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- I_MNL
- ALPINA
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- Joined: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:54 pm
- Location: Manchester, Cheshire and Hertfordshire! Driving on the motorways...
Congratulations for your choice Paulb! Excellent!
Is it with the 4-wheel drive system, or is this only still for the LHD cars?
Is it with the 4-wheel drive system, or is this only still for the LHD cars?
And the name is Marie-Noëlle or nick name MNL, NOT Marie or Noëlle ALONE; unless if you are looking for someone else and not me!!!
Car: D3 saloon 2007 and...a couple of cats made in 2003! and a little Scooby WRX STi...
Car: D3 saloon 2007 and...a couple of cats made in 2003! and a little Scooby WRX STi...
Sadly MNL that's a treat reserved for our continental cousins only!
Nothing to see here.... move along in an orderly fashion please!
E91 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #004 - (sold)
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #032
F31 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #172
Mk1 Focus RS #516
Mk3 Focus RS Heritage #8 of only 50
and a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth (currently being restored)
E91 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #004 - (sold)
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #032
F31 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #172
Mk1 Focus RS #516
Mk3 Focus RS Heritage #8 of only 50
and a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth (currently being restored)
I find that Nothing goes smoothly now a days.
After many many discussions over the colour, visiting several dealerships, seeing cars in the flesh, colour pallets and emailing Matt, we opted for the Havana exterior colour.
Now after signing on the dotted line, paying the deposit, 8 days later i'm told that Havana is now going to cost an additional £5.5k extra as BMW have decided to discontinue the colour! Grrrrrrrrr
So back to the drawing board
After many many discussions over the colour, visiting several dealerships, seeing cars in the flesh, colour pallets and emailing Matt, we opted for the Havana exterior colour.
Now after signing on the dotted line, paying the deposit, 8 days later i'm told that Havana is now going to cost an additional £5.5k extra as BMW have decided to discontinue the colour! Grrrrrrrrr
So back to the drawing board
Nothing to see here.... move along in an orderly fashion please!
E91 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #004 - (sold)
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #032
F31 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #172
Mk1 Focus RS #516
Mk3 Focus RS Heritage #8 of only 50
and a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth (currently being restored)
E91 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #004 - (sold)
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #032
F31 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #172
Mk1 Focus RS #516
Mk3 Focus RS Heritage #8 of only 50
and a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth (currently being restored)
When you posted your spec for your car, I saw that it wasn't on the BMW/ALPINA configurator so was surprised that you could order it without it being special order.
You might also want to check that you can get Oyster Dakota leather with black lower dash (the footwell is black but the lower dash is oyster)? On the configurator, you can get Saddle Brown with black lower dash, or Merino leather allows black lower dash, but not Oyster.
Jatoba is a similar shade, or Citrine Black?
You might also want to check that you can get Oyster Dakota leather with black lower dash (the footwell is black but the lower dash is oyster)? On the configurator, you can get Saddle Brown with black lower dash, or Merino leather allows black lower dash, but not Oyster.
Jatoba is a similar shade, or Citrine Black?
Alpina D3 BT #232 (sod 2017)
Alpina D5 BT #021 (sold 2015)
Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo Coupe #087 (sold 2010)
Alpina D5 BT #021 (sold 2015)
Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo Coupe #087 (sold 2010)
Hi Simon,sward wrote:Hmm, I'm not a contract lawyer, but I would have thought that you have a contract for a car in Havana at the price you and the dealer agreed. Might be worth pressing that point.
Regards
Simon
I think you will find somewhere in the contract that BMW/Sytner have the right to alter if discontinued......or words to that effect.....
Mini 1000 - Escort 1100 Estate - Triumph Spitfire 1500 - Escort Harrier 1.6 (wish I still had) - Escort Xr3 - Escort Ghia - Orion Ghia Inj.- Golf GTI - Astra GTE 16v.- Cavalier 4 x 4 - Sierra 2.9 4 x 4 - Discovery 200 TDI - Discovery 300 TDI Auto - Forester Turbo - Audi Avant 4.2 (manual) - Avant 4.2 (TipTronic) - D3 Touring (manual) D3 Bi-Turbo Switchtronic (Sold). Alpina Marmite Car (Arrived at last...8 months wait)....Lovely car but now Written Off!
There was already a charge for the Havana as it wasn't a standard Alpina colour but was on the BMW metallic list at the time but has now been withdrawn (despite the LCI press cars all being in Havana paint! - go figure!). It's the extra on top that I object to!GuyW wrote:When you posted your spec for your car, I saw that it wasn't on the BMW/ALPINA configurator so was surprised that you could order it without it being special order.
You might also want to check that you can get Oyster Dakota leather with black lower dash (the footwell is black but the lower dash is oyster)? On the configurator, you can get Saddle Brown with black lower dash, or Merino leather allows black lower dash, but not Oyster.
Jatoba is a similar shade, or Citrine Black?
On the Sytner configurator (different to the customer facing one) the Oyster with black lower dash, carpets etc is a different code - the said in a nutshell that if it's a standard Alpina colour seat fabric, the rest can be pretty much as you want it as they have codes for all different configurations.
I'll see what the Mrs says when she gets back from Munich although she was less impressed than I was.
Jatoba is a cr@p colour both in look and similarities! Someone likened it to the ability to actually being able polish a turd now!
Citrine Black is quite nice although if I HAVE to pay for a colour that isn't onspec, then it's going to be something like Ruby Red, I might as well go rare as rather than join the never ending line of Black, White & Grey cars on our roads now a days! (no offence if you have a Black / White or Grey car - i've got two black ones at the min!)
Nothing to see here.... move along in an orderly fashion please!
E91 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #004 - (sold)
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #032
F31 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #172
Mk1 Focus RS #516
Mk3 Focus RS Heritage #8 of only 50
and a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth (currently being restored)
E91 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #004 - (sold)
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #032
F31 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #172
Mk1 Focus RS #516
Mk3 Focus RS Heritage #8 of only 50
and a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth (currently being restored)
I saw a Mediterranean Blue F30 today brand new and I though it looked really good - As a metallic non costed option this would be a great colour blue if anyone was thinking about an alternative to Tanzanite Blue or Alpina Blue which are an extra £1590 etc.
2021 D3S G20 #014
2016 D3BT F30 #339
2013 D3BT F30 #028
2010 D3BT E90 #068
2007 D3MT E90 #289
2016 D3BT F30 #339
2013 D3BT F30 #028
2010 D3BT E90 #068
2007 D3MT E90 #289
Isn't Mediterranean Blue BMW's replacement for the very ill fated Dark Blue known affectionately as "Doom Blue"?
Nothing to see here.... move along in an orderly fashion please!
E91 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #004 - (sold)
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #032
F31 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #172
Mk1 Focus RS #516
Mk3 Focus RS Heritage #8 of only 50
and a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth (currently being restored)
E91 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #004 - (sold)
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #032
F31 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #172
Mk1 Focus RS #516
Mk3 Focus RS Heritage #8 of only 50
and a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth (currently being restored)
http://www.germancarforum.com/threads/r ... mws.23769/
Some inspiration here.
Do like the Ruby Red, also the Indianapolis Red is nice.
Some inspiration here.
Do like the Ruby Red, also the Indianapolis Red is nice.
Thats great ,shame in that "swatch" of blues Alpina Blue isnt there ,would have been good to see where it fitsJervint wrote:http://www.germancarforum.com/threads/r ... mws.23769/
Some inspiration here.
Do like the Ruby Red, also the Indianapolis Red is nice.
Apart from the premium, what's wrong with Alpina Green, superb colour,very rare in the UK and looks stunning with gold stripesPaulb wrote:
I might as well go rare as rather than join the never ending line of Black, White & Grey cars on our roads now a days! (no offence if you have a Black / White or Grey car - i've got two black ones at the min!)
I agree, it looks great, although I can't help thinking that it would make a car very difficult to resellB10BRW wrote:Apart from the premium, what's wrong with Alpina Green, superb colour,very rare in the UK and looks stunning with gold stripesPaulb wrote:
I might as well go rare as rather than join the never ending line of Black, White & Grey cars on our roads now a days! (no offence if you have a Black / White or Grey car - i've got two black ones at the min!)
CURRENT: 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
SOLD SEP '20: 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera
SOLD JAN '17: 2014 BMW M135i Auto
SOLD FEB '14: 2008 B3 Bi-Turbo Coupe #156
SOLD SEP '20: 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera
SOLD JAN '17: 2014 BMW M135i Auto
SOLD FEB '14: 2008 B3 Bi-Turbo Coupe #156
I'm not a lover of green cars tbh. As for resale, i'm considering keeping the car for best part of a decade so resale value down that road isn't going to be an issue between colours.
Nothing to see here.... move along in an orderly fashion please!
E91 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #004 - (sold)
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #032
F31 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #172
Mk1 Focus RS #516
Mk3 Focus RS Heritage #8 of only 50
and a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth (currently being restored)
E91 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #004 - (sold)
E46 B3 3.3 Saloon #032
F31 D3 Bi-turbo Touring #172
Mk1 Focus RS #516
Mk3 Focus RS Heritage #8 of only 50
and a 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth (currently being restored)