RE: PH Carpool: Alpina B10 BiTurbo (E34)
Discussion
Herman Toothrot said:
Always thought it'd be a bit of fun to slap a pair of GT25's or a GT30 on an old 535i, Maybe a 540i and a pair of GT28 would be more of a laugh
You'd have to get a left-hooker to do so. I must admit to being slightly jealous - even though I bagged an E34 B10 3.5 in very similar circumstances.
I've always wanted a Bi-Turbo as part of the fleet. I think the two of them would sit very nicely together in the garage.
Frances The Mute said:
Herman Toothrot said:
Always thought it'd be a bit of fun to slap a pair of GT25's or a GT30 on an old 535i, Maybe a 540i and a pair of GT28 would be more of a laugh
You'd have to get a left-hooker to do so. I must admit to being slightly jealous - even though I bagged an E34 B10 3.5 in very similar circumstances.
I've always wanted a Bi-Turbo as part of the fleet. I think the two of them would sit very nicely together in the garage.
carinaman said:
Thanks for giving us more info. on this car.
Is that Ring pic. real, looks so clear and sharp I was thinking photoshop.
Hopefully with the fuel duty hike more E39s will come within range later in 2012.
I'd say as it's posted by Dale it's real, Dale is our man at and usually on, the Ring.Is that Ring pic. real, looks so clear and sharp I was thinking photoshop.
Hopefully with the fuel duty hike more E39s will come within range later in 2012.
I have owned one of those from june 2006 until january 2012, and have driven about 25k kms with it. Very efficient. Germanic. No drama, no exiting sound, no high revving, but it goes fast. A bit like a Bentley Arnage. You don't realize how quick it can be. Which can be a weakness for some of us.
Ah, well, the maintenance was a nightmare. Not only costwise, but many pieces are out of stock, and Alpina does not care too much about their old cars. They sell wine (biggest distributor of Italian wine in Germany), eventually some special cars, and that's it. They're Bavarian.
Ah, well, the maintenance was a nightmare. Not only costwise, but many pieces are out of stock, and Alpina does not care too much about their old cars. They sell wine (biggest distributor of Italian wine in Germany), eventually some special cars, and that's it. They're Bavarian.
you can still order by Alpina but its costly and they are very stubborn
and the parts are more special so a bit more costly then BMW stuf...
here is a part-list with all the numbers to order, I have some parts from Alpina on my car to, Hartge uses also parts from Alpina those days, many engine/gearbox parts.
http://www.thealpinaregister.com/download
and the parts are more special so a bit more costly then BMW stuf...
here is a part-list with all the numbers to order, I have some parts from Alpina on my car to, Hartge uses also parts from Alpina those days, many engine/gearbox parts.
http://www.thealpinaregister.com/download
If you're still looking for a 1979 B7 Turbo, there's one for sale in Switzerland. Not cheap though:
http://www.autoscout24.ch/fr/d/bmw-alpina-limousin...
http://www.autoscout24.ch/fr/d/bmw-alpina-limousin...
petrolveins 540i sport had me looking at eBay and I chanced upon this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Alpina-B10-Bi-Turbo-...
I also accosted an E46 Individual owner that had owned it since new outside a shop earlier that may have had me thinking of BMWs.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Alpina-B10-Bi-Turbo-...
I also accosted an E46 Individual owner that had owned it since new outside a shop earlier that may have had me thinking of BMWs.
A guy on one the bmw forums bought a BiTurbo and even doing his own spannering ran up a 5k bill in just over a year - translate that into garage bills with the fairly normal 1:2 (parts:labour) split and you have a 15k bill if you haven't got the necessary skills.....
I think the relationship is near to an end with tears, broken parts and broken hearts too.
I think the relationship is near to an end with tears, broken parts and broken hearts too.
carinaman said:
petrolveins 540i sport had me looking at eBay and I chanced upon this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Alpina-B10-Bi-Turbo-...
I also accosted an E46 Individual owner that had owned it since new outside a shop earlier that may have had me thinking of BMWs.
pure pornhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Alpina-B10-Bi-Turbo-...
I also accosted an E46 Individual owner that had owned it since new outside a shop earlier that may have had me thinking of BMWs.
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