E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

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E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by Bob » Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:01 pm

Another nice looking B3 Cabrio has come up for sale. Love the interior.

B3 S CABRIO [E46 LCI] #233; 90BMW567 - ALPINA Blue II/NAP1 - Champagne Nappa w Blue Piping Leather; 2004_04; £15.0k; 80k; Private
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by ttrill » Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:29 pm

CaesarBob wrote:
Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:01 pm
Another nice looking B3 Cabrio has come up for sale. Love the interior.

B3 S CABRIO [E46 LCI] #233; 90BMW567 - ALPINA Blue II/NAP1 - Champagne Nappa w Blue Piping Leather; 2004_04; £15.0k; 80k; Private
Looks nice although the plate is currently on a Mercedes and has been for over a year

Getting into HG territory too.
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by Trilly-Uk » Tue Oct 27, 2020 12:13 am

That’s very nice and could have been tempted but way too high and as Toby says looks like in for some work soon. No mention of service history...
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by Fast3000 » Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:03 pm

Looks nice....depends on the history and what work has been done. Extended leather is rare and lovely. Only concern is that she might (and the resolution is too low to tell) be running runlong tyres .... :roll:
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by Metrics » Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:43 pm

That interior is stunning 8)
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by JASV8S » Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:16 pm

I agree the interior is stunning and would be my preferred mix with Alpina Blue. Although I have black leather which I like I just think this looks so much more exotic.
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by ScooBeeFive » Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:40 pm

JASV8S wrote:
Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:16 pm
I agree the interior is stunning and would be my preferred mix with Alpina Blue. Although I have black leather which I like I just think this looks so much more exotic.
The lighter interiors do really complement Alpina Blue well. However, as an every day car with young children I think I’d ruin it. I’m glad mine is black from a practical perspective. Some of the darker reds and browns would probably be OK but again would depend on the exterior colour.

I really like this B3 - great colour and beautiful interior. There have been a few nice cabrios just lately. I can imagine the laid back nature of an Alpina suiting them well.
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by Rav » Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:59 pm

If this wasnt a cab, i would have been all over it! My car needs to live outside year round as I have a Boxster garage queen. I did consider a hardtop, but they just dont look right.
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by JASV8S » Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:18 am

I quite like the look of the hardtop. My kids are well grown up and away from home but I do have grandkids who are good at messing up the seats. My wife's previous car was an F31 in Sparkling Bronze with light tan leather and it was a lovely combination but did show up any dirty mark and needed a fair bit of looking after so this time she went back to black leather. I would probably choose a light colour like this in the future as it just seems more of an event when you get in.
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by Fast3000 » Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:45 pm

Another hardtop fan here

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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by JASV8S » Thu Oct 29, 2020 8:22 pm

I think that compliments the shape very well. Really nice looking.
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by Bob » Mon May 17, 2021 12:32 pm

This one is back up as a classified after a couple of auction attempts. That interior is excellent and pretty unique amongst E46 B3's from what I've seen.

B3 S CABRIO [E46 LCI] #233; 90BMW567 - ALPINA Blue II/N9CM - Champagne Nappa w Blue Piping Leather; 2004_04; £15.0k; 80k; Private
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by Sham_ed30 » Thu May 20, 2021 4:54 pm

Lovely interior. I am tempted by this. Would be my first alpina

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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by Fast3000 » Thu May 20, 2021 6:27 pm

For the ones up for sale around this price point, I got to say this is the nicest example. The spec gives that extra special feel inside too.
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Re: E46 B3 S CABRIO #233

Post by Guv » Mon Jun 07, 2021 4:19 pm

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1293079

Entered into an auction now. The B3S really does look Uber cool in Cabrio form. 👌🏻
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