B3 3.3 Touring For Sale on PH

Hodge · Post by **Hodge** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:15 am

Just thought I'd link this as many member seem to be after one of late

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3303861.htm

HTH

Hodge

Araf · Post by **Araf** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:13 am

Cheers for that.

I hate dark colours and I'm not sure I could live with a grey interior - but I'm going to have to have a think about that.

I dismissed asp's one in favour of a saloon with the correct spec, then wished I hadn't.

joylove · Post by **joylove** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:49 am

Auto xenons but manual seats? Weird!

asp · Post by **asp** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:09 pm

Biased but I like that!

Araf wrote:Cheers for that. I hate dark colours and I'm not sure I could live with a grey interior

I think I'd prefer that to the coal hole interior on mine, although the privacy glass, carbon black and shadowline look a bit too much for me.

I don't get how there are B3S's as a pre-facelift, and there are facelift B3's - did they offer them both at one point?

Araf · Post by **Araf** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:06 pm

Araf wrote:....but I'm going to have to have a think about that.

Sadly, I can think about it no more. I managed to damage the engine and gearbox on my wife's VXR8 today, so having that investigated and repaired has to be my first concern.

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:15 pm

Araf wrote:I managed to damage the engine and gearbox on my wife's VXR8 today,

Bugger. Dare I ask what happened?

Araf · Post by **Araf** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:08 pm

Playing at RAF Cottesmore - using the runway as a 1 mile drag strip.

Managed to grind reverse instead of selecting 5th, then when I tried again to find 5th, I found 3rd at 120 odd mph.

I managed to limp the car to the garage I use in Milton Keynes, and they stayed open to take the car from me, and let me have a loan car to get home.

The engine is running on 6 or 7 cylinders maximum, so could have bent a couple of valves. The gearbox will have to be stripped, inspected, and rebuilt or replaced.

A couple of silly errors by me, that could add up to be quite costly.

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:15 pm

ouch! Bloody Aussie gearbox...........Hope it's not as bad as feared, but hear what you're saying. Could be costly. Bet Mrs is happy

Araf · Post by **Araf** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:24 pm

Bl00dy yankee gearbox. Still, such are the economies of scale of production that a brand new gearbox is only Â£2k, and (if needed) a new engine is about Â£5k, so I already know the upper limit of costs.

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:41 pm

Araf wrote:Bl00dy yankee gearbox. Still, such are the economies of scale of production that a brand new gearbox is only Â£2k, and (if needed) a new engine is about Â£5k, so I already know the upper limit of costs.

I know te origins......saw plenty in Oz when I was out there in the distant past. Quick, but a little agricultural

Hopefully, it's nowhere near those upper costs......

Araf · Post by **Araf** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:53 pm

Yeah, me too. I think I'll stick to track days in future.

SJobson · Post by **SJobson** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:00 pm

asp wrote:Biased but I like that!

Araf wrote:Cheers for that. I hate dark colours and I'm not sure I could live with a grey interior
I think I'd prefer that to the coal hole interior on mine, although the privacy glass, carbon black and shadowline look a bit too much for me.

I don't get how there are B3S's as a pre-facelift, and there are facelift B3's - did they offer them both at one point?

There aren't any pre-facelift B3S saloon or Tourings; the facelift for the coupe and convertible was 2 years later than them.

I have seen what appeared to be a 2002 facelift B3 3.3 convertible but it had been facelifted later in its life.

ali · Post by **ali** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:24 pm

E46 Touring facelift was Sept 2001
That Touring is very keenly priced.
I don't imagine it will hang about for long

Dans · Post by **Dans** » Wed May 16, 2012 1:04 am

I have owned B3 3.3 touring no 107 for a couple of years, but have managed to get my paws on a B5 so it's going. I've stuck it on PH and MotorMutt with the usual hyperbole reserved for those who don't know much about Alpinas.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3907754.htm

http://www.motormutt.com/private/608

it's a lovely car in cracking nick, I'd prefer it to go to an enthusiast and not to someone who'll change the alloys and fit neons, so I thought I'd stick it up here too. Any questions do drop me a line via here or one of the Ads.

cheers
dan

E24man · Post by **E24man** » Wed May 16, 2012 6:53 am