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When I saw the title of this thread, I thought WTF... a V12 Roadster

I wasn't going to bother with this as the only thing Alpina about the car is that it's got factory fitted 21" wheels, there's no over-the-top badging or hyped-up descriptions to make it funny http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-760-I-Alpina-stunning-spec-/160842194361?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2572f11db9...

There's something not quite right about that blue one on the left? The kidneys look a bit distorted, has it had some front-end damage...?

I put shopping bags in the boot of my wife's car - that way there's no chance of spillages in the Roadster

That's exactly what I meant with the RSA token. Dealer only. Double blind code generated by the VIN and the Dealers token. It's breakable, but not by a few thieves and a laptop. Sorted then, if a couple of guys who work in IT can come up with a methodology that would obviously make things more secu...

Only problem there is that if you're going for two-factor authentication to start the car, you lose all the benefits of the keyless system and run the risk of alienating the 'hard of understanding' - it might be easier to go back to keys Alternative might be an RSA token (or factory-generated code) ...

By rights it should be fairly simple for them to tie OBD activation to the same circuit as the immobiliser so that you can't use the OBD if the immobiliser is active.

ade and liz flint wrote:I just want to start collating Roadsters...current owners, those for sale etc to keep a track of what exists

Just sent you something to get you started

Right then... All Lux models #018 2004 62k miles @ £12,750 (eBay) #019 2004 61k miles @ £10,250 (eBay & AT) #097 2004 69k miles @ £12,245 (pistonheads) #114 2004 56k miles @ £10,950 (pistonheads) #136 2005 99k miles @ £9,950 (pistonheads) #344 2005 79k miles @ £13,995 (pistonheads - but sold) ...

Well we have #18 2004 62k miles @ £12,750 (eBay) #19 2004 61k miles @ £10,250 (eBay & AT) #114 2004 56k miles @ £10,950 (pistonheads) #136 2005 99k miles @ £9,950 (pistonheads) #344 2005 79k miles @ £13,995 (pistonheads - but sold) Ade may know of others but it may be telling that the only one ...

Strange, I tested it both times after posting, and it was working - tinyURL must have removed it because it was pointing at something of 'dubious legality'

But it would teach the theevin' scroats a lesson

B*ggr'it!

Fixed now...

Here you go

link wont work....

Don't say I've never tried to help...

And now on eBay, currently 1 bid at £8,250 (Reserve not met) with a BiN set at £10,250 (same as price on AT) Bit more detail about the car on eBay, and you can see it better than on AT... 5 owners though... :think http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z4-Alpina-3-4S-Roadster-Lux-similar-to-Z4M-/1809407942...

ade and liz flint wrote: What's a plane? Is it something to do with timber?

Don't get too embroiled in the real-world, stay with the abstract...

plane : Noun: A surface containing all the straight lines that connect any two points on it