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Fitted my new spoiler… Paid a pretty penny for it from Alpina to replace my (probably fitted at dealer when new) M3 item, only to find that the sedan spoiler is the same as coupe and I could have used the one I found on a Jap import 318iS coupe a couple of years back! Ah well. Will probably replace the boot with a non-spoiler one and have it repainted, as the holes are very different to the M3 ones.

Hi, as per title, my 1998 E36 sedan has the manual and service book but that's all. Does anyone have the Vinyl folder and perhaps the other guff (radio instructions etc) that I could put these in/with? Thanks Nathan Auckland

Ok after driving it for a couple of days, it does seem more comfortable. It’s also worth saying that I don’t drive it like I stole it and keep within a low rev range. The clutch and flywheel are ‘oem equivalent’ DMF from Exedy. Same spec as for M3.

Description about as tasteful as bonnet-up photo at Waikumete.

Got a toot, wave and a 👌 from a Jaguar driver who pulled alongside me on the motorway when I was taking the Alpina for breakfast today, feel good moment!

Well put. I’ve sort of popped out the other end of my first e30 in 2004 at 18, and ended up owning various great examples. They were old fashioned but neat in 2004 and largely haven’t changed image all that much. I’ve been looking for a really good example for a while, and find that the ownership is still pretty young and often unrealistic about condition. I’m happy to pay for the right car(where is that Alpina-engined tech2?) but only at fair market as opposed to the “put a price up and see where it lands” examples with race seats, strut braces and aftermarket steering wheels. The e36 is a great drive but just missing that basic, chrome look and feel.

I went ahead and ordered a CDV / lock valve and fitted it. No perceptible change, perhaps it’s just a heavy clutch.

Good work! Perhaps I should list the B3...

Cool, you have a B11?

Find me a nice m325 or a base spec black plates coupe that I can keep original. Maybe I need to let the B3 go

Beautiful car, perfect combo of paint, amber indicators, mtech trim and thick wheels. A great, 1990s sports look

I need to get an E30 to do things like this! Now wheres that one with the Alpina 2.7...

The images perhaps suggest that it has encountered the business in Oz who were licensed importers of Alpina gear- but aside from the stripes, the single exhaust suggests nothing extra under the hood.

Kerbed the crap out of a rear wheel on the B3 today, very disappointed with myself!

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