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Post by Alpina Jim » Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:25 pm

Alpina Jim wrote:Saloon number 65 is being prepared for sale by Cheshire Sport Classics and priced at £8995 having covered 112k miles. Like mine it is in Alpina Blue with a grey leather interior and has a sunroof.I have been in touch with Simon at the garage by email to get the production number and to give him a bit of info on the 3.2 models. He comes over as a very pleasant person to deal with.

The link below currently describes the car as being prepared and now shows the production number. I will update it again when photos are available.

https://www.cheshiresportclassics.co.uk ... 2/197632/0
Pictures now on the garage site above. The B10 looks great in Alpina Blue with silver decals, it's got me thinking how mine would look now :lol:. Not bad looking for a 20 year old car.


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Post by Metrics » Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:42 pm

Very nice Jim, the E39 is still a very fine looking car.

Stripes - I've often thought about them on mine, and the only hesitation I have is of the piece on front part of the front wing, always looks odd to my eye the way it droops down and is a small stand alone piece. Do you see it too?
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Post by PhillV8S » Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:48 pm

To my eyes those don’t look like a genuine deko kit. The stripes look to thick and the genuine ones seem to come to the flat part of the arches.
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Post by Alpina Jim » Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:01 pm

Phil, I have got to be honest that I have no idea if the stripes are genuine or not without looking at a few others first. I just think the silver works very well with the Alpina Blue colour and suits the car well.

I see what you mean Asim but it is not something that I have a problem with. The stripes across the boot lid always look a bit strange to me but of course they can be omitted.
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Post by Alpina Jim » Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:05 pm

Phil, I have got to be honest that I have no idea if the stripes are genuine or not without looking at a few others first. I just think the silver works very well with the Alpina Blue colour and suits the car well.

I see what you mean Asim but it is not something that I have a problem with. The stripes across the boot lid always look a bit strange to me but of course they can be omitted.
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Post by PhillV8S » Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:11 pm

These look like the real deal to me, more delicate.

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Post by Metrics » Sun Sep 30, 2018 11:26 pm

Agreed Phil, I think you're right, ^^ looks better
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Post by Alpina Jim » Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:06 pm

I surrender to superior knowledge. :lol:
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Post by Alpina Jim » Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:47 pm

Saloon number 161 has appeared on ebay classifieds, the first sighting of it in a few years. It is black with a black leather interior. Priced at £6250 and showing 157k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Alpina-B ... :rk:1:pf:0

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Post by Bob » Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:43 pm

Alpina Jim wrote:Saloon number 161 has appeared on ebay classifieds, the first sighting of it in a few years. It is black with a black leather interior. Priced at £6250 and showing 157k miles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Alpina-B ... :rk:1:pf:0

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This is back with a price drop to £6k. E39 B10 3.2 #161
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Post by Alpina Jim » Tue Feb 19, 2019 12:30 am

Number 192 (courtesy of CaesarBob :) ) has appeared on Ebay. Showing 65k miles in Alpina Blue and priced at £12995.

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Post by Alpina Jim » Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:03 pm

Alpina Jim wrote:
Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:25 pm
Alpina Jim wrote:Saloon number 65 is being prepared for sale by Cheshire Sport Classics and priced at £8995 having covered 112k miles. Like mine it is in Alpina Blue with a grey leather interior and has a sunroof.I have been in touch with Simon at the garage by email to get the production number and to give him a bit of info on the 3.2 models. He comes over as a very pleasant person to deal with.

The link below currently describes the car as being prepared and now shows the production number. I will update it again when photos are available.

https://www.cheshiresportclassics.co.uk ... 2/197632/0
Pictures now on the garage site above. The B10 looks great in Alpina Blue with silver decals, it's got me thinking how mine would look now :lol:. Not bad looking for a 20 year old car.


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Number 65 is now showing as sold on the garage website, hope the new owner joins us on this forum.
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Re: Question for B10 3.2 people

Post by Alex_B » Thu Aug 08, 2019 1:10 am

I owned number 171, a blue saloon with a manual gearbox, from early 2012 until earlier on this year (sold it to a friend). Don’t quite regret selling it - the time had come - but I’d like another Alpina :)
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Re: Question for B10 3.2 people

Post by Alpina Jim » Tue Aug 20, 2019 10:08 pm

#171 currently for sale on ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alpina-B10-3 ... SwFOVdWnHN

Auction ended, buy it now or offer at £6600.
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Re: Question for B10 3.2 people

Post by Mike B10 » Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:46 pm

I can confirm that B10 3.2 touring 005 is still up and running (just!).

Suffered cracked cylinder head at 206,000 miles which has just been repaired and engine in process of re-assembly. Bores in great condition!
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