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Old Feb 25, 2017 | 04:30 AM
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went to a dark side completely!

Just to share my experience with you guys , I know some of you have same mind as I'm .
So first is I thought I'll have my hellcat modded and keep it at respectful lvl 800-850 rwhp but my good friend made me to get in to bmw world I couldn't decline the offer so now I have alpina B7 with 13000 miles on the clock






Alpina is amazing , well .. I know it's more pricy than E class and even rs7 but I have no other car in my hands . I have it only for couple days but I like it a lot , more than E ? Absolutely yes . cost of maintenance probably crazy , depreciation is bad (bad as benz) but in terms of cruiser B7 is awesome .
1 thing is not there - sound , and second is ugly steering wheel . the rest is equal or better than E . cant tell about reliability yet . millage is the same .
Hellcat - wild wild ***** and I like it that way .
BTW stock HC result


This is in KPH
sound
so I'm all set for now
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Old Feb 25, 2017 | 09:29 AM
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Sweet ride! I would take the B7 over the Hellcat for sure.
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Old Feb 25, 2017 | 09:32 AM
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Sweet ride! I would take the B7 over the Hellcat for sure.
why would I take over ? I have both , cruiser and acceleration monster . )
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Old Feb 25, 2017 | 10:26 AM
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Alpina's are head turners for sure. Not the fastest 7, but plenty quick for what it is. I'm surprised that the 7 doesn't look any bigger than the HC. Almost looks like the HC is even wider.
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Old Feb 25, 2017 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by PurpleHeartAMG
Alpina's are head turners for sure. Not the fastest 7, but plenty quick for what it is. I'm surprised that the 7 doesn't look any bigger than the HC. Almost looks like the HC is even wider.
they about the same size
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Old Feb 25, 2017 | 10:43 AM
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Between these two and your wife's car, which one has to park outside?
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Old Feb 25, 2017 | 10:50 AM
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I have always liked the Alpina B7. Did you see the latest one:

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ve-test-review

But you can make yours even faster...

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Old Feb 25, 2017 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Chappy
Between these two and your wife's car, which one has to park outside?
alpina outside , HC and c300 inside , but I'll park alpina in the shop , and bring VW home . will stay outside .






somewhere in this area would work
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Old Feb 25, 2017 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by TMC M5
I have always liked the Alpina B7. Did you see the latest one:

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ve-test-review

But you can make yours even faster...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btTmV1ojLlc
not bad at all
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steering wheels is ugly indeed otherwise looks like a solid car.

alpina is clean
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Old Feb 26, 2017 | 09:14 AM
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but in terms of cruiser B7 is awesome .
Alpina mods those cars very nicely. I always walk very slowly past those in the parking lots. This is w/o the x-drive, right? I'm guessing you prefer this over your old E63 in large part to that? I wonder if the W213 will offer more of the feel you like in the B7.

I do wish the US had the RS6 Avant option... would be nice to have choices, but take what you can get (for wagons).

Enjoy.
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Old Feb 26, 2017 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by 24Hours
Alpina mods those cars very nicely. I always walk very slowly past those in the parking lots. This is w/o the x-drive, right? I'm guessing you prefer this over your old E63 in large part to that? I wonder if the W213 will offer more of the feel you like in the B7.

I do wish the US had the RS6 Avant option... would be nice to have choices, but take what you can get (for wagons).

Enjoy.
this one is AWD which is works great so far on wet snow etc .benz was purchased to get modified , alpina isn't , but I like it the way it is .
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Old Feb 27, 2017 | 10:17 AM
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Old Feb 27, 2017 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by raudiace4
Meh to both of those
no problem , enjoy ur E .
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Old Feb 27, 2017 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 24Hours

I do wish the US had the RS6 Avant option... would be nice to have choices, but take what you can get (for wagons).

Enjoy.

This. RS6 avant 6mt would be PERFECT for me.

Originally Posted by raudiace4
Meh to both of those
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Old Feb 27, 2017 | 10:55 AM
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while I don't care I'm not even bother to write a comment lol
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Old Mar 1, 2017 | 11:32 PM
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I hear ya.
My E63 is on the way out. Almost 3 years, 29200 miles.
Back to BMW.
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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 07:55 AM
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I just picked up a 16 charger hellcat to sit next to my E63 wagon....I agree with the acceleration monster comment about the mopar. The car is a blast to drive.
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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by LFC09
I hear ya.
My E63 is on the way out. Almost 3 years, 29200 miles.
Back to BMW.
what you getting ?
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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 08:00 AM
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I just picked up a 16 charger hellcat to sit next to my E63 wagon....I agree with the acceleration monster comment about the mopar. The car is a blast to drive.
agree very fun , pics ?
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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 09:34 AM
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I hear ya.
My E63 is on the way out. Almost 3 years, 29200 miles.
Back to BMW.
I had 3 BMW's , Definitely my favorite car brand , I didn't try AUDI yet was thinking about it , If the M5 was AWD I would be all over it , and I think it's coming in the near future
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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 10:04 AM
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I was thinking same thing about M5 awd , but will take some time
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This. RS6 avant 6mt would be PERFECT for me.
I didn't know Audi made a stick for the RS... The last stick they made I was aware of was the 2005 4.2 V8 Allroad.

I miss my old 6MT.
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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 10:53 AM
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no rs6/7 available with 6 speed
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no rs6/7 available with 6 speed
I wish we would get the RS-6 here! damn!
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