My company is selling an Alpina B7, and nobody will buy the damn thing.

"Andrew Fails" (fails)
10/26/2016 at 11:12 • Filed to: Alpina, B7, BMW

Seriously, what the hell ? A B7 for under $45k, and nobody is remotely interested .

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DISCUSSION (21)

EL_ULY > Andrew Fails
10/26/2016 at 11:15

I’ll give them $19k tops

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > EL_ULY
10/26/2016 at 11:19

I’ll give them $19k and ONE cent...

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > EL_ULY
10/26/2016 at 11:19

I’ll give them five bucks and a coupon to Dairy Queen.

PS9 > Andrew Fails
10/26/2016 at 11:25

$45k for a used BMW vs. $45k for a new BMW. Its not really a fair calculation to make, but I guarantee many potential buyers are making it anyway.

Tripper > Andrew Fails
10/26/2016 at 11:25

I feel like this is one of those vehicles that people who can afford them, buy new/lease. Anyone looking at it from a used standpoint is not going to want to fuck with fixing it.

Matt Nichelson > Andrew Fails
10/26/2016 at 11:27

That’s an impressive CL write-up. Glad to see somebody at least kinda cares about what they sell.

petebmwm > Andrew Fails
10/26/2016 at 11:29

Have you priced the extended warranty? it should be about 8 grand.. and i dont know anyone that wants one without a warranty ..

E90M3 > petebmwm
10/26/2016 at 11:33

The extended warranty on my M3 was like that much and I was like nah, I’ll just risk it.

petebmwm > E90M3
10/26/2016 at 11:39

Good bet on the m3, on a 7 series with a turbo v8? no fucking way, the way they eat valve seals, timing chains, tensioners...etc...its not if, its when..

TheHondaBro > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
10/26/2016 at 11:43

One dollar, Bob!

EL_ULY > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
10/26/2016 at 11:43

*raises hand for coupon!*

EL_ULY > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/26/2016 at 11:43

boom!

MUSASHI66 > Andrew Fails
10/26/2016 at 12:10

It’s a used 7 series. People which can really afford them buy/lease them new, people that want them to show off can’t afford $45k.

Then there are people that know how much repairs would...let’s rephrase, how much repairs will cost and are not crazy enough to buy one.

That car is just out of it’s sweet spot - not new and reliable enough, and not old and cheap enough.

JGrabowMSt > Andrew Fails
10/26/2016 at 12:15

The 550/M5 Series F10 with a tune is faster, and those are under $20-30k.

Land_Yacht_225 > Andrew Fails
10/26/2016 at 12:18

On the one hand, it is the LWB which is what I would want, but understandably not what most people would want in what is essentially the M7. And you have to really like that body style to still shell out 45g for one. I’d love to own one, but not until that depreciation curve bottoms out at maybe $12,000 in another 5 years.

Plus, it doesn’t have the panache of the supercharged E65 version, now matter how ugly they were on the outside.

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > Andrew Fails
10/26/2016 at 12:30

I have a Susan B. Anthony dollar in my pocket.. let’s deal.

haveacarortwoorthree2 > Andrew Fails
10/26/2016 at 12:46

Priced $10k too high. As others noted, it’s in the grey area between too old/not cheap enough and new and worth it.

RallyWrench > Andrew Fails
10/26/2016 at 13:51

It’s because these are terrible and heinous pieces of shit hiding behind an illustrious badge. Nothing can mask the E65 beneath, it’s like Nickelback playing a cover of With A Little Help From My Friends . A great song does not a good band make.

wafflesnfalafel > Andrew Fails
10/28/2016 at 22:43

gotta find the right buyer - most folks don’t even know what an Alpina is... And it’s not blue?

RPM esq. > E90M3
01/07/2017 at 05:24

I would have lost that bet on mine, had anyone offered it. Still miss it, though.

E90M3 > RPM esq.
01/07/2017 at 09:52

I feel like that’s how everyone feels about them, they’re expensive but as soon as you sell it, you miss it.