Vote here to help bring the BMW ALPINA D3 Stateside!!

tothemoon · 12-26-2015, 09:27 AM

So, I keep reading online and posts about wishing the Alpina D3 could be brought to the USA. Well...We have to prove demand is actually there! So, please vote at this link below!! Vote your butts off!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WMB9VS6

After voting, see results here...

https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-2SZTQRBJ/

Cheers,

Tothemoon. (below is my car)

Dog Face Pony Soldier · 12-26-2015, 09:40 AM

I wouldn't buy one and voted accordingly.

tothemoon · 12-26-2015, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by glennQNYC

I wouldn't buy one and voted accordingly.

Thanks for responding. May I ask for what reason you would not entertain the option? Just curious.

goj · 12-26-2015, 02:06 PM

I wouldn't buy one simply because I'm not a fan of the styling and I prefer manual transmission.

Objectively speaking what Alpina does is very cool, not my taste though

Dog Face Pony Soldier · 12-27-2015, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by tothemoon

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Originally Posted by glennQNYC

I wouldn't buy one and voted accordingly.

Thanks for responding. May I ask for what reason you would not entertain the option? Just curious.

Mostly because I wouldn't consider a diesel, but I really wouldn't consider any Alpina. For 25-30 years I have never cared for their styling.

CIWS · 12-27-2015, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by tothemoon

So, I keep reading online and posts about wishing the Alpina D3 could be brought to the USA. Well...We have to prove demand is actually there! Cheers,

Tothemoon. (below is my car)

So how much "demand" do you think there is in the US for the Alpina models as a whole, much less the D3 ?

Great cars without a doubt, but I see mostly B7s around.

teaston · 12-27-2015, 06:28 AM

I don't think the D3 would pass the strict US emmisions laws.

Also likely the same reason that the 330d & 335d aren't available in US.

F32Fleet · 12-27-2015, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by teaston

I don't think the D3 would pass the strict US emmisions laws.

Also likely the same reason that the 330d & 335d aren't available in US.

It would pass. EU and US are essentially the same today. I would've bought a 330d but I had a 335d.

In any case it would've been a slow seller.

teaston · 12-27-2015, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by F32Fleet

It would pass. EU and US are essentially the same today. I would've bought a 330d but I had a 335d.

In any case it would've been a slow seller.

Are you sure?

Maybe it's that Diesel is seen as an economy fuel in US so performance Diesels just wouldn't sell well.

Zirenz2006 · 12-27-2015, 07:25 AM

I would say the demand is minimal at best.

DangerousTacos · 12-27-2015, 11:30 AM

As much as I would love for more Alpina vehicles to become available here, I don't see them selling well. Aren't the prices very close to the ///M counterparts?

teaston · 12-27-2015, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DangerousTacos

As much as I would love for more Alpina vehicles to become available here, I don't see them selling well. Aren't the prices very close to the ///M counterparts?

This is maybe a big part of the problem, in US cars are so much cheaper than Europe that I doubt Alpina would even make any profit on the very few cars they'd sell in US!

BimmerMat135 · 12-27-2015, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

I don't think the D3 would pass the strict US emmisions laws.

Also likely the same reason that the 330d & 335d aren't available in US.

We do have the X5 35d, 535d and 740d that all share the same 30d engine and the X5 been passing new emmission tests recently with very good results.

F32Fleet · 12-27-2015, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

Are you sure?

Maybe it's that Diesel is seen as an economy fuel in US so performance Diesels just wouldn't sell well.

It's about fuel economy, lack of a manual, and limited tuning w/out having to gut the emissions system (egr/scr/dpf).

pz619 · 12-27-2015, 10:20 PM

Would be far more interested in the B3. But it might be too close to m3 in price and performance.

zamboni · 12-28-2015, 12:38 AM

Over price for what you get for the performance.

JN1 · 12-28-2015, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by glennQNYC

I wouldn't buy one and voted accordingly.

I agree 100%.

12-26-2015, 09:27 AM	#1
tothemoon New Member 3 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 328D M Sport Wagon Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW 328D Wagon [10.00]	Vote here to help bring the BMW ALPINA D3 Stateside!! So, I keep reading online and posts about wishing the Alpina D3 could be brought to the USA. Well...We have to prove demand is actually there! So, please vote at this link below!! Vote your butts off! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WMB9VS6 After voting, see results here... https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-2SZTQRBJ/ Cheers, Tothemoon. (below is my car) Last edited by tothemoon; 12-26-2015 at 09:56 AM.. Reason: added ability to view results of survey.
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teaston Banned 10818 Rep 32,881 Posts Drives: X3 M40d Join Date: May 2012 Location: The High Seas iTrader: (1)	I don't think the D3 would pass the strict US emmisions laws. Also likely the same reason that the 330d & 335d aren't available in US.
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Zirenz2006 Brigadier General 1758 Rep 4,664 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Comp IOMG Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: US - NE iTrader: (0)	I would say the demand is minimal at best. __________________ Current: 2024 ///M2 Zandvoort Blue Past: 2021 ///M3 Competition IOMG \| 2018 X3 ///M40i \| 2012 *328i* \| 2009 *335i* \| 2007 *335i Coupe* \| 2005 *545i* \| 2001 *325i*
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DangerousTacos SA at Leith BMW 58 Rep 426 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	As much as I would love for more Alpina vehicles to become available here, I don't see them selling well. Aren't the prices very close to the ///M counterparts? __________________ Current: 2012 BMW E89 Z4 35is DCT, 2015 VW Jetta TDI DSG Past: 2015 BMW ///M3 F80 6MT, 2016 VW Jetta Sport 5MT, 2013 BMW F30 335i 8AT, 2012 VW Jetta, 2008 BMW E92 335i 6MT, 2007 BMW E60 550i 6AT, 2007 Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS Follow me on instagram - @DangerousTacos Service Advisor @ Leith BMW \| Raleigh, NC
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pz619 Brigadier General 3316 Rep 3,268 Posts Drives: F87 M2C 6MT, Tesla Highland 3P Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: San Diego iTrader: (1)	Would be far more interested in the B3. But it might be too close to m3 in price and performance.
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