Performance car for dogs...

[StuntmanMike]

Leins said:

Going to bang the Alpina drum here again! The doggies know it makes sense :

Is that a V8 in an E36? anyone know this car and can provide any info? it looks nuts.

[Tannedbaldhead]

Lynx Eventer if you can find one.

[carpetsoiler]

StuntmanMike said:

Leins said:

Going to bang the Alpina drum here again! The doggies know it makes sense :

Is that a V8 in an E36? anyone know this car and can provide any info? it looks nuts.

Yes, it's the Alpina B8 4.6.

Has an uprated version of the 4.4 V8. BMW originally said a V8 wouldn't fit in the E36, and Alpina said they'd make it happen. Amid a lot of sniggering at BMW, they said "Sure!" and handed over the blueprints for their engine, then 221 shells. 27 were Tourings. I think they needed to make something like 40-50 adaptions to the car to make the V8 fit properly; it was a labour of love. It only came as a 6-speed manual, and the boss at Alpina has a convertible B8 as his own personal 'fun' car. It's his favourite project, apparently.

Baseline figures- 333bhp, similar amount of torque, top speed of 175+mph, 0-60 in 5-ish seconds. LSD and ASC to control all that tyre-shredding torque.

This is Chris's- it's truly lovely.

















Next time he brings it round I'll be cleaning it before we take photos- it had just made a trip from Luxembourg to Southampton..!

[Osinjak]

Bloody hell! Nice!!

[Leins]

That B8 is a beauty, one of my very favourite E36 models

[driverrob]

The GTO was usable as a dog carrier, provided I didn't want to carry passengers or luggage.
Hence the Jeep:

She can go in the 'boot' but the harness clips into two seatbelt sockets and she enjoys the view more from here.

[Dick Dastardly]

Impasse said:

Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

That's also how me and Ben the Border Collie roll.

[JOHNC74]

Another vote for a BMW Z4M coupe. That's what we bought to ferry our labrador around. Quickly.

[jimbop1]

BMW 125d

[chris watton]

TVR!

Dogs love 'em!

[Johnnytheboy]

Tuvra said:

Huge boot with the back seats down. Would be big enough for them two dogs with the seats up and the parcel shelf removed in fact. Id buy a "hatchback" cage:

Try one, they are an absolute hoot

Bosley the bulldog travels in the boot of my RS. When I first owned it I thought the dull thud from the back end when I accelerated was him falling over. Now I realise it's the stupidly loud popping exhaust.

[MrChips]

My favourite pic ever.

[toerag]

Ruff tuned...




sorry

[chrislux]

It was a while ago, but I used to have a Sierra XR4x4 2.9 Estate which I used as a rally Chase Car, that was quick (then) and more than enuff room for 2 Labradors.

[Mr SFJ]

nottyash said:

A Subaru Legacy GTB, or a Mitsubishi Gallant VR4 estate are more than capable.
There's a Nissan too, but can't remember the name, its even rarer.

Stagea?

[Ali_T]

Seems they prefer pickups....

[nadger]

Dick Dastardly said:

Impasse said:

Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

That's also how me and Ben the Border Collie roll.

I would correct your grammar, but you own an Aston, so you win,

[Dick Dastardly]

And I cruise round with a sheepdog. Double win!

[slipstream 1985]

Dick Dastardly said:

And I cruise round with a sheepdog. Double win!

fantastic looking dog!