North East Meet - **Confirmed 10th October**
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Guiseley Kids
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In fear of sounding stupid what is the difference between the Alpina and the normal Z4? :? :?
Alpina's were around before the M was introduced and had among other things..
3.4 litre engine
front and rear spoilers
upgraded interior
not many built so are quite rare in comparison.
They were withdrawn when BMW released the M for fear of too close comparison and as such were pre-facelift only.
Alpina in general is essentially a tuning arm of BMW in much the same way AMG is to Mercedes.
3.4 litre engine
front and rear spoilers
upgraded interior
not many built so are quite rare in comparison.
They were withdrawn when BMW released the M for fear of too close comparison and as such were pre-facelift only.
Alpina in general is essentially a tuning arm of BMW in much the same way AMG is to Mercedes.
Guiseley Kids
Member
Okay thanks i will look out for one 
The rear lights, third brake and roundals were changed by me, they are original BMW parts. Would like to change the orange front indicators, but to much of a faf.
As for Alpina differences, don't forget
gearbox
final drive
suspension
19" alloys
stainless steel exhaust
The engine is also tuned very differently, it has more torques than an M, but less BHP but can produce fantastic fuel economy. On the run on Sunday I got 30mpg blasting it about, but can return 35mpg on a steady run.
As for Alpina differences, don't forget
gearbox
final drive
suspension
19" alloys
stainless steel exhaust
The engine is also tuned very differently, it has more torques than an M, but less BHP but can produce fantastic fuel economy. On the run on Sunday I got 30mpg blasting it about, but can return 35mpg on a steady run.
Just mucking about with one of the pics i took from the meet i do like the effect. What do you think 
I put the image through this website http://tiltshiftmaker.com/
P.S i did take some video but trying to upload to youtube it just i'snt happening so any advice please :?
I put the image through this website http://tiltshiftmaker.com/
P.S i did take some video but trying to upload to youtube it just i'snt happening so any advice please :?
daveaisey said:Nice tilt shift
The vid clip is in a Quicktime format,do you think a different format might help :?
Redzedfour, nice pic
After having problems in uploading a video to Youtube i gave it one last try and hurrah it finally worked.
I can't embed the clip so here is the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCflAVa1YYI
I can't embed the clip so here is the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCflAVa1YYI
I did take a couple of other short clips ,but that one is the best of the bunch.
Would have liked to have seen the face on the Z3 driver as 10 Zed's blasted pass
Would have liked to have seen the face on the Z3 driver as 10 Zed's blasted pass
He ended up pulling over a little to let me and Guiseley past which was nice of him as unfortunately he was going just a little too quickly to be easily passable when I encountered him. I was behind you Red when you filmed the overtake, seeing the video has reminded me why I couldn't also get past him at the same time! 