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Another way to verify whether or not an Alpina car is a true Alpina car is to have the VIN checked by the parts department at your BMW dealer. In the ETK, when you enter the last 7 of the BMW VIN, this should come up on a real Alpina car: Quote:
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The best way to verify the car is the VIN. Most newer ones have WAP VINs with a WBA or WBS VIN crossed out. Run that WBA or WBS at the BMW dealer and the report will always have a line that says the vehicle is for Alpina. I have tested this on a small pile of them. Last edited by KillerPM; 01-11-2012 at 09:09 AM. |
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True Alpina?
I believe that "AlpinaMan" covered most of the important points. In the past, I have considered about 6 different Alpinas to buy but have ended up with an Henna Red e24 Alpina clone and two other genuine e24 Alpinas. I check all the areas as previously noted by AlpinaMan and then I always email Alpina in Buchloe with the information I have found and ask for their confirmation. Alpina has usually been very responsive in this regard.
If you have a later or at least a post 1986 or so Alpina that has the full Alpina WPA....... Alpina VIN rather than a BMW WBA...... VIN, you can also get the original BMW VIN for the body that Alpina used to make their conversion. Sometimes that VIN information is helpful in sourcing standard BMW parts for that particular vehicle. As an aside, I was up in Kamloops, BC last April with the Spring Thaw Rally and it would have been cool to know that there was another genuine Alpina/owner in that area. John e24 Alpina B10 3.5, #36 of 44 e24 Alpina B7S Turbo Coupe, #25 of 30 |
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Kamloops is about 4 hours from those of us in Vancouver, BC. I'd make the trip if the snow and ice was gone from the roads
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That said, having seen many cars that get passed off as Alpina cars, obviously, everything Sia mentioned is correct. |
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Thank you Chris.
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