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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by churchie386 » Mon Sep 12, 2022 9:19 pm

Frosty wrote:
Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:36 pm
Looks great Churchie, what carplay kit did you get?
This Road Top one from Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B084R9SVZG

It's a generic product sold under different names in different countries, but they all come out of the same factory somewhere in China. I think this would work in you F11 as I assume that too uses the NBT tech' idrive system.
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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by Alpina Jim » Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:15 pm

ScooBeeFive wrote:
Mon Sep 12, 2022 3:06 pm
ScooBeeFive wrote:
Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:49 pm
I collected mine today! :dance
2 years today! How time flies. Still absolutely loving it - it's just the perfect car for me.
Congrats.
It's 20 years today for me with my B10 :shock: . Time definitely flies even quicker as one gets older.
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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by ScooBeeFive » Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:17 pm

Alpina Jim wrote:
Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:15 pm
Congrats.
It's 20 years today for me with my B10 :shock: . Time definitely flies even quicker as one gets older.
Wow 20 years - fantastic to have been able to enjoy such a great car for that amount of time. I hope to keep mine for many more years....
Paul

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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by nealpina » Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:06 pm

ScooBeeFive wrote:
Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:17 pm
Alpina Jim wrote:
Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:15 pm
Congrats.
It's 20 years today for me with my B10 :shock: . Time definitely flies even quicker as one gets older.
Wow 20 years - fantastic to have been able to enjoy such a great car for that amount of time. I hope to keep mine for many more years....
Congratulations to you both

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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by Norrie » Fri Sep 16, 2022 9:58 am

Took my B7 to BMR Performance for MOT passed no advisories. However, number of miles used seems to shrink each year.
E65 B7 4.4 V8 supercharged No 106 (1 of 11 B7 built for UK)
F22 M235i - everyday driver
E 39 523i sold May 2023
E92 325i - written off by X5 I was not driving!
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E 39 - 520i new - sold at auction
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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by hooneybadger » Sun Sep 18, 2022 10:20 am

Was wagon hunting last night, as you do, and came across a PH post which features your car, SImon! Have you made any tweaks to it since buying?

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spo ... tted/38776
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Ive bought a new car and its not Alpina, i'd been thinking about a 335i of sorts. Mainly a manual e91 or converting a much more common auto car with a nice spec but then this cheeky moon rock popped up in F31 flavour!
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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by simon13 » Sun Sep 18, 2022 10:58 am

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This air filter for turbo noises like a rude boi. I decatted it last night, its a very well known restriction on these as its right behind the turbo. My car felt flat when i bought it and hesistant on full throttle. The harder ive driven it the better its got. I did buy it off a retired older chap who i think pottered about in it as the OBC read 33mpg! I also had a fault code showing catalytic converter. Its a missle now so much better to drive and not even remapped yet. I'm still getting used to it, more noise makes me like it but its very composed new and a bit boring but i'm getting used to it. This is all in comparison to the e46 - which i've still got. Which has an engine of soul! i've got a ring trip end of september so taking the e46 again
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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by Henry » Sat Sep 24, 2022 8:38 pm

Got it an MOT. 174168 miles no faults.
B3 1999 (090)
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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by hap » Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:05 pm

Hello henry long time hope all well not had many posts from you
Good milestone

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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by D3orbust » Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:08 am

Usual wash and topping up the paint protection ready for winter.
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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by churchie386 » Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:24 pm

Removing leaves from the front inlets. Build up is well documented on Porsches to damage rads and condensers.
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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by Norrie » Wed Sep 28, 2022 8:43 pm

I check mine before every trip out of my garage and hoover them and all debris. Many fag ends found in there.
E65 B7 4.4 V8 supercharged No 106 (1 of 11 B7 built for UK)
F22 M235i - everyday driver
E 39 523i sold May 2023
E92 325i - written off by X5 I was not driving!
E92 335D Twin Turbo - sold to Sytner Alpina
E 60 - 525D new - sold to Cooper BMW
E 60 - 530D new - sold at auction
E 39 - 520i new - sold at auction
E 30 - 316i new Touring - sold at auction
Audi A6 2.5 Tdi had 2
Audi Coupe GT 1986 new
Mitsubishi Gallant & Sigma
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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by B10BRW » Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:58 pm

Just put mine on SORN and tucked it up for the winter, attached to a trickle charger :D
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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by Norrie » Sat Oct 01, 2022 8:41 am

LIkewise mine in garage, under cover and on the trickle. Have not SORN it which is a bit of a mess up as we are now 1 Oct 22. Might get one more use on a dry day otherwise see it next spring.
E65 B7 4.4 V8 supercharged No 106 (1 of 11 B7 built for UK)
F22 M235i - everyday driver
E 39 523i sold May 2023
E92 325i - written off by X5 I was not driving!
E92 335D Twin Turbo - sold to Sytner Alpina
E 60 - 525D new - sold to Cooper BMW
E 60 - 530D new - sold at auction
E 39 - 520i new - sold at auction
E 30 - 316i new Touring - sold at auction
Audi A6 2.5 Tdi had 2
Audi Coupe GT 1986 new
Mitsubishi Gallant & Sigma
Honda accord 2.2 coupe
Ford Escort 1.6 worst car in the world

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Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Post by Yad3100 » Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:57 pm

Out in the rain in a classic alpina, too early to put it away!

Breakfast with the eastern group then over to the motorist for a ‘bmw morning’ which was poor. Was approached by 2 kids in pink for social media interview, they were interested in the c2 rather than my singing career, so told them to get lost.
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