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by bss325i
Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: ALPINA Videos
Topic: Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA
Replies: 23
Views: 916

Re: Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA

"Sytner of Nottingham do have all the information". Not correct, they may have some information. Reason being back in the day the job card was a white cardboard sheet and hand written. These were kept in a cardboard box, over the years some people it is alleged were allowed to look through them as ...
by bss325i
Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: ALPINA Videos
Topic: Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA
Replies: 23
Views: 916

Re: Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA

Pre 1995 sytner was the sole distributor along with John Clark London & croyden to build Alpina under licence Sytner Nottingham L&C (Croydon and Tunbridge wells) John Clarke Aberdeen They were the three Franchised BMW dealers in the UK that were official Alpina retailers in the 1980's but I have se...
by bss325i
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:52 pm
Forum: ALPINAs for sale
Topic: Multi fake stickered E46 B3S 237
Replies: 8
Views: 674

Re: Multi fake stickered E46 B3S 237

They fit copper brake pipes. That says enough to me!
by bss325i
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:46 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: B10 V8: Converting to manual?
Replies: 38
Views: 9564

Re: B10 V8: Converting to manual?

IMHO if you want a faster and Manual E39 buy an M5. You not only have the extra cost of a conversion, the very ethos of buying an Alpina V8 has been lost and perhaps on resale would limit the market. To me the whole point of a V8 Alpina is that it has an automatic box, with the switchtronic it is t...
by bss325i
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:18 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: B10 V8: Converting to manual?
Replies: 38
Views: 9564

Re: B10 V8: Converting to manual?

I am getting closer and closer to taking the plunge in converting my B10 V8 to manual. Having converted many BMW's from auto to manual including E39 540i's, E46 Alpina B3's, the B10 will be straight forward. It's just time for me at the moment. Its a shame Alpina never offered the B10 V8 or V8S as a...
by bss325i
Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: ALPINA Videos
Topic: B3 manual conversion
Replies: 2
Views: 358

Re: B3 manual conversion

Shame he mentioned the wrong BMR!
by bss325i
Tue Oct 10, 2023 11:47 pm
Forum: ALPINA (Parts) For Sale
Topic: Breaking 2000 E39 B10 V8
Replies: 0
Views: 473

Breaking 2000 E39 B10 V8

Complete black nappa leather interior with individual grey piping, stitched leather on door card arm rests, Alpina badges on seats and matching black floor matts with grey piping, front seats at heated memory sports seats. Excellent condition, no rips of tears. £1000 Vanos 4.6 engine complete with l...
by bss325i
Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:11 pm
Forum: ALPINA (Parts) For Sale
Topic: E39 B10 V8 Diff wanted ratio 3.08
Replies: 2
Views: 255

Re: E39 B10 V8 Diff wanted ratio 3.08

I am about to break a B10 V8 and the diff will be available.
by bss325i
Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: Selling my ALPINA
Topic: Bulk Alpina deal? E65 B7 x2 E36 B3 D3
Replies: 15
Views: 1785

Re: Bulk Alpina deal? E65 B7 x2 E36 B3 D3

I feel your pain!

I have 10 cars and need to slim that right down!
by bss325i
Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:24 pm
Forum: ALPINAs for sale
Topic: E46 B3S convertible #34
Replies: 6
Views: 855

Re: E46 B3S convertible #34

What's the story with this car please ? I bought it in 2009 at about 43k miles with the engine knocking due to being run low on oil. rebuilt the engine, drove it for the summer then sold it on. In the ensuing years it was written off with a large impact to the rear (the then owner posted pics on he...
by bss325i
Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:32 pm
Forum: ALPINAs for sale
Topic: BMW TWR E28 (B9) 3.5 on Collecting Cars
Replies: 11
Views: 1221

Re: BMW TWR E28 (B9) 3.5 on Collecting Cars

£32750. A big drop from the near £100k that was initially asked for it or even the £50k it was last listed for as a classified ad.
by bss325i
Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:34 pm
Forum: ALPINAs for sale
Topic: BMW TWR E28 (B9) 3.5 on Collecting Cars
Replies: 11
Views: 1221

Re: BMW TWR E28 (B9) 3.5 on Collecting Cars

Shame it lost its rear spoiler. I actually got this car up and running after it had been recovered into ML when I worked there. The didn't know the significance of the car until I educated them. I bit of a story to the car as well, apparently it ended up in a scrap yard where the owner of said yard ...
by bss325i
Tue Sep 05, 2023 11:42 pm
Forum: ALPINAs for sale
Topic: E46 B3S convertible #34
Replies: 6
Views: 855

E46 B3S convertible #34

My old B3S from 14 years ago.

If cars could talk!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... pb&fromsra
by bss325i
Sun Aug 27, 2023 1:04 pm
Forum: ALPINA Meets & Events
Topic: Sytner ALPINA Meet 2023 - 22nd October
Replies: 48
Views: 3327

Re: Sytner ALPINA Meet 2023 - 22nd October

1) E39 B10 3.3 manual -James 2) E90 D3 BiTurbo - Mark Wells. 3) E93 B3S BiTurbo Cabrio - Brian 4) G30 D5S - John 5) G31 B5 - Grumpy John 6) E46 B3S Cabrio - Ravinder 7) E92 B3 GT3 - hashluck (John) 8 ) E39 V8s - Brett 9) G21 B3 - Andy 10) F31 D3 - Churchie386 (James) 11) E93 B3 Biturbo Cabrio - Tony...