I fancy this E36 V8 Alpina - is it quick?

[shimmy]

4.6 litre V8 - 333bhp

was £68000 new!!!!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2212850.htm

[Pip1968]

Alpina e36 V8 that is news to me. I thought Alpina only tuned up/modified existing factory OEM engines. I did not realise they put V8s into the e36. I think they are fully automatic though so not really my bag. I prefer manual or can live with paddle shift.

Pip

[Roland]

Once i picked it up from Alpina in Buchlohe, and brought it to our Department in Munich. It was and still is quick. Just think about the weight of a E36. :drool:

[alexk]

Yes it is quick !
Lot's of torque and the engine has aluminium block so it's quite light for a V8.

[Dan_csl]

Alpina e36 V8 that is news to me. I thought Alpina only tuned up/modified existing factory OEM engines. I did not realise they put V8s into the e36. I think they are fully automatic though so not really my bag. I prefer manual or can live with paddle shift.

Pip

It says 6 speed manual in the advert and you can see the stick in the interior pics! :hahaha:

I didn't know they did one either!

[uncle benz]

That's near me, and I do a bit of work for them on the occasional mercedes they have for sale. Want me to take a look??

[shimmy]

That's near me, and I do a bit of work for them on the occasional mercedes they have for sale. Want me to take a look??

if i go down this week ill give ylou a ring for some help! ta G

333bhp 1500kg+ loads of torque (handy if youre pulling caravans!)

interior looks in really good nick, leather on seats looks much better than 93000 miles tbh

trouble is i need a day to day drive but 4.6 litres seems a bit excessive:smokin:

and all i can think about is stripping out all that weight, not necessarily the best thing to save value on an Alpina

What BHP could i get out of that 4.6litre lump without much work, its out of the 540 i think:whistle:

Maybe a race car for TDT, just keep the interior safe for resale!

[alexk]

You could buy a Z3 Coupe :whistle: which is lightweight.
Mine is around 1300 kilos now...

[Pip1968]

It says 6 speed manual in the advert and you can see the stick in the interior pics! :hahaha:

I didn't know they did one either!

Cheers for that Dan :thumbs:. That will be me on the numpty 'banned' list shortly then.

Shimmy, as the M5 was a 4.9L V8 I suspect that you will not get much more than the 400bhp out of it that Munich did but then I am no engineer and I am already on the numpty list (see above).

Pip :whistle:

[alexk]

I was looking at this before I bought the Z3.

http://www.autoscout24.ch/AS24Web/Detail.aspx?from=list&wl=1&lng=ger&id=6548843&qs=from%3dDefault%26zipcountry%3dCH%26make%3d14%26cur%3dCHFtopl%26sort%3dprice%26total%3d61%26eftotal%3d61&page=1&row=2

It's a beauty but I don't regret spending the money for the Z3 :thumbs:

[glendog74]

I was looking at this before I bought the Z3.

http://www.autoscout24.ch/AS24Web/Detail.aspx?from=list&wl=1&lng=ger&id=6548843&qs=from%3dDefault%26zipcountry%3dCH%26make%3d14%26cur%3dCHFtopl%26sort%3dprice%26total%3d61%26eftotal%3d61&page=1&row=2

It's a beauty but I don't regret spending the money for the Z3 :thumbs:

Some other 'interesting' cars from that site:

[Yanto_csl]

Some of these old Alpinas look great value (not this one particualrly) - more the older 5 & 7 series...

Shimmy....do they do Alpina 5 Tourings ? Benefit of towing your van and get your daagggss in the back

[Pip1968]

Some other 'interesting' cars from that site:

A nice VW there.

Pip

[outnumbered]

I had a race against one at VMAX when I had my E36 M3. There wasn't much in it, but they pulled away in the end as it's got no limiter. My mate was driving my car and missed a gear which didn't help either :bigcry:

[spanner]

at £5k I'd love that but only for the v8. It wont be as good to drive as an e46 m3 for similar money imho.