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by nealpina
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA
Replies: 15
Views: 483

Re: Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA

"Sytner of Nottingham do have all the information". Not correct, they may have some information. Reason being back in the day the job card was a white cardboard sheet and hand written. These were kept in a cardboard box, over the years some people it is alleged were allowed to look through them as ...
by nealpina
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:21 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA
Replies: 15
Views: 483

Re: Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA

It was my black E30 featured on the show Nice! I thought it was IThey went to Alpina just for TV I kept saying why don't they just check with Sytner of Nottingham. I am however glad they did go all the way to Buchloe as I enjoyed watching the factory I understand about time limits of a TV show, I h...
by nealpina
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:08 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA
Replies: 15
Views: 483

Re: Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA

Wellsy wrote:
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:28 am
Is it or Isn't it - that is the question??
:lol:
by nealpina
Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:38 am
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: Happy birthday #049
Replies: 21
Views: 846

Re: Happy birthday #049

Happy Birthday. Owning a car for that long does feel special. I do have a few years before 20 years with my B3 which will feel special to me, and mine was not brand new

Wow, Sytner Stratford. One of my first IT jobs was there not working for them just as a subcontractor
by nealpina
Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:30 am
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA
Replies: 15
Views: 483

Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA

Please see my post in the spotted section

I am posting here as I like to think every ALPINA fan will like to watch it :)
by nealpina
Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:20 am
Forum: ALPINA Spotted / Busted
Topic: Car S.O.S. E30 ALPINA - Thursday 21 March 2024
Replies: 1
Views: 260

Car S.O.S. E30 ALPINA - Thursday 21 March 2024

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere I just watched the ending of last week's Car S.O.S (Datsun 240k Skyline) which was repeated. During the end credits it said or something very similar to: "Tomorrow Car S.O.S E30 ALPINA" I will be out during that time but if I do not fall asleep I'll watch i...
by nealpina
Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:19 am
Forum: ALPINA - Car Advice / Information
Topic: B3.0/B3.2 - switchtronic shifting behavior
Replies: 1
Views: 249

Re: B3.0/B3.2 - switchtronic shifting behavior

Q. I am curious for those that drive in this mode in regular traffic, do you manually downshift or let the computer do it for you? A. Depends on how I feel Q. I have always found the downshifting to be jerky (upsetting the car when going over hills) unless I am doing so to overtake cars or power out...
by nealpina
Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:00 am
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: Its a Sad day indeed. RIP Burkard
Replies: 9
Views: 845

Re: Its a Sad day indeed. RIP Burkard

When reading the ALPINA 50 Years book you know Burkard Bovensiepen is a legend. When it comes to motorcars and racing, and must not forget the typewriters oops I mean wine :lol: I remember at the 50th Anniversary I shook Burkard's hand and said something like your cars are just amazing R.I.P. Burkar...
by nealpina
Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:46 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: Its a Sad day indeed. RIP Burkard
Replies: 9
Views: 845

Re: Its a Sad day indeed. RIP Burkard

Wellsy wrote:
Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:51 pm
We all had a moment of silence at Sytner Nottingham on Sunday to remember and pay our respects to Burkard. See the link below for the lovely tribute from Gary Lott.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8ZKLaNvsAG0

Thanks for uploading this. As I couldn't make Sunday this is nice to see
by nealpina
Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:42 pm
Forum: ALPINA Spotted / Busted
Topic: TV Show 'Bangers: Mad For Cars Series 1 Episode 2'
Replies: 8
Views: 775

TV Show 'Bangers: Mad For Cars Series 1 Episode 2'

Only switched the TV over for a brief second to channel 4 on Tuesday; and within a few seconds spotted two ALPINAs and one wannabe They briefly filmed a BMW car meet near Coventry and I spotted the following: D3 2014 year Either a B3, 4, or 5 from the angle this could be a touring but I cannot be su...
by nealpina
Tue Aug 29, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: ULEZ - older ALPINAs
Replies: 124
Views: 8271

Re: ULEZ - older ALPINAs

but only an emissions certificate from Alpina will confirm it Agreed ULEZ signs could be unlawful, as per a ruling yesterday I believe. They should have a red circle and the C should be in white like the Congestion Charge and Dartford Toll because that means C for Charging Zone They'll change them ...
by nealpina
Mon Aug 28, 2023 10:05 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: What did you do in your ALPINA today?
Replies: 2070
Views: 291025

Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

About 10 weeks ago went on holiday in the B10 Due to the amount of stuff I have in the garage it takes me about 20 minutes to remove everything, take the B10 out and then put everything back. Therefore I decided to park the car outside and use it as a daily until the start of ULEZ expansion. This ha...
by nealpina
Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: What did you do in your ALPINA today?
Replies: 2070
Views: 291025

Re: What did you do in your ALPINA today?

Sab wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2023 4:01 pm
Took the B3 for a long overdue clean before the Silverstone Festival.

What is it about E36s, looking good Sab
by nealpina
Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: ULEZ - older ALPINAs
Replies: 124
Views: 8271

Re: ULEZ - older ALPINAs

ULEZ signs could be unlawful, as per a ruling yesterday I believe. They should have a red circle and the C should be in white like the Congestion Charge and Dartford Toll because that means C for Charging Zone Also interestingly is that most or all home counties refuse road signage warning drivers b...
by nealpina
Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:42 pm
Forum: General ALPINA Forum
Topic: ULEZ - older ALPINAs
Replies: 124
Views: 8271

Re: ULEZ - older ALPINAs

I suspect the E36 will fail but the E39 will pass I know there is some debate about this: My understanding is that, the 3.0 has the 2.5 aka S50 block and the 3.2 to 3.4 has the M3 Evo 3.2 S52 block which has a different bore and some other differences. I am hoping these differences will make both o...