2011 BMW ALPINA B7 consumer reviews

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I've been a BMW enthusiast since I was kid with a euro dealer brochure of the e30 touring. Owned many BMW's in my lifetime and the one thing I can say is that majority of original BMW owners do not do the appropriate maintenance to keep these cars reliable. I've owned over 15 of them in the last 20 years and most were in poor shape when I purchased them and after doing all the required maintenance were trouble free in my ownership as well as when I sold them. ALPINA is more then just a name and styling to those who know them ALPINA is what AMG was to Mercedes before Mercedes purchased them. ALPINA was one of the first german tuners to take a new BMW and modify their motors and styling to make them look great and go faster. I purchased my first ALPINA B7 F02 and it is quick like a sports car but can cruiser like you're in limo. Minimal road noise and minimal plastic in the interior. Anywhere you look it is either leather, suede or piano black trim with oyster shell inset in the iconic ALPINA panel in the trim. I liked it so much when I had the opportunity to pickup another one I did now I have 2 B7's my first one required maintenance which I did right away and the 2nd was dealer maintained by the last owner with needing only minimal maintenance the dealer is obviously not aware of. B7's requirer spark plug replacement at 20-25k not like the regular 7 series and oil changes should be done at 5k the most but most owners do them at 2500-3k due to the amount of heat the ALPINA motor creates. Regular 7 has 400 HP and ALPINA bumped that up to 500 HP with just a tune you can see that go up to 580 HP with downpipes and intake on a stage 2 tune you're well over 600 HP. One thing to keep in mind is these engines have the hot v design where the turbos sit in the valley of the motor and will start to have some oil burn and poorly maintained valve guide seals will harden and start to get smoking out the tailpipes. If maintained properly you should be able to get over 100K before you see valve guide wear but for a car that was once retailed for over 130k spending 7k to redo valve guides at the dealer or cheaper if you go 3rd party you still have an amazing riding car with a ton of power. Well worth it in my book but obviously this is not a car you want to own if you don't have the money to keep it running correctly. Currently own a 2012 Sophisto Grau F02 with 105k miles and 2011 Alpine White F02 with 63k miles

I love my B7. It’s 9 years old and still turns heads - and so comfortable to drive. Somehow balances ultra luxury with performance and road feel. It’s got plenty of toys. Interesting to see that on a car designed over 10 years ago. I think BMW only released about 500 of these in the US. So, I’m hanging onto it and looking forward to appreciation.

Handsome car. Unbelievable, bloodless thrust. Master of the universe interior. I own a 2001 Ferrari 456M GTA, and the acceleration on the Alpina is something else. This car is a cruiser, though few will beat you off the line should the need arise. Perfect daily driver for those who find RR/Bentley too ostentatious to live with. Cons: very larded up with tech, large and heavy car, really should be driven in sport mode at all times, Alpina 21 wheels gorgeous but impractical for city roads.

i love my car, look awesome and it drives like a Bentley. this car has it all. thank you BMW. if you got the money and you want a nice car this is your car , once you own it you will never buy any thing else except maybe a Bugatti.

for this price better buy a porsche panamera turbo best car ever less problem for bmw alpina should be price no more than $95000.00

Love this car, smooth ride to work and back..got 10,000 on this car with no problems. Very beautiful car better than the 7 series itself,way more personality. People ask me what Alpina is all the time. More reliable than I thought it would be, I use have a LS460L but that thing was too boring, BMW is more reliable than it seems, don't get talked into buying a Lexus to save money because of reliability.

Wordless!!!! It is a very good car. The interior is awesome. Outside is magnificent. Wonderful car!!