[Wills2]

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

Too big for country lanes, too small for the dog, wouldnt dare leave it at the station, especially overnight.... Maybe I should not be so realistic about my one car challenge!

I drive country lanes everyday in a 7 series it will be fine, 450 litres or 800 litres with the back seats down again it will be fine, get that bit but it's good excuse to drive in or get an uber to the station.

Yes I think you should, hence I changed my choice, but it's still your choice.

[Nibbles]

Alpina B5 touring

[Pond]

Originally Posted by P-ToK72

Sorry for repeating what others have already said, but for me C8 RS6 / M3 Touring or latest X5M would float my boat as practical all rounders with enough performance to keep me grinning.

I would also happily "make do" with an Alpina B3 Touring if i had to slum it

Considering the 'new' M3 touring has been mentioned a few times, I'm surprised the 'old' Alpina B3 G series touring hasn't been mentioned until now.

OK they were fecking expensive, but this isn't about money.
Having owned just one Alpina (E92 B3), they are bloody awesome.

The phrase "the gentleman's M" has been levelled at Alpinas since the M was invented. Got to say it is spot on, from my experience.

Everybody who likes BMs should own an Alpina at some stage. They are like a BMW + for reasons that just can't be explained, only experienced.

[XAlp]

Alpina B5S Touring Allrad.
Might change my mind in a bit though (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 DBX…)

[XAlp]

There’s actually a rare 2016 B3 Touring come up for sale over on the Alpina Forum - tempting…

[Pond]

Originally Posted by XAlp

There’s actually a rare 2016 B3 Touring come up for sale over on the Alpina Forum - tempting…

All Alpinas are rare, due to the cost when new!

If you want it and can afford it, get it! Alpinas really do rock. You will get more attention from 'car people' than any McLaren or AM and will be a lot cheaper to own

[XAlp]

Yes it’s tempting, but it’s a silver one - so I’m not sure. He wants ~£32k which feels steep to me for a 2016 - anyway, musing…. According to him he gets better MPG than my XC90 so there’s decent supporting man maths…

https://www.thealpinaregister.com/fo...p?f=56&t=27445

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by XAlp

Yes it’s tempting, but it’s a silver one - so I’m not sure. He wants ~£32k which feels steep to me for a 2016 - anyway, musing…. According to him he gets better MPG than my XC90 so there’s decent supporting man maths…

https://www.thealpinaregister.com/fo...p?f=56&t=27445

Matt is / was on here so a search may pull up some info on it, think he used same user name....

Silver really suits it....

[P-ToK72]

Originally Posted by Pond

Considering the 'new' M3 touring has been mentioned a few times, I'm surprised the 'old' Alpina B3 G series touring hasn't been mentioned until now.

OK they were fecking expensive, but this isn't about money.
Having owned just one Alpina (E92 B3), they are bloody awesome.

The phrase "the gentleman's M" has been levelled at Alpinas since the M was invented. Got to say it is spot on, from my experience.

Everybody who likes BMs should own an Alpina at some stage. They are like a BMW + for reasons that just can't be explained, only experienced.

I made the mistake of browsing the Autotrader site last night for Alpina B3 Touring and M3 Touring.... why did i do this

There are 6 or 7 new Alpina B3 Touring dotted around various Sytner dealerships. No change from low £90K but there are some that look stunning.

Unfortunately they are completely out of my budget for a future upgrade.

[SR-25]

Alpina B3 Touring for me too, specifically the black one in Sytner Sheffield right now.

[Pond]

Originally Posted by XAlp

Yes it’s tempting, but it’s a silver one - so I’m not sure. He wants ~£32k which feels steep to me for a 2016 - anyway, musing…. According to him he gets better MPG than my XC90 so there’s decent supporting man maths…

https://www.thealpinaregister.com/fo...p?f=56&t=27445

That is sooooo much classier than an M3. And you get those gorgeous Alpina Classic wheels.
That is two and a half times the price I just paid for a 2016 320i F31, but I bet it's more than 2 1/2 times the car!

[Nibbles]

My friend had this B5 sale recently for £93k. I tried but couldn't reconcile selling my g31 and spending an extra 70k to get what my wife would see as exactly the same car. It's sold now so the temptation has gone but it was lovely.

https://www.tieroneautomotive.co.uk/...lpina-B5-U619/

[danb1979]

For me, the E39 M5 is a superb car; but it's still an E39 saloon and too small for me/my needs/preferences etc... I've had x3 E39 saloons and x1 touring - I would go with the touring every time



That was a superb car with the 3L M54 engine and it did everything I needed of it... Only sold it because it'd peaked re it's value with nit being a Jap import and worth more than a UK car, more so after all the work I'd put into it) and got the money I wanted for it (owned it nearly 3 years and fancied getting into an F01 7'er for a change; which I did, but always missed the E39 touring)!

If I could afford one / wanted to spend that money for a 'only one car to choose from' it'd be the B5 5 series Alpina touring OR a really well spec'd G31 540i M Sport touring

However if Im won the Euromillions; a GTC4 Lusso would be one of my first buys

[P-ToK72]

Originally Posted by SR-25

Alpina B3 Touring for me too, specifically the black one in Sytner Sheffield right now.

SR-25 Yes, i saw that one Black with the Tacora Red interior
Pretty cheap at £96,500 too !!

[danb1979]

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

Too big for country lanes, too small for the dog, wouldnt dare leave it at the station, especially overnight.... Maybe I should not be so realistic about my one car challenge!

Nah; not too big at all...

I've had x3 7 series and I live semi-rural with back country roads and B roads as my usual routes, not lit at night either and never had any issues re the car being too big (and some of the roads are bloody tight, more so as you head further into the Ribble Valley)

But leaving it at a station overnight; I'd never dream of doing that, with any car haha

[SR-25]

Originally Posted by P-ToK72

SR-25 Yes, i saw that one Black with the Tacora Red interior
Pretty cheap at £96,500 too !!

That's the one.

This threads been genuinely awesome with some absolute stella car choices!

Top marks OP.

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by danb1979

Nah; not too big at all...

I've had x3 7 series and I live semi-rural with back country roads and B roads as my usual routes, not lit at night either and never had any issues re the car being too big (and some of the roads are bloody tight, more so as you head further into the Ribble Valley)

But leaving it at a station overnight; I'd never dream of doing that, with any car haha

you dont work in London and have impromptu "just one" drinks after work.... my car can spend most of the week in the station car park some weeks, although not so much recently, I'd need to go to the office first!

[MashinBenzin]

Great thread.

A car to do everything I need today? Rules out a lot of interesting motors.

I will pick the one I sold two years ago - a 2020 Land Rover Discovery 5 SDV6 HSE Luxury. (not the later facelift, thank you very much).

Family space, occasional 7 seats if needed, waftily comfortable and very well specced. Tempting to plump for an FFRR instead, but just not so comfortably go anywhere as the Disco - both size and image.

[TodmordenLad]

A fast petrol estate, Audi A4 Avant or BMW/Alpina 3 Touring. Simples

Would have said A6 Avant or 5 series Touring a few years but they've got too large now.

[G50]

F90 M5 CS, Evo car of the year when it came out, and one of Chris Harris' favourite ever cars, and I feel both reviewers' tastes and requirements from a performance car match my own. Reading the Evo car of the year edition from 2021 and the way all 6 or so journalists described what it feels like to drive (compared to the Porsches, Ferraris and lambos also in the test) cemented it as one of the cars I desire the most.

Alpina B7(G11) would closely follow and would probably win if I was 10 years older.

https://youtu.be/DQy8XlJKIIk?si=sblBqe9U4mO4X5fo

[P-ToK72]

Originally Posted by G50

F90 M5 CS, Evo car of the year when it came out, and one of Chris Harris' favourite ever cars, and I feel both reviewers' tastes and requirements from a performance car match my own. Reading the Evo car of the year edition from 2021 and the way all 6 or so journalists described what it feels like to drive (compared to the Porsches, Ferraris and lambos also in the test) cemented it as one of the cars I desire the most.

Alpina B7(G11) would closely follow and would probably win if I was 10 years older.

https://youtu.be/DQy8XlJKIIk?si=sblBqe9U4mO4X5fo

That's a good one that i hadn't thought about

[Bryans69]

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

A fast petrol estate, Audi A4 Avant or BMW/Alpina 3 Touring. Simples

Would have said A6 Avant or 5 series Touring a few years but they've got too large now.

Pretty much 100%. I think the RS4 just pips it, as personally I think it looks better the the 3, but any of them would do