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Hello From Burnaby, BC
Hi Everyone!!
I'm a very lucky owner of a 1996 Alpina B8, and I'm located in Burnaby, BC. Although I've had the car in my possession for a while now I haven't been able to drive it much for a number of reasons. I'm looking forward to doing a general tune up on it and getting it insured somewhere around March or April. It's not a gem, but it's still a good find I'm looking forward to seeing what this site has to offer Pic of my car |
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Great to have you join us Scooter, we need more of you west coast boys. Things were getting a little Ontario-heavy.
Do you have any Alpina buddies who we should be inviting here? Beauty B8, by the way. |
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No, I don't know of anyone else out this way But I'm not too involved in the car scene. I'm hoping to get involved with the local BMW club, but I don't know if I will have enough time. There are a couple of E34 Alpinas for sale in the area, and those are the only ones I presently know of.
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Welcome to the club and good to see a local Alpina owner.
There are quite alot of Alpinas here in Vancouver. I personally know of 3 other B10 Biturbos plus I see several B10 3.5s running around town. Yours is the first B8 I've seen here. I'm a member of the BMW CCBC and there is typically a few Alpinas that show up at the car shows and events. I try and organize a few GTGs with the E34 Biturbos now and then, perhaps you can come out too. If you want advice on local repair shops, etc. let me know. Cheers, Sean |
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I used to be a paid member of the BMW CCBC, but I haven't been for a few years now. I still check on the forum every now and then, but there isn't too much action there.
As far as shops, I'll be going to Nixon for anything I don't want to do myself. When I owned a 850i a few years back I got in touch with Tom Carter, and for a number of reasons I gained a huge amount of respect for him. He says they are a good shop, and I've been happy with the dealings I've had with them for some of my previous BMW's. I guess I should get involved with the BMW CCBC again. It would be nice to get out to some shows and cruises to see what else is around and have a good time |
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Yes, Tom Carter is an excellent resource and a heck of a nice guy. We may have run into each other before at one of his "wrench fests". And I love his red 850i
Nixon does good work and I've used them on a few ocassions. I hear you on the BMWCCBC, I haven't really got much out of it, but I do enjoy the German Car Festival every summer. |
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Hi Scooter,
I posted a message to Sean about joining the BCBimmers online forum. Excellent regional resource. Mark |
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Thanks Mark. I'll have to check that out when I get a chance.
I'm going to have to start being more selective for the forums I sign up for. I seem to be on WAY too many these days! It's hard to keep up with all of them and make worth while posts. Plus, I'm a Moderator on one forum, so I have to make sure I spend time on that one |
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