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by John_C
Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:08 am
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: Alpina X5....
Replies: 17
Views: 6759

OneJohnSheridan wrote:Why do people try to take advantage of the uninformed?
Money :wink:
by John_C
Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:05 am
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: New B10 owner saying Hi
Replies: 33
Views: 8964

The seats are very good given their age, but yes there are a couple of spots on them and a good leather clean/conditioner is on the list of things to do.

If I can just stop driving the thing every time I unlock it I might get round to doing it too :)
by John_C
Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:02 am
Forum: ALPINA - Car Advice / Information
Topic: B10 V8 Surging Power/Flat spots in accelerating
Replies: 7
Views: 3453

Great news that you've got it sorted
by John_C
Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:45 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: New B10 owner saying Hi
Replies: 33
Views: 8964

Yep those are the comfort seats, I love them sooooo much!

Thanks for the kind comments. I need to chase Sytner up to see what the exact spec was but apart from the comms pack which is missing it seems to have tons of extras.
by John_C
Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:56 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: New B10 owner saying Hi
Replies: 33
Views: 8964

:) Thanks again everyone

I'm not too far from Basingstoke, about 20 to 30 mins drive away in Andover.
by John_C
Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:34 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: Just Checking
Replies: 5
Views: 1488

I always blank other people's plates when posting pics from meets because I never manage to ask everyone what their preference is. I think the Alpina is the first car where I've made a conscious decision to not post the reg plates on the web, previously it just hasn't been an issue for me but it's q...
by John_C
Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:12 am
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: New B10 owner saying Hi
Replies: 33
Views: 8964

Thanks for the welcome everyone :) She's done nearly 97k miles, looked after by BMW up to about 60k and then Munich Legends after that. Although not perfect she's in very good nick for a 13 year old car, if I'm being fussy some paintwork to the nose to get rid of stonechips would help and she needs ...
by John_C
Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:15 am
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: New B10 owner saying Hi
Replies: 33
Views: 8964

New B10 owner saying Hi

Hi, I've just bought myself a 1997 B10 V8, build number 71. I'm new here but have been on various car forums for longer than I care to remember. So far I'm over the moon with the car. :) I'm based in Hampshire so fingers crossed I will be able to make the next Newbury meet. A few pictures of the car...