2008 Alpina B5 S - 1 Previous Owner
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jeremyc said:
The listing shouldn't show this as a manual, surely ...
Thank you. That would be an interesting prospect although you are quite right and this has now been corrected. Auto suits the Alpina’s character better of course!listing description said:
... a bespoke six-speed Switch-Tronic automatic gearbox developed with ZF ...
Adding the service history in an easy to digest format. This is just the history in the service booklet. I have lots more…
Miles Date Maintenance Work Garage
0 08/02/08 Pre-delivery check John Clark Tayside
1,639 22/04/08 Running-in check John Clark Tayside
15,176 26/05/09 Oil + micro filter John Clark Tayside
19,488 23/09/09 Brake fluid John Clark Tayside
32,748 02/11/10 Oil + micro filter + air filter John Clark Tayside
43,352 06/10/11 Oil + micro filter + brake fluid + spark plugs + air filter John Clark Tayside
54,672 11/08/12 Front brakes John Clark Tayside
59,594 29/11/12 Oil + micro filter + air filter John Clark Tayside
68,037 07/10/13 Rear brakes + brake fluid + vehicle check John Clark Tayside
78,893 05/09/14 Oil + micro filter + vehicle check G & M, Perth
94,611 04/03/16 Oil + micro filter Dick Lovett Hungerford
105,200 05/09/17 Oil + micro filter + brake fluid + air filter + vehicle check Dick Lovett Hungerford
105,522 14/09/17 Front brakes + spark plugs Dick Lovett Hungerford
115,167 21/06/19 Oil + micro filter + air filter Dick Lovett Hungerford
120,964 05/08/21 Oil Dick Lovett Hungerford
125,996 14/06/24 Oil Doyle’s AutoTech
128,700 15/05/26 Oil + brake fluid + vehicle check Doyle’s AutoTech
Miles Date Maintenance Work Garage
0 08/02/08 Pre-delivery check John Clark Tayside
1,639 22/04/08 Running-in check John Clark Tayside
15,176 26/05/09 Oil + micro filter John Clark Tayside
19,488 23/09/09 Brake fluid John Clark Tayside
32,748 02/11/10 Oil + micro filter + air filter John Clark Tayside
43,352 06/10/11 Oil + micro filter + brake fluid + spark plugs + air filter John Clark Tayside
54,672 11/08/12 Front brakes John Clark Tayside
59,594 29/11/12 Oil + micro filter + air filter John Clark Tayside
68,037 07/10/13 Rear brakes + brake fluid + vehicle check John Clark Tayside
78,893 05/09/14 Oil + micro filter + vehicle check G & M, Perth
94,611 04/03/16 Oil + micro filter Dick Lovett Hungerford
105,200 05/09/17 Oil + micro filter + brake fluid + air filter + vehicle check Dick Lovett Hungerford
105,522 14/09/17 Front brakes + spark plugs Dick Lovett Hungerford
115,167 21/06/19 Oil + micro filter + air filter Dick Lovett Hungerford
120,964 05/08/21 Oil Dick Lovett Hungerford
125,996 14/06/24 Oil Doyle’s AutoTech
128,700 15/05/26 Oil + brake fluid + vehicle check Doyle’s AutoTech
This is that chap who rebuilt the supercharger and bench tested it afterwards. He’s the best in the business and has completed over 70 rebuilds. I had the full rebuild plus billet compressor wheel completed…
https://thecrazydiyengineer.com/
https://thecrazydiyengineer.com/all-about-alpina-s...
https://thecrazydiyengineer.com/
https://thecrazydiyengineer.com/all-about-alpina-s...
Here’s the bench test video…
https://youtube.com/shorts/Y06okenXH-c?si=-Hx2QJ4a...
The rebuild was completed about 3,000 miles ago (early 2024)
https://youtube.com/shorts/Y06okenXH-c?si=-Hx2QJ4a...
The rebuild was completed about 3,000 miles ago (early 2024)
I would love to keep it but we have 4 cars and as I’m doing more miles I’ve purchased my first diesel (Merc CLS) so moving with the times 🤣. I also have a TVR Cerbera as a fun car and haven’t been using the B5 S nearly enough so it’s time it went to someone else. It took the family all round France one year and all round Europe another year (to Italy) so great memories and I do love it. If I had more money and space I’d keep it and I know I’ll miss it badly to be honest.
I’ll have a look tonight at any documentation on gearbox as I recall a diff or transmission fluid service but can confirm when I get home. Happy to report that all shifts smoothly. I recall that the transmission fluid still looked red and hadn’t changed to a darker colour. It’s the open diff with cooling fins which should be understood in the context of Alpina’s traditional road-car philosophy: these cars were developed as refined, high-speed GTs rather than track-focussed M cars. For normal road use, particularly in mixed weather, the open differential gives a very progressive and benign character. Of course should one be interested a LSD may be fitted although its absence is not out of keeping with the Alpina brief if that makes sense. You can leave a nice “1”, rather than “11” on the road in the dry should you turn the traction control off. This means one rear tyre retains grip whilst the other spins. I saw Andreas Bovensiepen talk about this on a video interview somewhere but can’t lay it to hand.
No diffuser on this one as per photos, just the Alpina rear bumper and spoiler.
I’ll have a look tonight at any documentation on gearbox as I recall a diff or transmission fluid service but can confirm when I get home. Happy to report that all shifts smoothly. I recall that the transmission fluid still looked red and hadn’t changed to a darker colour. It’s the open diff with cooling fins which should be understood in the context of Alpina’s traditional road-car philosophy: these cars were developed as refined, high-speed GTs rather than track-focussed M cars. For normal road use, particularly in mixed weather, the open differential gives a very progressive and benign character. Of course should one be interested a LSD may be fitted although its absence is not out of keeping with the Alpina brief if that makes sense. You can leave a nice “1”, rather than “11” on the road in the dry should you turn the traction control off. This means one rear tyre retains grip whilst the other spins. I saw Andreas Bovensiepen talk about this on a video interview somewhere but can’t lay it to hand.
No diffuser on this one as per photos, just the Alpina rear bumper and spoiler.
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