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Everything posted by djvinylsofa
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Welcome to the forum. Nice one, you'll enjoy driving it.
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So, I flagged getting the one on the wharf which I thought might be an Alpina (but wasn't). Found this car on trade-me and got it instead. Has service history filled in from day one in Japan plus in NZ. It drives like a silver bullet and looks like one too. I'm stoked. Hopefully I won't be here needing mechanical advice any time soon... looks pretty well looked after to me. So now an E46 318i Touring and E39 525i Touring household. Conversion complete.
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New Member, new owner of 1, maybe new owner of 2
djvinylsofa replied to djvinylsofa's topic in New Member Introductions
Well, checked it out early and it was in fact a 'Racing Dynamics' badge. The car was not for me so will probably end up on a lot/auction somewhere. -
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djvinylsofa replied to djvinylsofa's topic in New Member Introductions
Derek, I'll update after the weekend once I've seen it in the flesh. Cheers. -
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djvinylsofa replied to djvinylsofa's topic in New Member Introductions
Neal, Thanks for that. Will do. -
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djvinylsofa replied to djvinylsofa's topic in New Member Introductions
Riiiiighhht. As easy as that eh... Well if it's a fakey but still rocks as an E39 I'll get the badge changed before buying. False pimping is like cleaning your tongue with a toilet brush. It might feel good at first, but its a shitty thing to do. -
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djvinylsofa replied to djvinylsofa's topic in New Member Introductions
Thanks for the reply. These useful FAQs were also on the link you provided: http://www.thealpinaregister.com/faqs At least arms me with some knowledge when I go to view... will be interesting to see how it stacks up. -
Hi all. I'm new to BMWs (ex Saab). I live rurally, north of Auckland. First addition to the family has been a 2002 318i Touring (below) which is my girlfriend's. Now I'm looking at getting a 2003 528i sedan. It's still on the wharf, but from the one blurry pic I've seen it seems to have an Alpina hood badge. I couldn't find much info except on wikipedia. Can anyone please tell me about Alpina? i.e. differences/pros/cons/tips that a newbie might not be aware of? COuld this affect price and/or maintenance later on? Or is it possible someone has just put a badge on it for no reason? Cheers.