The 2014 Alpina D3 Touring with 335K+ miles
Discussion
Alfahorn said:
That really is a lovely, lovely tourer. I just think it looks incredible for the miles. How long will you keep it for?
Million dollar question. I have no idea.
Some days I want to keep it forever. Other days I feel I don’t really have a need for it.
I’ve only had use of it for 3 months of this year but have still managed over 8000 miles in it.
Nice car and even better without the hideous tint of the rear windows.
Question : did read about the mishap with the engine but how’s the rest of the rear? Interieur and overal quality?
Looking for a high mileage petrol Alpina but it’s a long drive to get there, don’t wanna be disappointed at first glance.
Question : did read about the mishap with the engine but how’s the rest of the rear? Interieur and overal quality?
Looking for a high mileage petrol Alpina but it’s a long drive to get there, don’t wanna be disappointed at first glance.
Falcuono said:
Nice car and even better without the hideous tint of the rear windows.
Question : did read about the mishap with the engine but how’s the rest of the rear? Interieur and overal quality?
Looking for a high mileage petrol Alpina but it’s a long drive to get there, don’t wanna be disappointed at first glance.
The rest of it is akin to a 40k mile car. Spotless really.Question : did read about the mishap with the engine but how’s the rest of the rear? Interieur and overal quality?
Looking for a high mileage petrol Alpina but it’s a long drive to get there, don’t wanna be disappointed at first glance.
I've just caught up with this thread...
as a former BMW head office bod, there's a few things that need clearing up from the angry 'compensayshun' mob on here.
BMW GB don't sell Alpinas, Sytner do. They import them and BMW can supply parts to Sytner (and other dealers) - I used to price them back in the day. The cars are taken IIRC part built from the production line where Alpina then finish them off, so I am not surprised that there is little or no technical knowledge on how to fix them, BMW AG/GB just haven't been involved with that part. BMW's aim will have been to find a way to get the car repaired without the technical info to do so - and then ruminating over the warranty implications, which its why it took a long time as no one wanted responsibility for the finished article.
The fact that the engine has no warranty is the only way that this engine could be built, the tech probably knew how to assemble it, there would be some info, but not enough for BMW to guarantee the work, so ''lets not offer the customer a warranty and get it built''
I suspect that it's not that hard to build to Alpina specs so you'll probably find that it will be fine, but I don't think BMW, Sytner, Alpina ever got to the point of finding the instructions.
Who do I think paid for this in the end? probably the dealer....
as a former BMW head office bod, there's a few things that need clearing up from the angry 'compensayshun' mob on here.
BMW GB don't sell Alpinas, Sytner do. They import them and BMW can supply parts to Sytner (and other dealers) - I used to price them back in the day. The cars are taken IIRC part built from the production line where Alpina then finish them off, so I am not surprised that there is little or no technical knowledge on how to fix them, BMW AG/GB just haven't been involved with that part. BMW's aim will have been to find a way to get the car repaired without the technical info to do so - and then ruminating over the warranty implications, which its why it took a long time as no one wanted responsibility for the finished article.
The fact that the engine has no warranty is the only way that this engine could be built, the tech probably knew how to assemble it, there would be some info, but not enough for BMW to guarantee the work, so ''lets not offer the customer a warranty and get it built''
I suspect that it's not that hard to build to Alpina specs so you'll probably find that it will be fine, but I don't think BMW, Sytner, Alpina ever got to the point of finding the instructions.
Who do I think paid for this in the end? probably the dealer....
Dynion Araf Uchaf said:
I've just caught up with this thread...
as a former BMW head office bod, there's a few things that need clearing up from the angry 'compensayshun' mob on here.
BMW GB don't sell Alpinas, Sytner do. They import them and BMW can supply parts to Sytner (and other dealers) - I used to price them back in the day. The cars are taken IIRC part built from the production line where Alpina then finish them off, so I am not surprised that there is little or no technical knowledge on how to fix them, BMW AG/GB just haven't been involved with that part. BMW's aim will have been to find a way to get the car repaired without the technical info to do so - and then ruminating over the warranty implications, which its why it took a long time as no one wanted responsibility for the finished article.
The fact that the engine has no warranty is the only way that this engine could be built, the tech probably knew how to assemble it, there would be some info, but not enough for BMW to guarantee the work, so ''lets not offer the customer a warranty and get it built''
I suspect that it's not that hard to build to Alpina specs so you'll probably find that it will be fine, but I don't think BMW, Sytner, Alpina ever got to the point of finding the instructions.
Who do I think paid for this in the end? probably the dealer....
Interesting, thanks, I am being genuine btw as a former BMW head office bod, there's a few things that need clearing up from the angry 'compensayshun' mob on here.
BMW GB don't sell Alpinas, Sytner do. They import them and BMW can supply parts to Sytner (and other dealers) - I used to price them back in the day. The cars are taken IIRC part built from the production line where Alpina then finish them off, so I am not surprised that there is little or no technical knowledge on how to fix them, BMW AG/GB just haven't been involved with that part. BMW's aim will have been to find a way to get the car repaired without the technical info to do so - and then ruminating over the warranty implications, which its why it took a long time as no one wanted responsibility for the finished article.
The fact that the engine has no warranty is the only way that this engine could be built, the tech probably knew how to assemble it, there would be some info, but not enough for BMW to guarantee the work, so ''lets not offer the customer a warranty and get it built''
I suspect that it's not that hard to build to Alpina specs so you'll probably find that it will be fine, but I don't think BMW, Sytner, Alpina ever got to the point of finding the instructions.
Who do I think paid for this in the end? probably the dealer....
Dynion Araf Uchaf said:
I've just caught up with this thread...
as a former BMW head office bod, there's a few things that need clearing up from the angry 'compensayshun' mob on here.
BMW GB don't sell Alpinas, Sytner do. They import them and BMW can supply parts to Sytner (and other dealers) - I used to price them back in the day. The cars are taken IIRC part built from the production line where Alpina then finish them off, so I am not surprised that there is little or no technical knowledge on how to fix them, BMW AG/GB just haven't been involved with that part. BMW's aim will have been to find a way to get the car repaired without the technical info to do so - and then ruminating over the warranty implications, which its why it took a long time as no one wanted responsibility for the finished article.
The fact that the engine has no warranty is the only way that this engine could be built, the tech probably knew how to assemble it, there would be some info, but not enough for BMW to guarantee the work, so ''lets not offer the customer a warranty and get it built''
I suspect that it's not that hard to build to Alpina specs so you'll probably find that it will be fine, but I don't think BMW, Sytner, Alpina ever got to the point of finding the instructions.
Who do I think paid for this in the end? probably the dealer....
Just commentating on the highlighted bit; this hasn't happened for years - Alpina supply the necessary parts to BMW AG and BMW put them on the cars during the BMW build process so it changes the argument that BMW don't know how to fix them, as for at least the ten years , probably a little more, they put them together in the first place.as a former BMW head office bod, there's a few things that need clearing up from the angry 'compensayshun' mob on here.
BMW GB don't sell Alpinas, Sytner do. They import them and BMW can supply parts to Sytner (and other dealers) - I used to price them back in the day. The cars are taken IIRC part built from the production line where Alpina then finish them off, so I am not surprised that there is little or no technical knowledge on how to fix them, BMW AG/GB just haven't been involved with that part. BMW's aim will have been to find a way to get the car repaired without the technical info to do so - and then ruminating over the warranty implications, which its why it took a long time as no one wanted responsibility for the finished article.
The fact that the engine has no warranty is the only way that this engine could be built, the tech probably knew how to assemble it, there would be some info, but not enough for BMW to guarantee the work, so ''lets not offer the customer a warranty and get it built''
I suspect that it's not that hard to build to Alpina specs so you'll probably find that it will be fine, but I don't think BMW, Sytner, Alpina ever got to the point of finding the instructions.
Who do I think paid for this in the end? probably the dealer....
Had a service at Sytner today. Clean bill of health.
For those interested, here's its service history:
Also of interest might be the details of the warranty claim for the engine.....:
Claim Summary.
Units of work done (Not sure how many mins is one unit?):
417
Number of parts fitted:
214
Highlights being:
Cam shaft
Oil pump
Chain
EGR
And TWO 335d engines!
For those interested, here's its service history:
Also of interest might be the details of the warranty claim for the engine.....:
Claim Summary.
Units of work done (Not sure how many mins is one unit?):
417
Number of parts fitted:
214
Highlights being:
Cam shaft
Oil pump
Chain
EGR
And TWO 335d engines!
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