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- Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:42 am
- Forum: General ALPINA Forum
- Topic: Fuel Consumption B3 Bi turbo
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2333
In my B3 BT I do a regular 230 mile each way run which is mostly motorway - mpg per obc is 35-38. Minimal town driving - I would say 10% - gives me an average over the past 20k miles of 29.3 I not one to 'waste' time travelling and would say more but it is black and black :wink: The B3S did 26.8 on ...
- Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:04 pm
- Forum: ALPINA Spotted / Busted
- Topic: Black B5 - M42 @ Appleby Magna
- Replies: 0
- Views: 870
Black B5 - M42 @ Appleby Magna
looking classy but sedate in the inside lane on Tuesday 8th about 11am - 08 or 09, did not catch the plate as there was a significant difference in speed
- Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:00 pm
- Forum: General ALPINA Forum
- Topic: SEASONS GREETINGS!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8584
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:51 pm
- Forum: Selling my ALPINA
- Topic: Alpina B9 3.5 E28
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5381
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:42 pm
- Forum: General ALPINA Forum
- Topic: Saw a conversation about a B12 5.7E for sale on Twitter
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3049
- Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:19 pm
- Forum: General ALPINA Forum
- Topic: Saw a conversation about a B12 5.7E for sale on Twitter
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3049
- Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:34 pm
- Forum: General ALPINA Forum
- Topic: OBD2 Latest Update - Software release available 5th Nov 2012
- Replies: 150
- Views: 35848
Mine was done on the 26th while in for a warranty replacement fan blower motor. I have a 'letter' confirming but only after specifically requesting it. Story I have is that dealers have been reluctant to contact owners / advertise the work because BMW had not approved it as a warranty repair - viz t...
- Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:59 pm
- Forum: 'Weekly' Caption Competition
- Topic: Competition 117 (Winners dellboy 1959 and PerryGunn)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 17818
- Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:57 pm
- Forum: 'Weekly' Caption Competition
- Topic: Competition 118 (winner Pukar)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14660
- Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:55 pm
- Forum: 'Weekly' Caption Competition
- Topic: Competition 119 (Winner drewjak)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14029
- Mon Nov 26, 2012 11:13 pm
- Forum: General ALPINA Forum
- Topic: Tyre choices....
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3188
Pirelli seem to be getting a lot of recommendation from Alpina these days, Continental are often reviewed favourably but I have no experience of either. Have tried Vredensteins Sessanta's but they do not last long enough to offset the reduction in cost. I like Avon ZZ tyres but you have to run with ...
- Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:32 pm
- Forum: General ALPINA Forum
- Topic: Winter wheel, do I bother ?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 19413
Trouble is ... with you stopping on the Winter`s the guy behind on Summer`s ploughs into you ! Always drive behind the Landcruiser or a long, long, long way in front ... :wink: trouble is it actually applies to anyone with brakes worse than an Alpina which means just about everyone. I am running Du...
- Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:13 pm
- Forum: General ALPINA Forum
- Topic: idling issues - b3s 3.4 2004 - help please!!!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11316
I ran mine on standard unleaded 50% of the time with no issues at all, the rest of the time it got super (Sainsbury) and the difference was very slight, I could not tell any difference when I used Shell super for a couple of weeks or so (about 1500 miles) and baulked at the price difference. The onl...
- Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:17 pm
- Forum: General ALPINA Forum
- Topic: Just searching around for a caption competition photo and...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1251
- Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:21 pm
- Forum: General ALPINA Forum
- Topic: Wheel Offsets ....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1243