Alpina Z8 at my customer today

[jgerock]

I visited a customer in Winchester, VA today to review some new projects. Right at the front entrance was parked a silver Alpina Z8! My sales rep. said it was the owner's car and he loves his toys.

Looked similar to this Z8 except for lighter paint color and different wheels that had (5) sets of 4-thin spokes with Alpina center caps.

While walking thru the plant (they make large plastic containers and waste baskets), there was a sunken bay door and section to park trailers inside. There were three cars in there connected to Battery tenders:

Black Ford Mustang Cobra (new body style)

Silver M-B E-class Touring

White Lotus Evora (I think)

Sorry - no pics :-(.

[bluebmw]

Looked similar to this Z8 except for lighter paint color and different wheels that had (5) sets of 4-thin spokes with Alpina center caps.

Here's a Z8 with Alpina wheels currently for sale:

http://www.munichevo.com/carlot/detail/305/2000/BMW/Z8

Those wheels really make the car

[ray_]

I was driving the '02 down PCH near Newport one Sunday morning and kept looking in my mirror at a bimmer a couple hundred yards back. Hmm... a Z4? No... Z3? ...No. Ah, yep, Z8!

He was coming up pretty quick and I nailed the gas to keep some distance (and give him an earful -- his top was down!).

We stopped at a light, him turning left. I looked at him and said "nice BMW." He said, "yeah, just two BMW's out for a drive today" (referring to mine).

Heheheh!

Cheers,

Ray

[pureaudio]

A client of mine has an Alpina Z8 that just about never leaves his garage, only towed to SF every once in a while for servicing. His daily is an Alpina B7 with custom plates that say "UBER7". He is a big car nut which being an orthopedic surgeon supports very nicely.

[Kidasters]

A client of mine has an Alpina Z8 that just about never leaves his garage, only towed to SF every once in a while for servicing.

What!

They are for driving, not looking at.

I need to go drive the 2002.