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Description
2001 BMW Alpina B10 4.6 (E39)
One of just
151 4.6- litre B10 saloons believed built; super order throughout;
face-lift example with bespoke red & black Alpina embossed interior - the
gentleman's option to the M5 from long term 16 year ownership
Supplied new by Alpina authorised dealer Sytner of Nottingham in
summer 2001 this very attractive and rare car is a wolf in disguise like many
Alpina brethren.
Finished in bright red, the car wears its discreet Alpina
body-kit well, the real giveaway to the cars status being the trademark
(and extremely valuable) 19inch jet-fin alloy wheels, lowered Sachs
suspension, bigger brakes, slash cut twin exit exhaust and
discreet Alpina branded chin spoiler and rear badges. The B10 features a
potent and throaty 4.6-litre V8 rated at 342bhp mated to BMW’s excellent five
speed automatic/triptronic gearbox with steering wheel change buttons for those
fancying a more spirited drive.
The interior features black leather seats
piped red, all embossed with the Alpina logo. The main dash and trim contrasts
fashionably in red and black throughout. As a facelift E39 series model it
features widescreen navigation, heated electric memory seats, cup holders,
digital climate control with A/C, parking sensors, traction/stability control,
front fog lamps, electrically adjustable Alpina branded and stitched steering
wheel, rear door blinds and also electric rear blind, sunroof, Alpina mats,
Alpina sill plates, rear privacy glass and period in-car
telephone.
Wearing its 167,530 miles with consummate ease, it looks and
feels like its done half that, no surprise given its been in the same careful
ownership since 2005 with just three keepers prior to that. The interor shows
few signs of wear other than one of the steering wheel buttons and the bodywork
is smart for its age and mileage with but a few marks evident under close
scrutiny - its clearly been cosseted.
The history file includes the smart
leather Alpina owners wallet with manuals and service book showing 14 service
stamps all by
Sytner (4) and North Oxford BMW (10) plus the PDI by Alpina
Germany on the 19th March 2001. The last service by North Oxford BMW
was in February 2019 at 165,133 miles. In addition to the V5C, the file includes
a selection of invoices. Work on file of note includes £1385 spent in January
2018 on repairs to both sills from corrosion, new rocker cover gaskets, and new
brake lines. Two new tyres were fitted in October 2017, a repair to the
wiring harness in the boot, replacement brake calliper, pads, handbrake shoes
and fluid in December 2016 costing £1913 plus other older
invoices.
Coming with an MOT valid until February 2022 with no
advisories recorded, this is a rare car and accoding to the build plaque on the
head lining, is car number 67 of only 151 believed built. This limited build
example offers a great alternative to the E39 based BMW M5 which were all manual
and is somehow less thuggish and more gentlemanly. Don’t let the miles put you
off, they are very well made and do double that with ease – we recently sold an
older Alpina model that had covered 320,000 miles and it was fighting fit and
still in regular use. Rarity and exclusive.
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