How much Â£Â£Â£ have you spent on your ALPINA?

Sab · Post by **Sab** » Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:05 pm

I recently worked out my spend on this car and wondered has anyone else done so on their pride and joy.

JASV8S · Post by **JASV8S** » Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:26 pm

Not much more than any other car so far but away to have a lot of work carried out so expecting to spend quite a few K's

Sab · Post by **Sab** » Wed Apr 18, 2018 6:28 pm

JASV8S wrote:Not much more than any other car so far but away to have a lot of work carried out so expecting to spend quite a few K's

Iâ€™ve been there.
Brace yourself before looking at the invoices!😀

simon13 · Post by **simon13** » Wed Apr 18, 2018 10:14 pm

Over 20k into my E30, easily. I've never added all the receipts up or kept track of the cash transactions though

Jervint · Post by **Jervint** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:20 pm

I did this once and it was fairly terrifying. It's all about where you draw the line.

Do you include insurance and tax? How about depreciation? Fuel?

Even a fairly average motor will cost you 5k a year if you include those...some cars need 10k a year. Newer ones can lose that in depreciation in 12-18 months plus the running costs on top.

If the car is a long term own, the cost multiplies.

Personally, I prefer to consider the cost of running something average, then I look at how much EXTRA it's going to cost me over and above that to have something nicer! Great way to justify a B5 on the drive...!

Post by **Charles** » Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:11 pm

Just about enough ...

ChrisLux · Post by **ChrisLux** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:00 pm

I'm fairly sure with what I've spent on my B8 including the purchase price, it'd be enuff to buy a new modern Alpina

v8 ego · Post by **v8 ego** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:57 pm

Charles wrote:Just about enough ...

Yours is like Trigger's broom

Norrie · Post by **Norrie** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:36 pm

I think I have spent quite a lot of money, however it has been worth every penny. I never ever owned of driven (except for a quick go) any car as good as my ALPINA.

Therefore, all the time I can afford to do it, it matters not how much.

polynesian2 · Post by **polynesian2** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:15 pm

Not quite enough yet. But enough to buy a B3S, or the options I'd have on a new Alpina, including a full lavalina interior

E24man · Post by **E24man** » Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:40 pm

Toasey · Post by **Toasey** » Thu Apr 26, 2018 11:23 am

I've owned my E39 B10 3.3 Touring for 18 months now. Bought for Â£6.500 and I've spent Â£2,300 on it since then, excluding insurance, tax, petrol, oil and a set of Bentley manuals but including a radio upgrade and a spare set of carpet mats to preserve the original Alpina ones.

I've got spreadsheets and everything.

Lossieboy · Post by **Lossieboy** » Tue May 01, 2018 4:26 pm

I daredn't think about it.

PhillV8S · Post by **PhillV8S** » Tue May 01, 2018 6:35 pm

Not as much as some on here and yet probably more than some others on here..
Touchwood nothing too extreme in one go.....yet.

sat82 · Post by **sat82** » Thu May 17, 2018 2:25 pm

Hi all,

Bought my B3 back in October 2013 with 90k miles.

To the present day and on 114k miles currently, I have spent over Â£10k on servicing, repairs, general maintenance, preventative maintenance and cosmetics.

Tax, insurance, fuel costs not included.

May consider selling up next summer for a more powerful model.

Regards

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