Alpina B10 Bi turbo, this car is haunting me 11/2/15

Post Fri Feb 13, 2015 3:06 am

anothere21323i wrote:
Jesus325iTouring wrote:
jimbom30cab wrote:He looks very posh

bss325i wrote:I believe he is a forces type. High up in the Army.
Sandhurst fastracker
Not wearing jeans and trainers he's not!

The officers that go for the gentry look are normally council types aspiring to an image that is a generation out of date. So by that logic, that is the Duke of Somethingsomethingshire.

But Woa, what a car. Lucky guy!

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:41 am

Sooooo..... after a sad story this now belongs to me.

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:49 am

Well done! What's the story behind it if you don't mind telling.

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:03 am

Nice one Barry.

Does it need much doing?

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:58 am

Will update the thread tonight when I get behind the laptop.

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:26 pm

B7 wrote:
Kos wrote:
Simon13 wrote: I don't own this car anymore and i wasn't driving it about in London on Goswell Road @16:55 on feb the 4th
No, this guy owns it now

He don't look very happy. Has he just realised it's a left hooker?

He should be happy. Is that not the man from the 'Big Bang Theory'?

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:26 pm

senna wrote:
B7 wrote:
Kos wrote: No, this guy owns it now

He don't look very happy. Has he just realised it's a left hooker?
He should be happy. Is that not the man from the 'Big Bang Theory'?

Don't be fooled by the Barbour, it was probably on the strap, like the car !

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:47 pm

It's not a genuine Barbour

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:47 pm

Lovely footwear though!

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 4:03 pm

Legs seem weirdly short

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 4:25 pm

bet he can't even see over the top of the range rover...!

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:13 pm

winx wrote:Lovely footwear though!

very ponyesque

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:15 pm

So basically the guy who bought the car from ML hardly used it.

He was in London and it overheated and blew a top hose so he took it to Park Lane BMW and they replaced the hose but did not investigate why it over heated and blew the hose.
He collected the car from them and again, while in London it started to overheat so ended up getting the car recovered back to ML. Upon investigation it was found that the viscous was weak and the engine had been relying on the electric fan to keep the engine cool when stationary but that had packed up hence why the weak viscous was not up to the job of keeping the engine cool. A new genuine BMW electric fan and viscous fan coupling had the cooling performance back to how it should be.

When the car turned up the recovery truck it was noted that there was quite bad kerb damage to both the OS wheels. When the car was raised on the ramp to check the cooling system, the OSF leg dropped away from the car and it was found that the aluminium top mount had snapped!
As the transport company had the car 48h, one can only suspect that some twat took it for a spin and hit both the OS wheels taking out the mount in the process.

So one new top mount and a wheel alignment and it was now driving as it should.

Fast forward 6 months after virtually no response to emails, phone calls etc to the owner prompting him to pay his bill we get a call from the finance company saying they wanted to come a reposes the car as the owner had stopped paying for it!
As there was an outstanding repair and storage bill it was going no where until that was paid.

So to cut a long story short, the finance company wanted a sum of money for the car and the bill had to be paid at ML so i did that after the owner handed over all of the paperwork and history for the car via the finance company.

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:31 pm

What an epic waste of money for that chap !

How very odd.

Anyway, had any thoughts about if to keep it Barry or move it on ?

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:42 pm

Probably sell it.

Post Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:47 pm

Arh well, You'd need to open a showroom soon !

Have a good xmas

Post Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:18 am

Sounds like you had some dramas buying it Barry, finance company's can usually be a pain to deal with. But I wouldn't of expected someone to buy this car on finance, surely if you're buying a car like this, it with cash you having lying around? Being as its a Sunday car?

Either way it's an epic chariot and I imagine you got it at the right price.

Post Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:03 pm

profiteering off my hard work!

Post Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:54 pm

Simon13 wrote:profiteering off my hard work!

You earnt all right out of it!

Right time right place for me.

Post Sun Dec 20, 2015 1:28 pm

good luck selling it you'll need it

Post Sun Dec 20, 2015 6:56 pm

Fortune favours the brave!

Post Mon Dec 21, 2015 12:25 am

horah!

Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:29 pm

So on thursday the Biturbo went to its new home in sunny Aberdeen!

Happy that its stayed in the country and gone to a fellow enthusiast.

Post Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:37 pm

Nice One

Post Thu May 05, 2016 9:52 pm

bss325i wrote:So on thursday the Biturbo went to its new home in sunny Aberdeen!

Happy that its stayed in the country and gone to a fellow enthusiast.

Post Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:30 pm

Looks like this is for sale

https://oldcolonelcars.co.uk/listing/al ... -bi-turbo/

Post Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:47 am

Was. What was it up for Dan?

Post Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:56 am

I think it was £60k.

Post Sat Feb 13, 2021 11:27 am

Hmm. Sounds reasonable.
Thanks Brian.

Post Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:03 pm

It was advertised for £30,000

Post Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:12 pm

£29995 then, was it, not £59995? Only had a quick glance at the ad. while it was still live.
I have no difficultly remembering things from 50 years ago, but from last night......

Post Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:49 pm

Brianmoooore wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:12 pm

I have no difficultly remembering things from 50 years ago, but from last night......

Please explain this to my wife Brian

Mart.

Post Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:06 pm

Brianmoooore wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:12 pm
£29995 then, was it, not £59995? Only had a quick glance at the ad. while it was still live.
I have no difficultly remembering things from 50 years ago, but from last night......

It was yes, your not the only person to have expected it to be for sale at 60k though!

Post Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:29 pm

Even at £30k.............hmmmm

May be worth hanging on to the 535i Sport a bit longer