balancerider 707 Report post Posted August 21, 2020 Rather interesting - best budget for a new EGR system with 13k km in 6 years but a rare beast nonetheless... https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2750607415?bof=sG1mAAhU 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4015 Report post Posted August 21, 2020 Pig, meet lipstick. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 1042 Report post Posted August 21, 2020 EGR is probably fine, it's the DPF you got to worry about Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breaker 980 Report post Posted August 21, 2020 NZ has no appreciation for Alpina, would be an expensive indulgence, I have no doubt the drive would be damn good against the stand X3 though 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leichtbau 525 Report post Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Breaker said: NZ has no appreciation for Alpina, would be an expensive indulgence, I have no doubt the drive would be damn good against the stand X3 though An Alpina is something you either get or you don't. Of those that don't, cars like the E36 and E39 on TM currently aren't going to sway them, because the BMW version (M3/M5) was a better product. The E39 being particularly egregious for trying to echo the E28 turbo era mega saloons Alpina were churning out at the time with that awful cloth interior. Manual seats in Alpina as well? No thank you. They really need to have the full fat Lavalina interior, which craps all over anything BMW could put into a car, the Individual department included. The E36 Alpina 3.2 is the same price as a 3.2 Evo, and some additional VDO gauges and switchtronic gearbox does not a better car make. The E60 on TM is an interesting alternative to the M5, the same level of power, just made in a different fashion. I've driven a couple and they're rocket ships, I would dearly love for the white B5 S I've seen down here to be for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
balancerider 707 Report post Posted August 21, 2020 The things the Alpina wins on IMHO - subtlety, colours (that green ?), and the fact they still put a V8 in a wagon. I’d rather have the supercharged V8 than the V10 in the M5, mainly because bork factor... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
balancerider 707 Report post Posted August 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Breaker said: NZ has no appreciation for Alpina, would be an expensive indulgence, I have no doubt the drive would be damn good against the stand X3 though Similar price to a slightly newer X3 35d. Much rather have the alpina personally... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GorGasm 561 Report post Posted August 21, 2020 55 minutes ago, balancerider said: The things the Alpina wins on IMHO - subtlety, colours (that green ?), and the fact they still put a V8 in a wagon. I’d rather have the supercharged V8 than the V10 in the M5, mainly because bork factor... If you can't afford to pay, you can't afford to play. In reality, the E60 Alpina on trademe is 2x the price of my old E60 M5 and my car was well sorted and had less mileage. There's no rational reason for it to be priced at 40 grand. The V10, and to a degree the gearbox is a game changer in the E60. There's very little like it out there. The V8 is just a boring old V8. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2377 Report post Posted August 21, 2020 14 minutes ago, GorGasm said: The V8 is just a boring old V8. A lazy, stump pulling, motorway storming modified v8. Lower rpm peak hp and torque, and almost 200nm more torque at that. Hard to compare the alpina to a m5 imo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 1956 Report post Posted August 22, 2020 If you want a supercharged V8 from that Era you want an E55 AMG. Also half the price or less than the Alpina and keeping the "pros" of a supercharger, V8 and slushbox. More Availability of parts and massive potential for more power if you wish. Now old Alpinas like the E34 B10 Turbo. Yes please. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GorGasm 561 Report post Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) Exactly what I was going to say. The E55 has practically won the game before it's started. I had headers, pulley and tune on mine and it was ludicrous, funnily enough it also sold for $20k. It was funny to drive rather than fun though. Seems if you hang around me long enough you can purchase a well maintained super sedan for 20 grand Edited August 22, 2020 by GorGasm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
