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Leon.
Joined: Sun 13 Dec, 2009 17:48
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  Z4 Alpina Roadster S
Location: Guildford

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Post by Leon. »

Hello,

I've just joined the site after buying an Alpina Roadster S Lux, 2 weeks ago.

A bit of background - I used to own a Toyota MR2 turbo for 4.5 years, spent lots of money modifying it, and had a great time doing so. I'm also a Committee Member and Treasurer on the IMOC (International MR2 Owners Club) forum.

I don't have any plans to modify this, there's no need! Although I will be replacing the BMW badges for Alpina ones :lol:

A couple of pics of the old car...

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And a couple of pics of the new one...

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Jonttt
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  M roadster S54
Location: Liverpool

Post by Jonttt »

Welcome on board Leon. There is an alpina Z4 on my estate and they do look great :wink:
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Leon.
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  Z4 Alpina Roadster S
Location: Guildford

Post by Leon. »

Jonttt wrote:Welcome on board Leon. There is an alpina Z4 on my estate and they do look great :wink:
Thanks Jon, the Z3M is equally a very nice car 8-)
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aceman
Joined: Sun 01 Jun, 2008 11:16
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  M roadster S50
Location: Wakefield

Post by aceman »

That is one gorgeous car Leon me like alot :D

Am I right in thinking it's a 3.0 with some Alpina tweaks making almost as fast as the ///M but more exclusive.
Aceman

Arctic Silver '98 Z3M

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Bright RED '99 Z3 2.8

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Ian_C
Joined: Sun 10 Dec, 2006 20:10
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  Z3 roadster 2.8
Location: Lytham St Annes

Post by Ian_C »

Welcome Leon. Cool car with an air of exclusivity; nice find :D
Current...1998 ///M Coupe
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Leon.
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  Z4 Alpina Roadster S
Location: Guildford

Post by Leon. »

Cheers fellas 8-)
aceman wrote:That is one gorgeous car Leon me like alot :D

Am I right in thinking it's a 3.0 with some Alpina tweaks making almost as fast as the ///M but more exclusive.
It's a 3.4 lump built by Alpina, producing ~300 bhp and ~270 ft.lbs torque. It's considerably lighter than the M, so the ~40 bhp difference equates to effectively the same 0-60 sprint time. At higher speeds the M would move ahead, and on track too.

I like rare things, and there's only ~170 RHD Alpina Roadsters in the world!
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Boysie
Joined: Sat 23 Apr, 2005 14:24
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  M roadster S50
Location: Wallington Surrey
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Post by Boysie »

Hi Leon and welcome to the Forum

Enjoy

What a Lovely car

And of a course a Great colour :D :D


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S50 ///M Roadster, Arctic Silver, Imola Red/Black interior
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Leon.
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  Z4 Alpina Roadster S
Location: Guildford

Post by Leon. »

Boysie wrote:Hi Leon and welcome to the Forum

Enjoy

What a Lovely car

And of a course a Great colour :D :D


Ray
Thanks Ray... and a great county you live in too :D
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Jonttt
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  M roadster S54
Location: Liverpool

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Alpina, made most of these limited numbers pre ///M Z4's hitting production. They were like hot potatoes for people wanting ///M performance from a Z4 (remember there was lots of anti hype from BMW that there would be no Z4m roadster :wink:)

I know of a high end lease company which had c15 on its fleet. They were all sold through one of their directors from a barn in cheshire :D (thats were my neighbour got his from and why I see 3 of these rare cars around Warrington).
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TitanTim
Joined: Mon 23 Jun, 2008 18:56
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  Z3 roadster 1.9i
Location: Stafford

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Welcome to the forum Leon, great choice of Z4, I don't think I have ever seen an Alpina round my parts, very nice. I bet its different to the MR2 but always had a soft spot for them as I had a AW11 MK1 T bar from 1992 to 1996, wonderful motor and the only car I have ever spun 360 :oops: Went from that to the MR2 Roadster and just couldn't live with it, just wasn't the same as the Mk1s and 2s.

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Fender2004
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  Z3 roadster 2.8
Location: Houghton-Le-Spring

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Hi Leon and welcome to the Forum, great looking cars, pitty you couldn't keep both. :lol:
Desiro
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  M roadster S50
Location: Sheffield

Post by Desiro »

Great looking car Leon and well specced too.

I particularly like the rocket launcher above the handbrake 8-)
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stu
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Location: On the edge!

Post by stu »

Hi Leon & welcome.

Some of the best Q cars I've seen running 1/4's are MR2 Turbo's!

The Alpina experience still eludes me, but one day ..... one day.
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