Brand new to this forum, which I found during my research and quest for an Alpina B6. It took me a year or so, but I finally found the Alpina Blue with Amaro combo with all of the options that I've been looking for. Bought it from a BMW dealer sight unseen other than a few pics via text from the sales guy. Car looked to be in great shape and had under 30k miles, so I would assume so. Took a leap of faith, and snagged it before it could get away like one other did on me before. Nothing more exciting than seeing it in person for the first time off the delivery truck
and it did not disappoint! Wow these B6s are incredible! The power and torque is just jaw dropping.
I am brand new to this chassis, but not BMW. The 6 series GC seemed like the only BMW that interested me as a follow-up to my E38 (which I still have and love). I have done just about everything to that E38, which is my daily and recently passed 300k miles. I spent a lot of time in years past on the E38 section of BFc, and credit much of my knowledge and love for cars to forums like these.
I am 1 week into ownership, so I'm still learning the ins and outs of the car. Every now and then, I'll hear a pop coming from the rear of the car when I go over a certain bump or uneven road. Very odd and seems uncharacteristic for a car like this. Is this normal?
Something that seems obvious...it does not seem like this vehicle is going to be anywhere as easy to work on as my E38. I mean, hopefully I don't have to do any work, but just trying to see the belts on the front of the engine is near impossible. There are also so many tubes, pipes, wires, and connectors, that the thought of the inevitable crumbly BMW plastic is giving me anxiety.
Since everything on these new cars needs a computer to do, I'm looking for recommendations as to what everyone uses to diagnose and repair these newer BMWs. It's going to need pads and rotors in the near future...can you even do something like that anymore without a computer?
Even though the car is low miles, it's still missing some things. I ordered a replacement compressor and tire repair for the trunk along with the missing Alpina supplement owners manual. It did come with a "tool roll" comprised of a tow hook and screw driver. From what I can tell, I think that's all it is supposed to come with. The rest of the tools are at the dealer service department.
The other thing I noticed is that my Alpina only has BMW all-weather mats in it. Kinda bummed because I know Alpinas came with their own floor mats.
I would like to get a correct set before they become impossible to find, but it seems RealOEM only has one part number. Can any Alpina owners tell me if the mats in USA cars were only black and didn't differ based on the interior color?
Thanks for the help, and I hope to become a contributor to this forum as I learn more.