Very rare sighting and occasion
Very rare sighting and occasion
Yesterday morning I was hurtling down the M40 just past Stokenchurch (J5) when I came upon an E46 touring in the middle lane. My screen was filthy and didn't think too much of it until I cleaned it and spotted the B3S badge
Pulled into the inside lane to allow him to catch up and enjoyed some enthusiastic waving from the older bearded gentleman driver and his wife.
Unless this was the "unicorn" eighth car in the UK, then I assume it must have been this one, owned by Tim (who I don't believe is registered here).
To have 25% of the UK B3S Tourings on the same stretch of motorway was a rare and most pleasing experience
Pulled into the inside lane to allow him to catch up and enjoyed some enthusiastic waving from the older bearded gentleman driver and his wife.
Unless this was the "unicorn" eighth car in the UK, then I assume it must have been this one, owned by Tim (who I don't believe is registered here).
To have 25% of the UK B3S Tourings on the same stretch of motorway was a rare and most pleasing experience
Charles
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
The UK cars are as follows:simon13 wrote:that looks alpina blue? And there were only 2 tourings in that colour and its defo not mine!
#29 Steel Grey
#30 Alpina Blue
#31 Black
#49 Oxford Green
#71 Estoril Blue
#87 Silver
#104 Alpina Blue
... and the unicorn!
The one I saw was blue but didn't look like Alpina Blue and it didn't have rear window tint- so perhaps it was the unicorn after all?
Charles
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
#087 was a Sytner GB car (registered in 02/04) but there is very little else known about itsimon13 wrote:any details on the silver one? Ultra stealth in that colour as it was very popular when e46 was new, its not even on the archive register!
Charles
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
That's the point Simon - no-one has seen or heard of it ... until, perhaps, now.simon13 wrote:and the unicorn? No idea on colour, number etc?
The one I saw was a dark blue (not Alpina Blue) with clear rear windows and (possibly) black leather seats - which does not match any of the details we have for the other seven.
Charles
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
#38 according to the Alpina Archive - so that must be it.simon13 wrote:maybe.......................it was Orient Blue said car with grey montana leather and no. 37 a pretty boring unicorn colourwise
It was on an 03 plate which would confirm that build number too.
So there we have it - 8 cars
Charles
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!
Teacher of Chemistry and driver of ALPINAs - not necessarily in that order
B3S Touring (49/116) - been to the moon and now on the way back!
Renault Grand Espace - not mine but the wife's!