Stunning E28 B2.8 Alpina on eBay |
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donniebmwm535
Advanced Newbie Joined: 21-February-2006 Location: Lanarkshire Status: Offline Points: 29 |
Posted: 23-February-2006 at 18:30 |
Thanks Mike, your dead right, too many guys out there missing the point! If you spent £5K plus on a normal milage E28 of any model, Alpina or other, it still wouldnt be as factory fresh and unmolested as this one. I'll probably keep the car, and just use it in summer months. Therefore get the enjoyment of driving it a bit more, to justify it sitting in the garage all winter, Scottish road salt is a killer for all cars! The other point is, that the car is probably rarer than any other variant, due to the factory extras at the time, such as the LSD, recaro and the sports suspension, which is perfectly balanced, not as h**** as the M535i, but handles as well, and the Alpina spoiler etc is original from new. I can send you some good recent pics if you wish, not on ebay, that make good for keepng! regards. Donnie |
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540 V8
Bavarian-Board Contributor Lick my badge Joined: 07-December-2005 Location: Running the asylum Status: Offline Points: 2280 |
Posted: 23-February-2006 at 18:16 |
At the end of the day, no matter what is said, the fact remains, it's a proper BMW, modified by a BMW specialist and looked after by a proper BMW enthusiast, therefore, it's a beauty in every sense of the word! How anyone can knock such a wonderful piece of engineering is beyond me (blinkin purists!) Anyway, smashin' car and if I had the cash, there would be 2 shiny, red beemers on my drive! If I win the lottery on Saturday and she's sold, I'll be very upset! Regards Mike |
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Current:E34 540i Touring 6 speed manual(Mpower bodykit & suspension)& Chrysler Voyager 3.3 V6 auto Previous:E34 530iSE AC Schnitzer suspension. E28 525e auto-Standard |
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donniebmwm535
Advanced Newbie Joined: 21-February-2006 Location: Lanarkshire Status: Offline Points: 29 |
Posted: 23-February-2006 at 15:11 |
Hi, yes the Alpina wheels were on he car when I bought it.
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M3AG
Really Senior Member II 7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness) Joined: 17-October-2002 Location: Good Old Hertfordshire Status: Offline Points: 1644 |
Posted: 23-February-2006 at 14:39 |
Nice B2.8, not many around that can get near the condition of that one!
When you bought it, did it have the Alpina wheels? AG |
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donniebmwm535
Advanced Newbie Joined: 21-February-2006 Location: Lanarkshire Status: Offline Points: 29 |
Posted: 22-February-2006 at 12:44 |
Hi Nick, no it wasnt I, I bought it last year and it required all the following replaced due to such a long storage, all the perishables, such as all coolant & heater hoses, flexi rubber brake hoses, radiator(precaution) Viscous coup, coolant, engine oil and filter(of course), gearbox oil, brake fluid, power steering fluid & filter, belts, plugs, dist cap & rotor, cam gasket, etc etc. All the hoses and rad seemed fine, but, feel better changing them, with the car sitting so long. Donnie |
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Nick
Bavarian-Board Contributor BMWCC Area Organiser Yorks & Humber Joined: 21-October-2002 Location: God’s own county... Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 1319 |
Posted: 22-February-2006 at 12:33 |
Donnie,
I very nearly bought this car last year from a guy in West Yorkshire.. would this be you? Nick |
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donniebmwm535
Advanced Newbie Joined: 21-February-2006 Location: Lanarkshire Status: Offline Points: 29 |
Posted: 22-February-2006 at 08:46 |
Thanks Chas. regards Donnie
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Chas C
Really Senior Member II Nothing new under the sun Joined: 15-December-2004 Location: Aberdeenshire Status: Offline Points: 1620 |
Posted: 22-February-2006 at 07:39 |
Hi Donnie and welcome You've got a very unique motor there and I'm pleased to see that it's not being mis-represented. I know it's not the full works and will be dismissed by many of the purists but that's their loss. My B3.5 is much better spec'd than any B11 I've seen and I don't care if it doesn't have the Mahle pistons because I've no intention of thrashing it round a track. My B6 2.8 isn't 'real' either because it was a dealer conversion by John Clark BMW rather than a Sytner job. It still matches the B10 3.3 that I took to work today for performance. Good luck with the sale, but don't expect it to reach the price of a collectors item!
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donniebmwm535
Advanced Newbie Joined: 21-February-2006 Location: Lanarkshire Status: Offline Points: 29 |
Posted: 21-February-2006 at 19:33 |
Hi, Donnie here, the guy who has the 528i on Ebay. Yes there is some confusion over the variant as to whether its regarded as an Alpina or not, the B2.8 was a loss leader for Sytners in 1984, and didnt sell as intended at the time. Some factory ready, as in, equipped with LSD, sports suspension, recaro interior, uprated exhaust etc, etc, as is this one, were farmed out to other dealers. The model was only available in 1984, thereafter ceased. Although not regarded as a true Alpina, the car is original and has never been touched cosmeticaly or mechanicaly, other than the addition of the Hartge rear apron, which I fitted last year. I've owned a number of E28 M535i's, E24 635i's over the last 15 years, and know a good car when I see it. This particular car is the as new as it gets, not as quick as an m535i ( currently have one, and service a few other friends M535i's), but when I say it drives as new, looks as new, and has been totally protected as new underside, it really is this good, and the 2.8 engine is far superior to the 3.5 unit for reliability. Lots of E28's out there!, but not like this one guys! Thanks for your comments, Donnie
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Drew540i
Really Senior Member II Available from all good newsagents! Joined: 15-August-2005 Location: The Mansfield Massive Status: Offline Points: 632 |
Posted: 21-February-2006 at 17:54 |
This is probably more like it...................
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-ALPINA-B9-3-5-E28-GENU INE-ORIGINAL-NOT-M5-M535I_W0QQitemZ461545 4559QQcategoryZ31357QQssPageNameZWDVWQ QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem The B2.8 looks stunning but I can't see the build plaque that they (all) had. To be honest, a B2.8 was nothing special anyway - a 528iSE supplied by BMW with Bilsteins and LSD plus Sytners added the wheels, spoilers, steering wheel and an Alpina B9 exhaust system. An M535i would murder it. For £6250 it's a lovely thing but for not that much more you can get a very nice M5 or one of the best B9 or B10's in the country. If it's a genuine B2.8 with a plaque it's probably worth it to a collector - but the moment you start putting loads of miles on the value drops. |
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Chas C
Really Senior Member II Nothing new under the sun Joined: 15-December-2004 Location: Aberdeenshire Status: Offline Points: 1620 |
Posted: 21-February-2006 at 12:34 |
The advert description is fair if you know what you're looking at but could be misleading if you don't. Sytner did do a few cosmetic cars and even had specific badging for a run of B3.5s (E32 & E34). Those are even rarer than the real things and are often better spec'd (albeit not quite as powerful in the go dept.). Edited by Chas C |
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Mallorcaman
Really Senior Member I Joined: 13-December-2004 Location: Mallorca, Spain Status: Offline Points: 254 |
Posted: 20-February-2006 at 14:42 |
This car was advertised in BMW car last year. I spent a lot of time talking to the owner and he kindly sent me a CD with literally hundreds of photos. I was very interested in buying it. It is a beautiful car, but is not an Alpina "B anything" The lead time on a new Alpina was too long for the first owner to wait, so he had a new 528i fitted with a few Alpina parts (cosmetic) by Sytners. The car is probably unrepeatable, and looked absolutely as new in the pictures I was sent. It is not an Alpina though, and I think the advert is misleading. |
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Doive
Really Senior Member II Joined: 09-February-2005 Location: Clinging to a turbine, Hexham Status: Offline Points: 1212 |
Posted: 18-February-2006 at 13:47 |
Well it is in Strathaven stephen, you may have seen it on it's travels! Looks very tidy indeed, but seems a bit of a shame to keep a car like that locked away in a dark garage - if it were mine, it would get used. Wouldn't mind that, don't have 5 grand though.
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rubberknees50
Really Senior Member II Does it have chrome bumpers? Joined: 26-July-2004 Location: Telford, Shropshire Status: Offline Points: 1074 |
Posted: 18-February-2006 at 13:24 |
Looka a nice clean car, seems a shame to ebay it, especially as he says he wants it to go to an enthusiast.
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IanT
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stephenperry
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 20-April-2004 Location: Elgin Status: Offline Points: 7213 |
Posted: 18-February-2006 at 12:51 |
theres a "BMW E28 B2.8 528i Alpina" (what a mouthful!) on ebay at the moment with 13k miles from new... numberplate looks familiar? |
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2007 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI Titanium X Auto 1983 Ford Sierra XR4i 2000 Alpina B10 3.3 #118 1999 BMW 323Ci 1995 BMW 318i SE 1994 Vauxhall Omega 2.0 GLS 1995 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX 1990 Honda Concerto 1.6 EX 1986 Ford Orion 1.6 GL 1989 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Firefly |
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