Reasonable price for this B4S?

[alpb4s]

Sorry to hear you’re not having a good experience with CPC, I’ve never used them as they’re miles away, but others seem to have good feedback.
I can’t remember which groups specifically, one of the FB owners groups, but it was in relation to other people who were interested in buying it as salvage. But it was never spotted on Copart I believe.

It's miles away for me too but there are not many Alpina specialists and there was no choice back in April when it went in to CPC and still hasn't been repaired the auction in Copart ended on the 18/19th of March

Surprised to hear this, particularly as I've been taking my car there for 10 years without any issues and have always recommended him very positively. If you would like to share your concerns privately then please PM me.

In the meantime, to answer your previous question, I knew where your car was because it came in whilst Phil was doing a brilliant job rebuilding the engine in my car. As Bob says, the ALPINA community is a small one.

Ohh now I know! I remember your car there and Phil saying how much you loved your car!

[Charles]

PM sent

[alpb4s]

I just modified an earlier post in which I said things I shouldn't have. After talking with Alpina owners I realised how hard getting Alpina parts is.

I'm pleased to inform that Phil got an engine block for this car straight from Alpina, probably the first garage to have such part!

[Dans]

The challenge is going to be the small community, people know how much it went through Copart for and that it's a CatN car, so it's going to be hard to shift for a profit. I'd looked for it after I missed the Copart sale as I wanted it as a project, but sadly I've moved on from that plan.

As a guide, I'd say it's probably worth £26-28k to someone who doesn't mind the history. Crashed and repaired D/b3 tourings have sold pretty well, so unless you're more than £10k into Phil, you're probably going to come through this intact.

[alpb4s]

The challenge is going to be the small community, people know how much it went through Copart for and that it's a CatN car, so it's going to be hard to shift for a profit. I'd looked for it after I missed the Copart sale as I wanted it as a project, but sadly I've moved on from that plan.

As a guide, I'd say it's probably worth £26-28k to someone who doesn't mind the history. Crashed and repaired D/b3 tourings have sold pretty well, so unless you're more than £10k into Phil, you're probably going to come through this intact.

Hi Dans. Thanks for your comment, appreciate your observations.

[simon13]

i had a good poke around this when i was last a phils

Nice car but not the climate to be flipping it imo, its one to keep and enjoy for a few years where the cat N moniker for a flooded engine will be less of an issue

[hap]

Now up for sale £42k
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... archad=New

[rc944]

beggars belief

[floz61]

Really !

[Fast3000]

Wow. I know they are rare but still...

[Charles]

An extremely optimistic price for a specialist car with a Cat N - but one can only try.

[alpb4s]

Relax ladies! Don't panic! Have you thought about the option that 'maybe' I don't really want to sell it? Anyway, if somebody here wants the car send me a realistic offer and the car is yours.

I find it funny no one but two people did help me with a "reasonable price" and now that I put one everybody is going nuts.

Should have taken the car to the dodgy garage round the corner, I could have saved a fortune repairing the car seeing the only thing that matters is the "cat N" stamp after all, and no importance that one of the best Alpina garages has fixed the car

[floz61]

It's a bit more than the quoted realistic prices that you talk about.
I have been seriously thinking about changing back to a Porsche, but this week driving up to Scotland, my D3 has been absolutely brilliant.
The performance when overtaking and driving the twisty roads has been fantastic, that's not even mentioning the fuel economy.
So my thoughts are now back to the B3 or B4 route again !
What would I be willing to pay for a cat N ?

[Charles]

Relax ladies! Don't panic! Have you thought about the option that 'maybe' I don't really want to sell it? Anyway, if somebody here wants the car send me a realistic offer and the car is yours.

I find it funny no one but two people did help me with a "reasonable price" and now that I put one everybody is going nuts.

Should have taken the car to the dodgy garage round the corner, I could have saved a fortune repairing the car seeing the only thing that matters is the "cat N" stamp after all, and no importance that one of the best Alpina garages has fixed the car

Ivan,

I make no apologies for posting this publicly because I think you need to be seen hearing this.

You really don't how to win friends and influence people, do you?

The "relax" comment is patronising at best and condescending at worst - particularly as you have received a number of replies about price, all of which refer to the Cat N status, from a knowledgeable community - and then you bang in a huge price.

Furthermore, your comment about perhaps not selling it certainly doesn't square with our private conversations.

Finally, having been openly negative about CPC (unreasonably in my opinion given that I heard the other side of the story), you are now, thankfully, singing from a different hymn sheet which suggests that you need to think a bit more carefully before hitting the keyboard.

My advice would be to keep the car. It is a stunner and needs some miles on the clock post-rebuild to convince potential buyers that the car is sound and reliable. This would then begin to allay fears about the Cat N status.

I would have preferred to not have written this post but, in the interests of the majority of members here, you left me no choice

[rc944]

i dont know whether intentional or not but the sellers posts come across as sexist and patronising. furthermore, it seems that this forum has been used principally as a platform to market the car for sale.

this is a great community of like-minded enthusiasts who are deeply committed to the marque and for the right reasons and i for one would like to see this sense of community and camaraderie maintained in the same way the mods and others have done so for many many years