What is the best way to sell a Z4 Alpina

[Benj1]

Thank you for all of your comments. Very thoughtful and well informed, and without malice. I say the last part because I used to have an Aston Martin. When I posted about some mods I’d had done to the car and how they made such a difference, I was quite shocked at the vile comments I received. And I used to work in a senior ‘hairy arsed’ manufacturing job, but even I was surprised at how people seemed to primarily wish to question you and your motives, and not the car. Anyway, here are my thoughts:-
1) Alpinas are a very small market. I used to think of them as ‘soft’. Not any more !
2) it is true however well maintained that mileage can’t just be ignored. Rather like an insurance claim you have to consider wear or tear already incurred. If an engine is likely to need replacing or rebuilding at, say 200k miles, then a 100k mileage car is twice as good (from an engine perspective anyway), as one that has done 150k miles. And so it goes on, cost and number of major components need to be considered.
3) As for what I do next l think I will keep it It’s sort of lost its gloss in the market (not easy to hide an Alpina !) and I do love driving it - smooth, easy, but so responsive when you need it
I’ll keep you posted folks.
Many Thanks,
Ben

[B21]

The market generally has tanked so the combo of mileage and competition plus no buyers not really surprising..if you love it best keep it if you can afford it…that engine should be good for 250k+

[Pondrew]

Another point of note is that now BMW own Alpina, there will be no new models, just BM using the Alpina badges as a trim (ala Merc and AMG).

So Alpinas will become rarer and rarer over time, which should help residuals in the future. But yes, the market is tiny and in general shite at present.

Having owned an 'Alp' (not an E85), I can honestly say they are much more than the sum of their parts and are very special cars.

Have you tried advertising it on www.thealpinaregister.com? It's worth a last shot if not.

[Benj1]

Hi again. Hope you are all well and not living in too much fear of this Autumn's budget statement. Rumours abound, but let's see what happens. Anyway, thought I'd let you all know that I plan to have one last try at selling the Z4 Alpina. I am going to enter it into Hampson's November sale with an estimate of £6-8k to reflect the current market. I haven't done so yet, but will do in the next couple of days. So if you do fancy (another ?) one, you know where to go Thanks. Ben

[raymond.harper]

Again, good luck with the sale. Perhaps a continental buyer is an option, prices in Europe are high, and it is not impossible to convert a Z4 to LHD or leave it as it is. Many years ago I sold Corvette to France via eBay

[Fred Smith]

Hi again. Hope you are all well and not living in too much fear of this Autumn's budget statement. Rumours abound, but let's see what happens. Anyway, thought I'd let you all know that I plan to have one last try at selling the Z4 Alpina. I am going to enter it into Hampson's November sale with an estimate of £6-8k to reflect the current market. I haven't done so yet, but will do in the next couple of days. So if you do fancy (another ?) one, you know where to go Thanks. Ben

I have no idea the correct value (£6k to £8k guide sounds v cheap but clearly isn't as it's not that far below the £9k you didn't get before.)

But based on watching classic car auctions over the last 6 months I get the distinct impression that either -

(1) Cars sold by private treaty often don't sell, and when they do they go for 25% below asking
or
(2) Auctions are the place to go if you are a buyer (or a seller whose priority is to get rid, as opposed to get a good price).

[RoadsideTypist]

Certainly one I'll be watching with interest. Best of luck with the sale – hopefully, it'll find a good home and go on to rack up many more miles.

[Gee]

£6188 inclusive of buyers premium must have netted c. £5.5k to the OP. I can't help but feel that a private sale would have delivered more.

[Mr Tidy]

Wow - even with that mileage that looks cheap to me!

[Benj1]

Private sale. What is that ? They used to call it time wasters and tyre kickers. Now it’s EBay bidders who buy but then change their mind with no recourse for the seller, or car and classic auctions online that take their commission and leave the seller, again, swinging in the wind.
It is a lovely car, and yes someone has a bargain. But now, in the current anti combustion engine climate, and with anything offered at auction tracked so closely if it hasn’t sold, I had little or no option.
Best of luck Z4 folk. Cracking cars, long may you defend against the woke EV brigade.