Z8doc
October 21st 2007, 04:36
This 2003 Alpina is in my local BMW shop for COMPLETE restoration of the entire
interior, interior electrical parts, including by not limited to, radio, nav, CD changer, phone, ULF antenna, speakers, seats, exhaust, catalytic converters, calipers, new fluids, carpet, as well as a host of switches, fuses, and other electrical elements that make a Z8.... well, a Z8.
Last summer's rains here in Oklahoma left certain areas of Tulsa, including the home of this car, FLOODED. The garage where this car is kept, is a basement entry and below street level. A creek behind the house over flowed, storm sewers backed up, and the water run off filled the garage of this house and unfortunately, this Z8 Alpina.
The car has been "drying out" at my local dealership and waiting parts and more parts in an effort to resurrect it to life. It does start. The photos below show the high water mark, which filled the exhaust with muddy water and caked mud into the front air dam and lower part of the radiator.
Although my dealer will get this done and do a reasonable job as they are a good bunch, eventually, the owner is unlikely to keep the car long term and I would forsee this making it onto the used market within the year.
This is a US spec Alpina V8 Roadster and has last six VIN: AH62418, so any new BUYER can BEWARE.:eek:
interior, interior electrical parts, including by not limited to, radio, nav, CD changer, phone, ULF antenna, speakers, seats, exhaust, catalytic converters, calipers, new fluids, carpet, as well as a host of switches, fuses, and other electrical elements that make a Z8.... well, a Z8.
Last summer's rains here in Oklahoma left certain areas of Tulsa, including the home of this car, FLOODED. The garage where this car is kept, is a basement entry and below street level. A creek behind the house over flowed, storm sewers backed up, and the water run off filled the garage of this house and unfortunately, this Z8 Alpina.
The car has been "drying out" at my local dealership and waiting parts and more parts in an effort to resurrect it to life. It does start. The photos below show the high water mark, which filled the exhaust with muddy water and caked mud into the front air dam and lower part of the radiator.
Although my dealer will get this done and do a reasonable job as they are a good bunch, eventually, the owner is unlikely to keep the car long term and I would forsee this making it onto the used market within the year.
This is a US spec Alpina V8 Roadster and has last six VIN: AH62418, so any new BUYER can BEWARE.:eek: