A rare site in New Zealand, the Alpina D3 (2008-2013) offers performance and luxury in a hard to find car. Alpina have been known to be quite performance cars offering great levels of reliability.
Alpina specific parts will be expensive and extremely difficult to come across in NZ. However most parts of the car are derived from BMW so it is not too hard. Being a european car sensors and electrical gremilins can occur in many aspects.
Brakes need to be above the safe threshold and in working order to obtain a WOF. Windscreen cannot have any large chips, lights must be fully working and bright. Tyres must have tread and no signs of damage. Suspension must be in working order and safe.
Unlike most cars the Alpina D3 is a little bit of a unique car. Due to the fact it may be difficult to service and maintain ensure to carry out the servicing. Some owners can be very sensitive and care about their vehicles so you may also find plenty of well presented Alpina vehicles for sale. Due to being a BMW some parts of the car are generally reliable.