Revisiting Alpinas
Revisiting Alpinas
After my last B10 3.3 caught fire and was written off I've had a few cats since. Currently own an 840ci and a Porsche 944 S2 convertible.
Both cracking cars in their own rights but keep getting drawn back to looking at Alpinas.
Do the B3 3.3 Coupes ever come up for sale with a manual box? I'm considering one of these if any about or an E46 M3
Thoughts please?
Both cracking cars in their own rights but keep getting drawn back to looking at Alpinas.
Do the B3 3.3 Coupes ever come up for sale with a manual box? I'm considering one of these if any about or an E46 M3
Thoughts please?
I've got a very nice completely standard manual 76k mile FSH 2003 M3 Convertible coming up for sale in the next few weeks Just getting a few minor tweaks done to get it perfect before saleG20 LPG wrote:My one Alpina B10 was manual the other was switchtronic.
My 840 is auto and the 944 manual
I think manual is my preferred gearbox
I guess an e46 m3 could be on the cards in that case
B3 3.3 Coupe #090
D3 2.0 Biturbo Touring #098
D3 2.0 Biturbo Touring #098
Simon13 converted his B3S Touring to manual - hereDans wrote:didn't someone do a conversion to Manual on B3?
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!
A manual conversion is a relatively straight forward procedure and as Simon states, its great and well worth doing!
I have converted a couple of E39's, an E34, a few E46s (including Simons) and lost count of the E30's and is one of my favoured conversions.
Came close to doing my old B3 3.3 saloon as well but ended up breaking it and putting the engine in an E30 (with manual box!)
If i ever buy another E46 Alpina it will be getting a manual box and its a shame Sytner (or Buchloe) decided it was not to be for the UK RHD market.
I have converted a couple of E39's, an E34, a few E46s (including Simons) and lost count of the E30's and is one of my favoured conversions.
Came close to doing my old B3 3.3 saloon as well but ended up breaking it and putting the engine in an E30 (with manual box!)
If i ever buy another E46 Alpina it will be getting a manual box and its a shame Sytner (or Buchloe) decided it was not to be for the UK RHD market.
E39 B10 V8/1 #81
E28 B9 3.5 #536
plus a few other BMW's.
Previously enjoyed
E46 B3 3.3 coupe #274
E60 B5 #329
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #450
E92 B3 Biturbo #185
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #114
E34 B10 Biturbo #445
E36 B3 3.0 switchtronic coupe #185
E46 B3S convertible #34
Many other BMW's
E28 B9 3.5 #536
plus a few other BMW's.
Previously enjoyed
E46 B3 3.3 coupe #274
E60 B5 #329
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #450
E92 B3 Biturbo #185
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #114
E34 B10 Biturbo #445
E36 B3 3.0 switchtronic coupe #185
E46 B3S convertible #34
Many other BMW's