Pictures of my new car - BMW Alpina D3

unknown · 1st October 2007, 20:50

Ashok
Firstly congrats on the purchase

Btw how much does d3 alpina costs to you ?

Ashok · 2nd October 2007, 03:14

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Btw how much does d3 alpina costs to you ?

The "on the road" price in the UK is £ 27,400. Absolute bargain!

unknown · 2nd October 2007, 13:30

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Originally Posted by Ashok

The "on the road" price in the UK is £ 27,400. Absolute bargain!

That's around 22 lakh Quite cheap cheers:

cheap_deal · 2nd October 2007, 13:39

nice car, torque figures are amazing. why did you sell the m5 so soon?
i could never see myself replacing a 500bhp M5 with a 200bhp diesel.

Sideways · 2nd October 2007, 13:51

Very nice colour, very impressive figures. Congratulations. Love the wheels.

Ashok · 3rd October 2007, 03:17

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Originally Posted by cheap_deal

nice car, torque figures are amazing. why did you sell the m5 so soon?
i could never see myself replacing a 500bhp M5 with a 200bhp diesel.

The E60 M5 was very unreliable and this completely ruined the ownership experience. Get behind the wheel of a D3 (or indeed any Alpina) and you know right away you're sitting in something very special. Driving around town the D3 certainly makes a lot more sense. The M5 never really "woke up" before 3000rpm at which point I would run out of road or hit traffic.

aah78 · 3rd October 2007, 05:33

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Originally Posted by Ashok

The "on the road" price in the UK is £ 27,400. Absolute bargain!

Thats actually not bad at all.

So how do you go about buying an ALPINA? They're registered as a car-manufacturer, right? Do they have seperate dealerships or do the BMW dealerships cater to them?

-> In the US, you can order the ALPINA B7 at select BMW dealerships.

Shark · 3rd October 2007, 10:04

Sweet car Ashok !!! Congrats

iraghava · 3rd October 2007, 11:28

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So how do you go about buying an ALPINA? They're registered as a car-manufacturer, right? Do they have seperate dealerships or do the BMW dealerships cater to them?

In the UK, select BMW dealerships are also Alpina dealerships & have cars in stock with them & also can will take orders for customised cars too (a big thing with Alpina customers is to customise their cars further). So, mostly you can just walk in to the dealer & pick up the car if it's in stock or place an order for the same if it's not. A prominent BMW/Alpina dealer in the UK is Sytner.

Ashok · 3rd October 2007, 18:17

Yes, Sytner is the exclusive UK distributor for Alpina. Since they sell so few cars I don't see this changing anytime soon. In theory one can buy an Alpina from any BMW dealer but non-Sytner dealers simply source the cars via Sytner so better to deal direct.

No dealer wants to hold cars in stock that don't shift. Since Alpina owners are picky as to what they want, almost all UK cars are "made to order". That said it only took me two months from order to delivery for the D3.

The only Alpina available in the USA is the B7 as Alpina do not have the capacity to meet demand if they were to offer any other models out there.

iraghava · 3rd October 2007, 19:59

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The only Alpina available in the USA is the B7 as Alpina do not have the capacity to meet demand if they were to offer any other models out there.

Oh how I wish I could own a B7 in the same Electric Blue & Classic wheels (albeit 21") as your car Ashok

Now if only dreams were horses!

n_aditya · 3rd October 2007, 21:30

Congrats Ashok. I love the shade of blue and the wheels are absolute drool maal.

This is one hot lookin ride you have. Take good care of her and drive safe pal.

nitroxx · 4th October 2007, 01:22

Great ride dude, absolute stunner...cheers!

Jayabusa · 7th December 2007, 13:16

that's an elegant looking beast. what's the exclusive alpina stuff all about?

Ashok · 7th December 2007, 19:21

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that's an elegant looking beast. what's the exclusive alpina stuff all about?

Thanks.

Full explanation about Alpina here:

ALPINA Philosophy

By the way, I've swapped onto 18" winter wheels & tyres until the Spring:

1st October 2007, 20:50	#31
unknown BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 438 Thanked: 22 Times	Ashok Firstly congrats on the purchase Btw how much does d3 alpina costs to you ?
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2nd October 2007, 13:39	#34
cheap_deal BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: unknown Posts: 465 Thanked: 7 Times	nice car, torque figures are amazing. why did you sell the m5 so soon? i could never see myself replacing a 500bhp M5 with a 200bhp diesel.
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2nd October 2007, 13:51	#35
Sideways BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Madras - India Posts: 641 Thanked: 28 Times View My Garage	Very nice colour, very impressive figures. Congratulations. Love the wheels.
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Shark Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Australia/Mumbai Posts: 4 Thanked: 0 Times	Sweet car Ashok !!! Congrats
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3rd October 2007, 18:17	#40
Ashok BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 74 Thanked: 2 Times	Yes, Sytner is the exclusive UK distributor for Alpina. Since they sell so few cars I don't see this changing anytime soon. In theory one can buy an Alpina from any BMW dealer but non-Sytner dealers simply source the cars via Sytner so better to deal direct. No dealer wants to hold cars in stock that don't shift. Since Alpina owners are picky as to what they want, almost all UK cars are "made to order". That said it only took me two months from order to delivery for the D3. The only Alpina available in the USA is the B7 as Alpina do not have the capacity to meet demand if they were to offer any other models out there.
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3rd October 2007, 21:30	#42
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 5,225 Thanked: 2,847 Times View My Garage	Congrats Ashok. I love the shade of blue and the wheels are absolute drool maal. This is one hot lookin ride you have. Take good care of her and drive safe pal.
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nitroxx BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: DXB Posts: 817 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Great ride dude, absolute stunner...cheers!
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Jayabusa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,447 Thanked: 68 Times	that's an elegant looking beast. what's the exclusive alpina stuff all about?
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