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Finally, finally bought another car

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Post by BrianD » Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:32 pm

JK0202 wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:41 pm Absolutely gorgeous. Love those turbine wheels. 8) Show us your wood! Do it! Do it! Do it!
I think it probably looks a bit like this, only requires a quick wipe over with Mr Sheen once a week :lol:
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Post by PerryGunn » Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:47 am

BrianD wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:32 pm
JK0202 wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:41 pm Absolutely gorgeous. Love those turbine wheels. 8) Show us your wood! Do it! Do it! Do it!
I think it probably looks a bit like this, only requires a quick wipe over with Mr Sheen once a week :lol:
Don't be silly, it's an Alpina so it's got an oak panelled drawing room in the basement...
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...along with the wine cellar, the picnic marquee and the staff accommodation...

This lowers the centre of gravity and improves the handling, on the downside it does make the steering slightly weightier, as Pondrew has discovered :thumbsup:
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Post by Flyingfifer » Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:54 am

Very nice motor, I do hope it doesn't look like a furniture store on the inside :rofl:

I've always thought of the Alpina BMWs as the sort of fat, comfortable cousin of M BMWs
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Post by Pondrew » Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:25 am

Flyingfifer wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:54 am I've always thought of the Alpina BMWs as the sort of fat, comfortable cousin of M BMWs
A B3 is actually lighter than an equivalent M3. Mine isn't as all the trees add a fair bit. :P
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Post by Pondrew » Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:13 am

OK. Do your worst...
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All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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Post by Scubaregs » Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:38 am

Is the ashtray made of Ash?
Oaking aside, that is a beech of a car fir fecks sake.
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Post by JK0202 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:50 am

Nice wood mate. Total Alpine vibes and would look crap in an M3. Somehow looks right in an Alpina. Maybe IM getting old! :(
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Post by LeeZ4MR » Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:42 am

I've had to put my sunglasses on after looking at the wood to be fair! :D

I have to say that it does absolutely immaculate inside and out for sure. 8) :thumbsup:
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Post by B21 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:57 am

Love the 2+2 seating arrangement, very classy, just a pity you can't drive it from those back seats.. :driving:

A lot of car :thumbsup:
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Post by Pondrew » Fri Oct 15, 2021 12:46 pm

LeeZ4MR wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:42 am I've had to put my sunglasses on after looking at the wood to be fair!

I have to say that it does absolutely immaculate inside and out for sure.
Look to the south and you will see the glow :poke:
It's not immaculate, but won't take too much to get it back to that. I'm wire-wooling the inside of the exhaust tips ATM to try and get the burnt-on crud out. I'll start cleaning the leather next. :|

Nearly hit something in Halfrauds' car park earlier as I didn't realise it doesn't have front PDC (only rear). :headbang:
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Post by sharif » Fri Oct 15, 2021 12:51 pm

Lovely car, congratulations!
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Post by Zed Baron » Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:32 pm

Nice car and the interior is lovely... the wood looks great, nearly as much as the Jaaag, flat cap next?
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Post by rdm05z4 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:18 pm

Beautiful Car!!! Just like a woman has all the curves in the right places. And I even like the wood. You only live once and it seems you are doing it the right way. Best of luck forward with it.
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Post by LeeZ4MR » Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:39 pm

Pondrew wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 12:46 pm
LeeZ4MR wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:42 am I've had to put my sunglasses on after looking at the wood to be fair!

I have to say that it does absolutely immaculate inside and out for sure.
Look to the south and you will see the glow :poke:
It's not immaculate, but won't take too much to get it back to that. I'm wire-wooling the inside of the exhaust tips ATM to try and get the burnt-on crud out. I'll start cleaning the leather next. :|

Nearly hit something in Halfrauds' car park earlier as I didn't realise it doesn't have front PDC (only rear). :headbang:
:lol: :thumbsup:

Those exhaust tips will look awesome once you've worked your magic on them for sure. 8)

It does look like a very well looked after example from the pics for sure. I'm really chuffed for you, and it is a super and lovely rare car I reckon. :thumbsup:

Enjoy it. :)
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Post by Ian J » Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:21 pm

Flyingfifer wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:54 am
I've always thought of the Alpina BMWs as the sort of fat, comfortable cousin of M BMWs
As an ex owner I've always thought of them as the classier version of the equivalent M series :D

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