Alpina B12 for under 30k

[btnh]

alpina made these in 91' ? price seems low to me for a fairly low mileage example... what gives?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-850i-Coupe-850-B12-Alpina-/200574278563?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2eb3289ba3#ht_1867wt_1139

[rockytt]

The 5.0 is not as valuable as the 5.7-
Most of the 5.0 changes over the stock 850 are cosmetic in nature

[koenig d]

and it is not a real Alpina

[M Quick]

and it is not a real Alpina


Teach us, share your knowledge, so we all can see what the giveaways are!

[olinjohnston]

My first car was granite silver, so I love it...

[wokke]

and it is not a real Alpina

how can you tell? It does have the ALPINA production number batch

http://i.ebayimg.com/05/%21%21s1GEk%21EG0%7E$%28KGrHqF,%21iEE%29qtYBKCeBMk %285Jnnk%21%7E%7E_12.JPG

here a picture of a genuine badge of my 1992 ex E32 B12-5.0LWB (http://www.wokke.de/ALPINA-B12/ALPINA_B12.htm) for comparison
http://www.wokke.de/ALPINA-B12/B12-label.JPG

[IcemanBHE]

This car is a noted Synter conversion to Alpina spec, and depending on how you feel about that...may be or may not be considered a true Alpina.

Nothing was done by Alpina in Germany other than shipping parts to Synter.

[sjflat]

This car is a noted Synter conversion to Alpina spec, and depending on how you feel about that...may be or may not be considered a true Alpina.

Nothing was done by Alpina in Germany other than shipping parts to Synter.

This. All true Alpinas are LHD are they not? Still an interesting car though I guess.

My dad and I went to look at another Synter Alpina a couple of years back (a blue one with an M Sport bumper). At the time it was up for £20k and was well over-priced considering the poor condition it was in. The dealer wouldn't let my dad test drive it either despite the fact we'd driven a good hour and a half to come and look at it! :mad

(for clairty, I am NOT talking about the Silver one shown above)

Steve

[330newbie]

CSi money for roughly the equivalent (accel., HP) of a Wokke V2 chipped M70. Desirable 3.45 final drive though, assuming its LSD.

[koenig d]

this car has been for sale for well over a year.
it is 1 of 6 non original alpina's.
I have also seen the tatty blue alpina clone. I an sure I have a pic of it somwhere.
I hope JUD chirps in on this one.

[Jenya]

Love that colour. Looks fantastic.

[Chamberlin]

My first car was granite silver, so I love it...

Hadn't ever seen a granite silver 8 series before - those pics just about floored me....I didn't think I could like the 850 any more than I already do...