Hey, PJ... good to see you're still here even after your coupe is on to it's next owner...This can only mean that you'll be a coupe owner again sometime soon. Bravo.
I don't check the "cars" for sale section too often, but apparently this "tribute car" thing is a pissing match that has been going on for some time. I had to laugh at most of it, - but I have to agree with Murray when it comes to being up front about who you are.
It's nice that "chicane" has an opinion about what he, or others should pay for any car, and it's likewise good that he has some support on the subject from others who think that it's important to protect unsuspecting buyers from overpriced non-factory restorations. But really, no one here actually needs protection from buying an overly expensive coupe. By definition, if you decide you want to, and can afford to, - overpay for the "Alpina" tribute car, you don't care about anything "chicane" has to say on the subject.
This forum seems to have developed an enthusiastic adult membership precisely because it is small enough and esoteric enough to fail to attract the kind of flaming sort that other, more recent bmw models do. Part of that adult character comes from the willingness of members to identify themselves beyond just their handle, not from the number of snippy, snarky retort posts one can tally up in fights over car prices or negative judgements of other members' cars, restorations or posts.
Murray is a known quantity in the real world. And I can testify to his qualities as gentleman, - even having only spent time with him in person on one occasion. And that is without regard to whether he personally would pay any particular sum for any particular car.
If you can't likewise identify yourself to the rest of the forum regarding who you are in the real world, then your comments, postings and opinions have no real currency here.
If you really are legitimate, if you really are willing to meet people face to face and don't care if they turn the other way when they hear your name, come clean about who, and where you are. Tell us your first name and what city or town you live in, - at minimum. Better still, who actually knows you in real life? When you actually step out of your current anonymous shadow, your perspective can get the respect it deserves. But, if you can't handle even that kind of simple, discreet disclosure, your opinions are worthless on this forum.
The great thing about this forum has always been its strong-minded, but respectful enthusiasts. Accent on the enthusiasm. Not negativism.
Arguing on the Intenet is like winning the special Olympics. Even when you win, you're still retarded.