E91 Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo - A slight downgrade

Waitey · Feb 27, 2017

Tonight's update:

1) It drifts really well in the wet.
2) Wipers don't work.....

Short Norman · Feb 27, 2017

Have you put the ditch finders on the back yet

Waitey · Feb 27, 2017

No they are in the front...

Understeer, understeer, understeeer, boot full, driftooooooooo!

leeds_182 · Feb 27, 2017

Saw this on the novaks page.

Scene.

Waitey · Feb 28, 2017

300 miles to half a tank. So far so good.

Job list is pretty long:
Front Spray
Wheel refurb
4x Michelins
New speakers
Leather treatment
New 'deco' decals for the front
New centre caps
New side repeaters
New lower grill
Maybe new headlights.....

Waitey · Feb 28, 2017

Knuckles said:
Lol! Good friend haha

Go on, post a pic of the front

Still purple when frozen....

Stay Puft · Feb 28, 2017

Mental, not even like it's a slight mismatch! Looks like a pack of parma violents. Cool car though.

Scrooge · Feb 28, 2017

Holy s**t that colour match!

Waitey · Feb 28, 2017

Scrooge said:
Holy s**t that colour match!

Worrying thing is, the invoice has 'paid' stamped on it lol

Scrooge · Feb 28, 2017

Did you get it cheap?

Waitey · Feb 28, 2017

Scrooge said:
Did you get it cheap?

I don't know now. I knew about the paint. The seller said the wheels were fine, which they are, they just aren't prefect. The other little bits are just me being picky.

It needs £1500 spending on it. Then it should be worth probs £2000 more than I paid for it. So no great money to be made, weirdly though and this is a total surprise, I love the thing already. Its a genuinely good drive and nice place to be. Part of me wants to make it near mint and then keep it.

alistairolsen · Feb 28, 2017

Waitey said:
300 miles to half a tank. So far so good.

Job list is pretty long:
Front Spray
Wheel refurb
4x Michelins
New speakers
Leather treatment
New 'deco' decals for the front
New centre caps
New side repeaters
New lower grill
Maybe new headlights.....

You know what? This will decimate all, after, you put about fifteen grand in it or more. If we have to, overnight parts from Germany.

Short Norman · Feb 28, 2017

just watch the front bumper on those speedbumps.

Scrooge · Feb 28, 2017

Waitey said:
I don't know now. I knew about the paint. The seller said the wheels were fine, which they are, they just aren't prefect. The other little bits are just me being picky.

It needs £1500 spending on it. Then it should be worth probs £2000 more than I paid for it. So no great money to be made, weirdly though and this is a total surprise, I love the thing already. Its a genuinely good drive and nice place to be. Part of me wants to make it near mint and then keep it.

To make any money on a car is a result, let's be honest!

They clearly have a following for a reason, with the miles and roads you drive on you'll be forever fighting keeping it tip top surely. Plus you'll soon get bored anyway.

ForceIndia · Feb 28, 2017

Are all the d3's biturbo? I really fancied one when I bought the Slowda, but wasn't sure on diesel and couldn't find an estate.

Knuckles · Feb 28, 2017

At least they blended the purple into the wing lol

Waitey · Feb 28, 2017

ForceIndia said:
Are all the d3's biturbo? I really fancied one when I bought the Slowda, but wasn't sure on diesel and couldn't find an estate.

Pre 2010 they are a 320 motor with a 330d turbo and intercooler with 198bhp. After 2010 they have the 123d engine with 211bhp. The Bi turbo's are more desirable and command around a £3k premium.

Waitey · Feb 28, 2017

Knuckles said:
At least they blended the purple into the wing lol

Like I said, its a brilliant job of painting it the wrong colour lol.

Short Norman · Feb 28, 2017

Bi-turbo's have a nicer looking bonnet

meaning the facelift one

Waitey · Feb 28, 2017

Alpina just sent me its spec list when it was new. It turns out it was spec'd with GOLD deco striping. GOLD. Christ.

I wanted to put it back to how it came from the factory. Gold is a bit of a push.

Scrooge · Feb 28, 2017

LOL!!!

Another corner shop car! How does brimful of Asha sound on the stereo?

Waitey · Feb 28, 2017

Scrooge said:
LOL!!!

Another corner shop car! How does brimful of Asha sound on the stereo?

New Deco's were either Gold or Silver. This obv's can't have silver.....

This is going to be epic when I'm done......

cat171 · Feb 28, 2017

Leave the side ones off, just keep the one on the front & back.

Sir_Dave · Feb 28, 2017

Waitey said:
turns out it was spec'd with GOLD deco striping. GOLD. Christ.

@Cookie is currently having a special moment.
Much jew.

Christopher · Feb 28, 2017

Gold. Wow.
Stereotype confirmed.

Cookie · Feb 28, 2017

Please get gold

Waitey · Feb 28, 2017

Front Alpina Letter = Gold
Front Deco = Gold
Side Deco = Gold
Rear Badging = Silver Chrome

Thank f**k it didn't have gold rears. I can't wait to make this a curry house jew bus.

Cookie · Feb 28, 2017

Make it all gold. Needs a decorative tissue box on the parcel shelf and I've probably got a spare gold skullcap you can have. Best of both worlds.

Budgie · Feb 28, 2017

I love the gold. Do it.

Daz... · Feb 28, 2017

I came in here to say this is a very rare car for me because it's a diesel and I like it.

Now I just want to see the gold.

Waitey · Feb 28, 2017

Budgie said:
I love the gold. Do it.

Its not............ terrible?

This is also the colour the front of mine should be lol

Christopher · Feb 28, 2017

Please, no.

Budgie · Feb 28, 2017

Darren S · Feb 28, 2017

Chris V6 255 said:
Looks really smart, much prefer your alloys to the really s**t alpina ones that seem to be on most D3's

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Couldn't agree more, Chris. Those above look horrendous.... :anguished:

Knuckles · Feb 28, 2017

Lol at curry house Jew bus!

Oem ftw.

Darren S · Feb 28, 2017

Waitey said:
Alpina just sent me its spec list when it was new. It turns out it was spec'd with GOLD deco striping. GOLD. Christ.

I wanted to put it back to how it came from the factory. Gold is a bit of a push.

Jesus. That would have the Gulzar Seal of Approval all over it.

Love the stickers. Just not when the colour scheme originates from 1982.

In fact, why stop at the sides of the car? You too could think about colour-matching rear bumper skirts...

oo:

alistairolsen · Feb 28, 2017

Ordered the decal pack yet?

Chris V6 255 · Feb 28, 2017

Damn it. Keep looking at that one from Millennium heroes now!

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Christopher · Feb 28, 2017

Dead at Gulzar Edition. 😢

Ex-User (19928) · Feb 28, 2017

Waitey said:
Pre 2010 they are a 320 motor with a 330d turbo and intercooler with 198bhp. After 2010 they have the 123d engine with 211bhp. The Bi turbo's are more desirable and command around a £3k premium.

The original E46 ones were just the 320d with a remap. My cousin always joked that they copied him with the d3 thing as he badged his original 2004 330d "d3" for the Gumball3000 for the few years he did it. That thing was a monster for the time.

Always liked the Alpina bits though, at least there's a bit of class compared to the AC Shitzer parts catalogue.

E91 Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo - A slight downgrade

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