Alpina Market Watch

[john-e89]

I viewed and test drove the Romans car (FJ05NDV). The car was stored outside, poorly presented and the EML was on. The salesman didn't seem remotely interested in selling the car which has been on their inventory for over a year. Strange experience.

I test drove it last week of January. Didn't have the EML on at that stage, but yeah, hardly any paperwork. I called every BMW branch, Alpina and the BMW premium servicing line. No record of any services :-/

So crazy, I have the details of the previous owner. But figured it wouldn't be right to reach out.

Yeah similar feeling from them, that they were not that fussed trying to sell.

I reached out to the previous owner. He was a helpful chap and sounded passionate about the car.

I was ready to buy it but the salesman totally turned me off. Got a low mileage Z4MR instead.

Very strange indeed, after it being there for so long you’d think they’d want it gone.

I’ve decided to forget it too, modding the Z4MR instead.

[Number5]

#257 sold at Auction this evening
Hammer price of £14,250 plus 6%. + VAT = £15,276

Will the new owner step forward ?

[Number5]

There's a few Alpina Roadsters currently floating around, so I thought I'd summarise them, as they currently stand,

Build #: 286
Reg Plate: FJ05 JVX
Exterior Colour: Black
Interior Colour: Black
Spec: Non Lux
Price: £14,650
Mileage: 66,500
Location: Chelmsford
URL of advert: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-BMW-Alp ... 4191862180? hash=item4b7b573da4:g:h2wAAOSwbyheWnSd

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Build #: 259
Reg Plate: FJ05 NGG
Exterior Colour: Sterling
Interior Colour: Black
Spec: Lux
Price: £14,500
Mileage: 26,101
Location: Walsall
URL of advert: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-BMW-Z4- ... SwoylcTCw1
** This is the one that suffered damp/flooding during storage and was Cat D registered **

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Build #: 017
Reg Plate: FB04 YKE
Exterior Colour: Titanium Silver
Interior Colour: Black
Spec: Lux
Price: 15,950
Mileage: 44.122
Location: AQ Car Sales Rotherham. Edit - Now showing as SOLD 23/6/20
URL of advert: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-BMW-Alp ... SwRu5e6xz0

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Build #: 251
Reg Plate: ?
Exterior Colour: Titanium Silver
Interior Colour: Black
Spec: Non Lux
Price: £16,950
Mileage: 54, 083
Location: Junction 17 Cars, Peterborough
URL of advert: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-BMW-Alp ... SwkhxedagV

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Build #: unknown
Reg Plate: MT54 UWU
Exterior Colour: Black
Interior Colour: Red
Spec: Lux
Price: £16,911
Mileage: 58,111
Location: Sarah Cox Cars, Nottingham
URL of advert:https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-BMW-Alp ... SwCL9dzOwu

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Build #: 317
Reg Plate: FJ05 NDV
Exterior Colour: Black
Interior Colour: Dream Red
Spec: Lux
Price: £ 19.995 (Inc hard Top)
Mileage: 26,800
Location: Romans of St Albans (since April 2019 at least)
URL of advert: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-BMW-Oth ... Sw8QRegeE1

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[Number5]

Build #: 284
Reg Plate:FJ05 NGX
Exterior Colour: Red
Interior Colour: Black
Spec: Non Lux
Price: £14,995
Mileage: 99,800
Location: isle of Wight
URL of advert: https://www.wightbay.com/newport/cars/a ... s-5783693/

Note the clear headlights and all black grille (not standard)

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[Number5]

Build #: 289
Reg Plate: FL55 GWG
Exterior Colour: Sterling
Interior Colour: Red
Spec: Non Lux
Price: £12,449
Mileage: 109,000
Location: Hartlepool
URL of advert:https://www.autovolo.co.uk/advertdetail ... del=alpina


Been for sale here since Feb 2019.

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[Number5]

Build: 026
Reg: FN04 HYX
Spec Lux
Colour Black
Interior Red
Miles 106,000
Location: Cambridge
Price: £13,250
URL https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 5259543684

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[Number5]

Build #: 105
Reg : FJ05 OAO
Colour : Black
Interior: Black
Spec : Lux
Miles : 143,000
Price: £9000
Location: Suffolk (Trader)
Advert :
https://cars.trovit.co.uk/listing/bmw-a ... 1z01cf1rvS

This was Zedwheels (Brian’s) car and spent several years in Treorchy before doing the rounds with several Dealers including Sytners a Newport who auctioned it for £6.5k in early 2020

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[Number5]

Build : 163
Reg: B3XXS
Colour: Black
Interior: Red
Miles : 99,611
Price £12.995
Location: Brigg, Lincolnshire
Seller : Private via Facebook
URL https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 3434655731

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[Aus_Pol]

So this was my view of the market as of January. So might give you some historical prices.

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Number	Model		Colour (exterior)	Colour (interior)	Mileage	KM	Plate	MOT Advisories	Dealer/Private	Price	Old price
105	LUX					Black	Black	143000	  230,136 	FJ54 OAO		Private	9,870		18,260	19,247
6	LUX					Grey	Black	  90,000 	  144,841 	RII TKO		Private	13,000		24,050	25,350
22	LUX					Black	Black	  91,000 	  146,450 	FNO4 HYW	Dealer	13,491		24,958	26,307
40	LUX					Black	Red	  84,000 	  135,185 	FNO4 HYK		Private	13,500		24,975	26,325
163	LUX					Black	Red	  99,700 	  160,451 	B3XSS		Private	13,490	14,000	24,957	26,306
251	Standard, deflector			Grey	Black	  54,083 	  87,038 	Unknown		Dealer	17,495		32,366	34,115
317	LUX					Black	Red	  28,600 	  46,027 	fj05 ndv		Dealer	19,990	24,990	36,982	38,981
unknown	LUX					Black	Red	  83,000 	  133,575 	FH04 NDN		Private	Auction			
155	LUX					Black	Red	  95,000 	  152,887 	E85 ALP		Private	9000		16,650	17,550
191	LUX					Grey	Black	  11,350 	  18,266 	BM02 BEE		Private	22500		41,625	43,875
unknown						black	black		  -   			VX55 TGX		Private	13995	25890.75	27290.25
40	LUX					Black	Red	  84,000 	  135,185 	FN04 HYK		Private	13000		24050	25350
unkown	lux					Black	red	  58,000 	  93,342 	mt54 uwu		dealer	18911		34985.35	36876.45

[motoroller]

A question on values, I have been the owner of #116 for a while but with a kid and 3 other cars on the drive it doesn't see much use.

If you could potentially do with the money but aren't itching to get rid of the car, would you try and sell now? Or is it better to wait (and if so, how long for?)

Roadster S 3.4 Lux, 126k miles if I remember correctly. Huge box of receipts, I think values have plummeted a bit so may want to hold on for next summer.

I’d say if you can hang on until next year then do that, it’s probably the worst time to be selling a car in years, folk will be waiting to pick up the inevitable bargains that will be coming onto market. Just imo of course.

If I were to list it today, what's a sensible price to try for? The 143k-mile example is up for 9k, would mine be sensible at 10500-11k? Or does that put it too close to the others for sale?

[Number5]

If you’re in no hurry start high and drop slowly. The phone will start ringing when it comes into the correct bracket but I wouldn’t say £10-£11k is an unreasonable starting point

It all depends on history and condition really. I’ve seen cars described as mint and yet I’d be embarrassed to park them on my driveway.