You Know You Want To... Alpina C2 2.7
Alpina's riposte, to the M3, and one for those who feel four-cylinder engines are for girls
Available only through Sytner's of Nottingham, the Alpina C2 featured a much-improved 2.7-litre version of the 325 engine and a raft of suspension improvements including re-worked geometry as well as a subtle (..compared with the M3's) body kit and some tasteful additions to the interior. It's hard to tell how many were built, but the number would appear to be under 200, which make this a much rarer car than the E30 M3. It could also be argued that, with a straight-six, it made a more appealing sound than any of its contemporaries too.
The car appears to be in superb original order and comes with an extensive history file - including the original service booklet and owner's handbook - and all the numbers match on the engine and body shell. It's up for £8495 ono which, compared at least with the price of a good E30 M3 (you're talking at least £10k-£15k there), is very good value bearing in mind that there's probably not a lot of difference in the performance. Or would you prefer a Cosworth Sierra or 190-E?
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When i look at a car advert, and there is no mileage, rightly or wrongly i assume the seller has something to hide.
Its a 20 yr old motorcar, rule no 1 of buying said vehicles is "condition, not miles" reinforced only by rule no 2 "see rule 1".
Even with Fezzas and their milage sensitive prices its only a matter of a cpl of grand here or there depending on the mileage, the condition though determines how many grands you *will* pay during ownership. Condition, condition, condition. Mileage is just for show, for punters who think they know what they are talking about rather than those who have learnt their wallet emptying lessons the hard way.
Even with Fezzas and their milage sensitive prices its only a matter of a cpl of grand here or there depending on the mileage, the condition though determines how many grands you *will* pay during ownership. Condition, condition, condition. Mileage is just for show, for punters who think they know what they are talking about rather than those who have learnt their wallet emptying lessons the hard way.
Still, if the mileage really doesn't matter (and at 140k in this condition, it shouldn't), why not put it down? Seems a little silly to me.
As for stripes, I prefer mine gold;
http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/showDetails.html...
Front heavy with the 3.5....but could you say no to a M3 bodied B6 3.5S?
Whatever you think of them, the cars in question and the one for sale in the above article are worth a lot more in left hand drive form. That means they've been assembled by Alpina in Buchloe, Germany. RHD cars were 'converted' in the UK from standard.
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