Anyone got a view about whether this Alpina likely to be genuine?

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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4149498.htm

Are M70 engines superb/ a pain in the ass? out of interest

TIA

Not any worse than any other 20 year old engine.
The engine is mechanically very good, but expect seals ect due to age, and the odd little hickup but this forum should be able to help you out.

There are some flaws in that advert though, if that is one of the 97 B12 5.0 Alpinas the HP is wrong, torque and 0-60 time is wrong.
Also there should have been a photo of a numberplate.
the car has a CSi front, not an Alpina front, and the Alpina wheels are missing.

I'd say this is either someone who does not know what car he has, or a car that has been tinkered with.
I mean swapping a steeringwheel and the engine aucustic cover is not a big job.

Did Alpina cars this age not have the classic bonnet louvres we usually see?

You thinking about that car Burn?

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Did Alpina cars this age not have the classic bonnet louvres we usually see?

Only the 5.7 had the louvered bonnet, not the 5.0's

This car has fake written all over it. I don't understand how some people can even question its authenticity?

One item is interesting, the seller or the person that created the "genuine" sticker for the acoustic hood can't spell Stuttgart correctly. Maybe a hint about the quality of the rest of it?

Looks like a fake to me Burn, just look at these beauties...

http://home.arcor.de/alpinamae…_B12_5.7_E31/gallery.html


Oh, £5 dearer here

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-…67017#gallery-item-full-6

Email sent

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and still no response to my bogus but plausible email requests. Perhaps he is watching us on the forums.

the phone number dont work

Weird, so why would someone do this? If we can't contact him how can he sell us a fake? Am I missing something?

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Weird, so why would someone do this? If we can't contact him how can he sell us a fake? Am I missing something?

The car must be real and the phone number is not :O

The email is real, had a reply and an apology for the delay. Need to ask some more now.

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The email is real, had a reply and an apology for the delay. Need to ask some more now.

Too much time on yer hands Gix

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The email is real, had a reply and an apology for the delay. Need to ask some more now.

Too much time on yer hands Gix
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Thought he may have the Alps lying around in his shed and want to take some dollar for them. Not to be.

Been down your neck of the woods Steve for a few days in the 8er. 4 hours. Picked up 2 new battle scars. Bumper scuff and a wing chip. Oh well it's only a car.

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Thought he may have the Alps lying around in his shed and want to take some dollar for them. Not to be.

Been down your neck of the woods Steve for a few days in the 8er. 4 hours. Picked up 2 new battle scars. Bumper scuff and a wing chip. Oh well it's only a car.

Then you really should have called in