Coming down the M5 today.

Overtaking in the fast lane, not at silly speeds.

Noticed in the mirror a Dark Blue BMW coming up behind me very quickly.

I did the decent thing & moved over to let him past.

Noticed a Red Badge in the Grille & never seen anything like that before.

He went past fairly rapidly, no M3 Badge on the rear, big meaty tyres, lowered suspension, looked the business.

A couple of miles later, I caught up with him, a bit of congestion in the fast lane.

When it cleared, he booted it and, so did I, "as you do out of curiosity".

All I can say is, we tootled along at a decent rate.

Puffs of smoke out of his rear, suggested he was doing his best.

At a certain rate of knots he too did the decent thing & pulled over & off I went.

We both came off at the same junction, thumbs up jobbiess, from both of us, no problems at all.

Just a couple of questions, anyone know what BMW that was with the Red, thing in the Grille?


Also, I thought it would be a lot more rapid, anyone got any idea of the spec for this??

All good stuff, not a "my cars faster than yours post" just pretty intersted in finding out more.


Regards.

Alan MaC

 

What spec is your car? That red "thing" could have been a dead bird, cats head, someones hand covered in blood???? Was his car the newer shape? What Reg?

 

pmsl........

 

it was a bmw 318i

 

Did it look like this?

http://www.bmstyling.co.uk/Alpina_Ba...nnet_03_sm.jpg

 

That's the badge!!

The Red bit stuck out.

What is that??

Regards


Alan MaC

 

Alpina iirc is the modified version of the Beemer, but like when AMG do mercs?

 

The Alpina Register - the online BMW ALPINA Community

Mark

 

No mate . . .It was a 316 . .

 

you can buy those on ebay for a few quid...i have seen an alpina 320d before it was a kitted up touring,big rims and beefy looking so maybe thats why there was a puff of smoke?

 

How many tailpipes did it have?

 

It Had 4.

It was a Y Registered one.

Not a personal plate.


Regards

Alan MaC

 

M5?

 

i would hope your car did keep up with a 316i...

 

Yes Sarnyboy, he nearly had me

Regards


Alan MaC

 

IIRC, the 3 series based Alpinas didn't have four pipes....?

 

do a google for an alpina B5

very nice

 

I've looked on the Alpina Web Site & I can't see anything like it.

There was NO Badge whatsoever on the rear (Apart from the BMW Symbol).

I've seen on the Alpina Site That it has Alpina in big letters on the rear.

The Red Alpina Badge in the front Grille.

There were definitely 2 sets of paired pipes in the exhaust.

It was a Y registered Car.

I'm into cars, and I've never seen one like this before?

Hence the question/thread.

Just interested in finding what it was and the spec.

Regards


Alan MaC

 

By the way, I've looked at my starting thread I've put M3 on it.

Twas a 5 Series.

I doubt it was an M5, why the Alpina Symbol in the grille???

Nothing on the rear as I said.

There's no way on paper I should have kept up with it if it was an M5.

Bits of smoke were I think gear changes, it was a petrol car otherwise there would have been black smoke.

More confused than ever now.

Regards

Alan Mac.

 

535c

 

Question - What were you thinking being in the BMW lane. No wonder he came up quickly behind you I bet he was gobsmacked . Your lucky he didn't drive straight through you or rammed you off the road, count your blessings Alan .

 

Fair Point Wolfie

Alan MaC

 

He is lucky it was not me and i had left the subaru at home and was driving my X5! I would of drove right over him!

Next time stay to the inside laine!!!