B3 3.3 Coupe - A little TLC

hap · Post by **hap** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:44 pm

your call, if you could keep it why not?
i recall it was for sale at independent

BarryM · Post by **BarryM** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:43 pm

Only just caught up with this thread, seems a shame to sell after all your hard work.

BarryM · Post by **BarryM** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 4:15 pm

and thanks to drewjack for pointing out that the boot mat's reversible as I hadn't realised and that will help to keep the carpet side in better condition now I know - 18 months in and I'm still finding out really simple stuff

James_G · Post by **James_G** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 4:58 pm

Well guys, #170 has been gone a few weeks now and hopefully the new owner is getting on well with it.

Meanwhile I've just picked up my new car today - here it is.

I have really enjoyed my Alpina experience and it's been great to be part of this community, albeit for a short period of time. I'll definitely have another Alpina again in the future, perhaps when I need a touring as I love how they look in that shape.

In the meantime though thanks for all the comments and words of encouragement along the way. I hope some of my DIY in this thread helps the E46 owners in the future and shows that, with a decent set of spanners and some time, a suspension overhaul is very achievable.

Cheers

James

BarryM · Post by **BarryM** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:05 pm

Enjoy the new car, I have to say I'd buy a second hand car off you given the time and effort you put into sorting out the B3

MikeR · Post by **MikeR** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:36 pm

Nice new car! Thought about one before getting the D3BT - test drove one with sport auto - rocket ship! I'd be interested in your impressions after a while of ownership....

BTW there's someone else on here who has one too...

Paulb · Post by **Paulb** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:04 pm

Nice new motor.

Any thoughts as to changing from the run flats to non-run flats?

Hodge · Post by **Hodge** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:44 am

Very nice James, love the Red interior, congratulations

Cheerd

James_G · Post by **James_G** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:21 am

BarryM wrote:Enjoy the new car, I have to say I'd buy a second hand car off you given the time and effort you put into sorting out the B3

Thanks Barry - I enjoy looking after my cars, but I think Alpina owners are definitely some of the more conscientious owners anyway so I was in good company!

MikeR wrote:Nice new car! Thought about one before getting the D3BT - test drove one with sport auto - rocket ship! I'd be interested in your impressions after a while of ownership....

BTW there's someone else on here who has one too...

Thanks Mike, I'll let you know once it's run in but after 160 miles so far it's quick, refined and quite discreet but doesn't have the nice NA 6 cylinder noise of my B3. Other than that, it's perfect

Paulb wrote:Nice new motor.

Any thoughts as to changing from the run flats to non-run flats?

Paul, it comes with Michelin Pilot Sports as standard, so thankfully no runflats. As a result the ride is really good. Not Alpina good you understand, but close. You can order one with RFTs as a no cost option but not many people do.

Hodge wrote:Very nice James, love the Red interior, congratulations

Cheerd

Thanks Mark - yes all to my own spec. This was the colour combo of my Z4MC and I liked it so much I thought I'd replicate it.

MikeR · Post by **MikeR** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:27 pm

Here you go - it was "Peter&Janet"...

http://thealpinaregister.com/forums/vie ... sc&start=0

hap · Post by **hap** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 9:08 pm

Hold the front page
Thread reserection
James you need to buy this back to add to the E36

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/200 ... -3-3-coupe

ScooBeeFive · Post by **ScooBeeFive** » Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:54 am

Great resurrection hap! I love your knowledge of past threads on this forum.

Looks like it hasn't changed hands since James sold it and the mileage hasn't increased much. Still looks pretty tidy. It's a really nice car.

James_G · Post by **James_G** » Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:41 am

hap wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 24, 2021 9:08 pm
Hold the front page
Thread reserection
James you need to buy this back to add to the E36

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/200 ... -3-3-coupe

Wow, amazing work Hap, well done for spotting it and remembering my thread from way back in 2013!

Looking at the photos now I am having pangs of regret because it looks really good and it would make a great addition to the garage alongside the E36. But I'd have to do a manual swap as I could never get on with the gearbox and it's bound to be a lot more than the £5,250 I sold it for too.

ScooBeeFive wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:54 am
Great resurrection hap! I love your knowledge of past threads on this forum.

Looks like it hasn't changed hands since James sold it and the mileage hasn't increased much. Still looks pretty tidy. It's a really nice car.

The chap I sold it to sold it on quite quickly (2 months I think) and I always thought he might have been a trader in disguise. The person that then bought it I think posted about it on here and did some work on it including a change of gearbox fluid which I recall he said fixed the slow changes I'd experienced. I think he then sold it too, so it did change hands quite frequently back then. I sold it with 76k miles and so it's done 15k miles in the last 8 years which is quite a low annual use so was presumably a weekend car.

It's still wearing the same "Dick Lovett" numberplates I fitted and my "service history" Excel spreadsheet seems to have survived to make it in to a photo too. I'd love to drive it again though now I have the E36 to see how they compare and contrast.

Fast3000 · Post by **Fast3000** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 12:26 pm

Only spotted this thread now. But Wow. Very impressive. Hats off to you - tremendous effort and time spent.

hap · Post by **hap** » Tue Sep 07, 2021 5:42 pm

Buy it now 8100

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