Thought it was about time that I put up a thread about this car saying it's the longest I've ever kept a car. I bought this at the time to replace my outgoing 2014 BMW M135i which I sold for a variety reasons at the time 
After a bit of a lookabout I had no idea what sort of car I wanted, I came across this advert locally and thought it would be worth a look as I really loved the look of them from back in the day. I knew whenever I seen and drove it that day I had to leave with it. Here we are nearly 3 years later and I still have it! I've tried to stay as close to OEM as possible as with these Alpina's it is what seems to help with the resell appeal and value.
Anyone who doesn't know much about them, Alpina pretty much purchase these cars off BMW as a standard E90 320d SE and then replace a lot of the standard BMW parts with Alpina Parts. On this model they replaced the following:
Here are some pictures from throughout my ownership:
Since then, I've carried out a variety of work to the car including yearly services. I've tried to keep a list and account of what I've spend in the order I've done it:
After a bit of a lookabout I had no idea what sort of car I wanted, I came across this advert locally and thought it would be worth a look as I really loved the look of them from back in the day. I knew whenever I seen and drove it that day I had to leave with it. Here we are nearly 3 years later and I still have it! I've tried to stay as close to OEM as possible as with these Alpina's it is what seems to help with the resell appeal and value.
Anyone who doesn't know much about them, Alpina pretty much purchase these cars off BMW as a standard E90 320d SE and then replace a lot of the standard BMW parts with Alpina Parts. On this model they replaced the following:
- Wheels - Alpina 19" Classic C01 "Styling II" Wheels
- Suspension - Bilstein Shock Absorbers & Alpina Springs
- Turbo - Garrett/Alpina Intake Side/330d Exahust Side
- Intercooler - Uprated 330d Intercooler
- Injectors - 535d Injectors (335d wasn't developed at time of release)
- Exhaust - Alpina Stainless Steel Twin Exit
- ECU - Alpina's Software
- Front Bumper - Alpina Lower Splitter
- Rear Spoiler - Alpina Lip
- Rear Badging - "Alpina" & "D3" Badging
- Steering Wheel & Gearknob - Alpina Lavalina Leather & Badging
- Cluster Gauge - Blue Alpina Branded Dials
- Floor Mats - Alpina Branded Mats
- Keys - Alpina Badged Keys
Here are some pictures from throughout my ownership:
Since then, I've carried out a variety of work to the car including yearly services. I've tried to keep a list and account of what I've spend in the order I've done it:
- Bosch Aerotwin Wiper Blades
- Kumho Ecsta PS91 265/30 R19
- Kumho Ecsta PS91 235/35 R19
- Alpina Centre Caps 63mm (Pukar Designs)
- RoyalSteeringWheels Retrim (Standard Spec with Alpina Stitching)
- Nu-Luk Wheel Refurb (Costly but well worth it!)
- Yuasa HSB019 Car Battery
- Alpina Foam Pads 91473613142 (To stop the dreaded center cap rattle)
- Service Kit (Oil, Oil Filter, Air Filter, Pollen Filter)
- Genuine BMW Front and Rear Badges
- MOT 4th October 2018
- BMW Genuine Front All-Weather Rubber Floor Mats Anthracite 3 Series E90
- Brembo Front & Rear Disks & Pads
- Bilstein B4 Shocks and Dampers Front & Rear
- Alpina Shock Tower Gasket
- LUK Clutch & Dual Mass Flywheel
- Kumho Ecsta PS91 265/30 R19 (12/08/19 - 116400 miles)
- Hunter Full Alignment
- MOT 13th September 2019
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