Love that generation of 7 series, and the Alpina B7 in particular. It may be my favorite limousine of all time, design-wise, closely followed by the 3rd gen Audi S8 and the W223 Mercedes, although that one might not age so well. But a green or blue B7 with gold or silver paint stripes is really hard to beat.
Yup... All replacement parts are priced at the $150k msrp, not the current $40k market value. If you buy this, you best have deep pockets and also have a second car to get around in when this one is being serviced. That said, I agree its a lot of car for $40k.
@@CaffeinatedDoggo Yes, but not entirely. I actually picked one up just like this. However - I went to CarMax and got MaxCare.. paid around the same price as mentioned in the video, and the car was under 60k miles. Carmax also fixed every single last thing I found wrong on the vehicle including cosmetics (I drove it for a month and took it to two BMW dealers to find every little issue with it). So to sum up - Yes, it's an expensive car yo own. Get a VERY good warranty if you get one and be prepared to pay a bit. Also, this specific car in the video is overpriced for the milage.
This is what steering wheel holders say.. because there so retarded they go to the dealer for everything. You call the dealer for oem part number. I’ll never forget the dealership wanted 3500 for my adaptive headlights for my 5 series.. I bought them from the same place bmw does for 700😂😂.. all work can be done the same way you do a Toyota Corolla.. omg it’s a torx screw instead of a Philips! Please somebody tell me what’s expensive to maintain on these cars I’ll wait.. there’s nothing that dealership can do that the auto center at Walmart can’t😂.. I swear to got I was swapping out electrical components out the engine.. trunk.. wherever.. shit that cost me 20 bucks on eBay.. installed via CZcams 😂😂 or pay 1000 at the dealership.. I had a crack head swap a transmission on my 3 series for 1200 😂 wake up that reputation is how the dealerships scare yall into leasing or getting extended warranty’s. Im not even a bmw boy no more I went Mopar but it’s hilarious to hear people that don’t know wtf they talking about start talking about shit
Buying one of those is only for people who can afford one new in the first place. All that tech equals thousands and thousands on servicing a bmw like that with over 100k miles! Only a matter of time. Get a Lexus.
Servicing a 2018 Alpina B7 is about as costly as servicing a 2018 7 series, unless you broke something "Alpina specific", like a Mhale piston or a turbocharger (never heard of anyone breaking something like that). I can say this with confidence because I own a 2018 B7, I just did a 60K service on it - which is a "big" one with spark plugs and a bunch of items - and it cost me around 1k USD, which isn't nothing but also isn't unreasonable for a "big" service. You're supposed to do one of these every 30K, which is every two years for most people. It's not cheap, but it's not gonna bridge the gap from the 55K these go for to 175K they were brand new - you're not going to see 120,000$ in repair fees on these, not in a year, not in two and not in ten. Now, these came at around 175K MSRP. They have every bit of tech modern Lexus does minus Android auto, they also drive better, look better, sound better. The comparable Lexus would be an LS500, although it's no where near as fast, fun to drive, pretty or rare (for better or worse) - and a new one well spaced is over 90K. An old one won't have anywhere near the amenities.
Dad had a 2007 Alpina B7, I had the pleasure of driving it 8hrs cross country, absolutely drips luxury and insane technology even for the earlier year. His upkeep costs weren’t terrible either, I think aside from oil changes and tires, he changed a coolant sensor o ring that had gone bad and the hood insulation pad which was $350, had gotten cut up a bit. He wishes he still had it, but if you can fix cars, BMWs are like legos, as near painless as could be.
Love that generation of 7 series, and the Alpina B7 in particular. It may be my favorite limousine of all time, design-wise, closely followed by the 3rd gen Audi S8 and the W223 Mercedes, although that one might not age so well. But a green or blue B7 with gold or silver paint stripes is really hard to beat.
It felt like new driving it. Honestly shocked me how well it held up!
Great video, great review. Beautiful car.
Most of these features including soft close doors were in my 2002 BMW 745i. Best car I ever owned!
Fun cars
That interior!🔥🔥🔥
I just saw one here in Hawaii and it was one of the best looking BMW I’ve seen
Dream car, cool video
150k for 200k miles 2019 alpina ru serious hahaha ?
You don’t review your videos before you post them?
Maybe 75k...
Buy at 15k miles and sell at 95k miles. It won't have Camry Insurance and Maintenance.
Lol dont let these toyota people get to you. Theyre literally in every video talking crap about german cars...
If you can't afford it new, you can't afford it used. If anything breaks, you'll still be paying super luxury car prices to fix it.
Yup... All replacement parts are priced at the $150k msrp, not the current $40k market value. If you buy this, you best have deep pockets and also have a second car to get around in when this one is being serviced. That said, I agree its a lot of car for $40k.
Oil change costs the same as a 750, $150. Just have to upkeep it !
@@CaffeinatedDoggo
Yes, but not entirely.
I actually picked one up just like this. However - I went to CarMax and got MaxCare..
paid around the same price as mentioned in the video, and the car was under 60k miles. Carmax also fixed every single last thing I found wrong on the vehicle including cosmetics (I drove it for a month and took it to two BMW dealers to find every little issue with it).
So to sum up -
Yes, it's an expensive car yo own. Get a VERY good warranty if you get one and be prepared to pay a bit.
Also, this specific car in the video is overpriced for the milage.
This is what steering wheel holders say.. because there so retarded they go to the dealer for everything. You call the dealer for oem part number. I’ll never forget the dealership wanted 3500 for my adaptive headlights for my 5 series.. I bought them from the same place bmw does for 700😂😂.. all work can be done the same way you do a Toyota Corolla.. omg it’s a torx screw instead of a Philips! Please somebody tell me what’s expensive to maintain on these cars I’ll wait.. there’s nothing that dealership can do that the auto center at Walmart can’t😂.. I swear to got I was swapping out electrical components out the engine.. trunk.. wherever.. shit that cost me 20 bucks on eBay.. installed via CZcams 😂😂 or pay 1000 at the dealership.. I had a crack head swap a transmission on my 3 series for 1200 😂 wake up that reputation is how the dealerships scare yall into leasing or getting extended warranty’s. Im not even a bmw boy no more I went Mopar but it’s hilarious to hear people that don’t know wtf they talking about start talking about shit
Don’t listen to these chumps it’s all subjective spend your money how you want it’s your money
Holy wind noise Batman. Unwatchable!
Ya we had 25 mph gusts lol
Why even post the video
@@mihailhidler5400 most of it was legible
@@twoguysonecoupe1050 why not edit the audio? ive spent hours refining audio that wasnt anywhere near as bad as this was
Buying one of those is only for people who can afford one new in the first place. All that tech equals thousands and thousands on servicing a bmw like that with over 100k miles! Only a matter of time. Get a Lexus.
This drives better than a Lexus though. I would estimate $10-25k in maintenance in the next 100,000 miles though
Servicing a 2018 Alpina B7 is about as costly as servicing a 2018 7 series, unless you broke something "Alpina specific", like a Mhale piston or a turbocharger (never heard of anyone breaking something like that).
I can say this with confidence because I own a 2018 B7, I just did a 60K service on it - which is a "big" one with spark plugs and a bunch of items - and it cost me around 1k USD, which isn't nothing but also isn't unreasonable for a "big" service. You're supposed to do one of these every 30K, which is every two years for most people.
It's not cheap, but it's not gonna bridge the gap from the 55K these go for to 175K they were brand new - you're not going to see 120,000$ in repair fees on these, not in a year, not in two and not in ten.
Now, these came at around 175K MSRP.
They have every bit of tech modern Lexus does minus Android auto, they also drive better, look better, sound better.
The comparable Lexus would be an LS500, although it's no where near as fast, fun to drive, pretty or rare (for better or worse) - and a new one well spaced is over 90K. An old one won't have anywhere near the amenities.
Dad had a 2007 Alpina B7, I had the pleasure of driving it 8hrs cross country, absolutely drips luxury and insane technology even for the earlier year. His upkeep costs weren’t terrible either, I think aside from oil changes and tires, he changed a coolant sensor o ring that had gone bad and the hood insulation pad which was $350, had gotten cut up a bit. He wishes he still had it, but if you can fix cars, BMWs are like legos, as near painless as could be.