Stolen recovered 4 door B3S 2005

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Stolen recovered 4 door B3S 2005

Post by Peter&Janet » Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:33 pm

Hi all, noted this one on e-bay; may be one of our member cars but looks really nice and may be worth a punt for someone looking for a bargain. Vibration on the shaft at 30mph only fault noted.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-BMW-ALPI ... 835wt_1321
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Post by joylove » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:53 pm

Looks to have HK, powerfold mirrors and bluetooth with the freeview, auto xenons and cherished plate - yet manual seats :!:
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Post by Araf » Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:07 pm

I'm sure that was up for sale in the summer, but with about double the mileage. :?
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Post by Peter&Janet » Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:50 am

I guess anyone taking it on would be checking carefully with previous owners, full hpi, etc. Even stollen recovered must have some history.

The robbers may have stripped the interior :shock: I'm sure the seats were all electric, although the saloon may be differently specced.
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Post by joylove » Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:56 am

Araf> In that case I'd be asking the seller for the VIN for checking the online MOTs and also checking for the mileage tamper dot.
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Post by Araf » Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:37 am

joylove wrote:Araf> In that case I'd be asking the seller for the VIN for checking the online MOTs and also checking for the mileage tamper dot.
Quite agree. 8)
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Post by Hodge » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:14 am

I notice the pics are the same pics as the ones on the Alpina archive, last updated June 2011. :?:

http://www.alpina-archive.com/?p=9639&nmt=B3S-245

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Post by drewjak » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:52 am

Just looking through the guys feedback on e bay is enough to put me off dealing with him, his replys to neg feedback aint exactly nice :oops:
Nice looking car though, says its not been id checked yet though so it will end up on the register i presume as soon as it gets its vic done.
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Post by hap » Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:54 am

this was for sale a while back and my memory was it had circa 101k but full service history. interestingly the images on the current advert are the same from the previous advert which is odd, the car has been discussed on here somewhere and im sure it did not have electric seats as it was mentioned as being strange.

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Post by Araf » Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:04 pm

hap wrote:this was for sale a while back and my memory was it had circa 101k but full service history. interestingly the images on the current advert are the same from the previous advert which is odd, the car has been discussed on here somewhere and im sure it did not have electric seats as it was mentioned as being strange.
That's how I remember it as well. It was the plate that made me think. I've looked for the thread, but cannot find it. :roll:
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Post by simon13 » Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:31 pm

who cares about electric seats? if your so fat and lazy you can't adjust the seat yourself then you shouldn't be driving a car let alone an alpina

Sure the more pressing concern on the car is the fact its been chawed!
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Post by Araf » Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:02 pm

simon13 wrote:who cares about electric seats? if your so fat and lazy you can't adjust the seat yourself then you shouldn't be driving a car let alone an alpina
Not so much the electric side, but the memory part is handy if two people use the same car. If someone adjusts my seat, it takes me a while to find the right location again. Luckily, it only happens when the car has work done on it.
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Post by b10liquid » Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:53 am

simon13 wrote:who cares about electric seats? if your so fat and lazy you can't adjust the seat yourself then you shouldn't be driving a car let alone an alpina
Plenty of people - myself included.

I use three different seat positions depending on what type of driving I'm doing so it's very handy to have the correct position instantly recalled. Plus, in cars of this calibre, it's the sort of extra I'd expect.
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Post by MarkEG » Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:33 am

simon13 wrote:who cares about electric seats? if your so fat and lazy you can't adjust the seat yourself then you shouldn't be driving a car let alone an alpina
Guilty as charged, mi'lord :wink:
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Post by MarkWG » Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:50 pm

I'm sure that was up for sale in the summer, but with about double the mileage.
I notice the pics are the same pics as the ones on the Alpina archive, last updated June 2011. :?:

http://www.alpina-archive.com/?p=9639&nmt=B3S-245

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I'd e-mail the Archive for more information: that car has certainly travelled further than it claims...

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