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Re: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2013, 03:50:18 PM »
Now that's what I call a thread resurrection!   ;)

Alpina bits are always incredibly overpriced (I'm sure they could care less about my opinion, eh?).  At least they engineered that vent to permit a bit of airflow...but it's very clear to me that Alpina doesn't do much testing in the US.  That center vent is an absolute necessity south of the Mason-Dixon line.
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Re: Gauge Pods in e30 air vents
« Reply #16 on: October 23, 2013, 02:52:23 AM »
I know it was quite the resurrection of a thread, buuuuuut...I figured someone would read my first hand knowledge of the Alpina gauge and take it for what it's worth.  A close friend has two of those things, and while it's pretty cool (especially how old it is), there are other options for a fraction of the costs.  I have come close to buying two of them myself, but I bailed after weighing the costs of the item; its crazy to pay that much for a gauge, but that is my own opinion.  I would much rather put that 750-850 euros toward an actual Alpina, which do pop up from time to time in Germany, France, Austria and Switzerland.  The last one I watched sold for 5800 euro and it was in pretty fair shape.  I also watched an E30 320is with 80k original km sell for 8,900 euro.  I wanted to jump on that one.

Anyhow: Alpina digital gauge is expensive and rare.