 posts
29 months
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Had my B10V8 for ten years now and up to 150k miles and it still runs sweet as a nut, can't find anything to better it. It can be whatever you want it to be docile and a pleasure around town or a real beast using the switchtronic buttons when you get the chance. Sure you will continue to enjoy it.
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