Hello from Calgary

[Lord Vader]

Originally Posted by jrsmitchell

It's not really a cost issue to me, I just think if you don't have a legit Alpina chassis and engine then you shouldn't be rocking the stripes. Ditto for ///M badges on a non-M car. Just my $0.02

As for the E38 plan, it sounds like it would work quite nicely for you then. One piece of advice I would give is to look into insurance first. I could only get specialty insurance for my B3 here in Ontario - no using it as a daily driver unfortunately. I think you guys have it a little better with insurance out there though!

I do very much agree with the M badging philosphy.

I like to think our insurance is better here, but i still hate insurance companies. I would never want to insure an Alpina through my current provider TD Meloche Monex.

My neighbor is also a huge Alpina fan and previously owned an '07 B7. He has since sold it, and is looking for a new summer car. I talked him into getting a "propper" Alpina and not a BMW VIN'd one. He is also a huge 7 Series fan and is quite interested in an E38 at the moment as well.