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Wish someone would make an AWD diesel monster that comes in manual so I can get around in winter, floor it in summer, get good mileage year round, and satisfy my love of manual transmission. If anyone knows of such car, please let me know. |
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09-07-2013, 05:41 AM | #49 | |
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When I ordered my car I wanted it with San Marino Blue color but they say itīs impossible because itīs M car color. Itīs not available and Tanzanite was too dark for me. |
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09-07-2013, 07:25 AM | #51 |
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If (and I only mean if) Alpina had the same distribution network as BMW in the UK, do you think this would outsell the M3? It's very fast, has all the options you could want (short of manual) and is diesel which is always a huge hit here.
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09-07-2013, 07:50 AM | #52 |
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I was told that it is possible through the Individual Program, but the cost is really high - 6 000 EUR.
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09-07-2013, 07:51 AM | #53 | |
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09-07-2013, 11:29 AM | #56 | |
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I do not think so, in the UK the availability of a buying an Alpina is quite easy just need to find a Sytner dealer. They have a good coverage of the UK, such as: Birmingham, Canary Wharf, Cardiff, Chigwell, Coventry, Harold Wood, High Wycombe, Leicester, Maidenhead, Newport, Nottingham, Oldbury, Sheffield, Solihull, Sunningdale, and Sutton Coldfield. It's more about price, and lack of competitor dealerships eager to get your order, there is no discount and only two year warranty with a new Alpina's Also alpina's are built to order, unless Sytner order/commit to a large quantity as they did with the previous D3's which were by default low spec'd. I also think its the lack of brand awareness keeping exclusivity maintains a high margin of profit. |
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09-08-2013, 07:27 AM | #57 |
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I think a lot of people that are not normally wagon people would buy them if they would send us some with n55's.
Love wagons personally. But instead, they decided to send us the 3 GT (with n55) and I have a feeling it will flop because it just isn't a pretty as the wagon. It looks like a BMW version of a Dodge Journey which is just a Dodge Caravan in disguise as a wannabe SUV for families that don't like the idea of owning a "minivan" and think they are buying an SUV.
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09-09-2013, 07:43 PM | #61 |
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Serious Question.
How do they get those HP and mileage numbers?
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09-10-2013, 01:02 PM | #62 |
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Alpina has updated their homepage and configurator with the D3
http://www.alpina-automobiles.com/en...3-biturbo.html http://www.alpina-configurator.de/
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Actually, I saw the F31 D3 yesterday in Frankfurt at the auto show (see below) in blue and definitely wonīt choose the blue color. In real life it looks so cheap and uninteresting. On the other hand, I saw it in white and it looks perfect and luxurios - http://www.alpina-automobiles.com/fi...BITURBO_08.jpg
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09-11-2013, 05:21 PM | #66 | |
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The 335i doesn't stand a chance, the M will have a serious job to keep up with it but will be able to rev it out above 6000 rpm. Still the D3 will keep its crown for master of efficient & cool performance. The 335i will only be able to hang on when it is in "stressed" high rpm mode, while the D3 still drives relaxed and composed a couple of thousand RPM's lower, also emitting only half of the COē doing this. What a masterpiece it is, and not really expensive apparently... seems a better deal than the 335xd! When you put the extra kit on the 335xd that's included in the D3, you exceed the price of the D3! The engine tune is apparently thrown in for free! Last edited by KoenG; 09-11-2013 at 05:37 PM.. |
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