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Peter Fenwick
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Posted: 03-February-2006 at 09:53 | ||
Some of the Alpinas from the 70s and 80s were far from tasteful. Very bright colours and stupid graphics. Like I said tasteful depends on who's looking |
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Peter Fenwick
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 27-August-2003 Location: Lost somewhere in time... Status: Offline Points: 6484 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 10:51 | ||
In fact here are some, IMHO, less than tastefull Alpinas:
Horroble alloys, horrible front splitter and horrible graphics. The 70s was a tastless decade and these two are just typical. The last one is by far the least bad, but that front bumper looks poo as do the naff gold graphics I'm sure someone will disagree but then like I said beauty is in the eye of the beholder Edited by Peter Fenwick |
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Doive
Really Senior Member II Joined: 09-February-2005 Location: Clinging to a turbine, Hexham Status: Offline Points: 1212 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 10:56 | ||
The alpina style graphics just look a bit naff on all apart from the late seventies and early eighties stuff like the E21, E12, E28 etc. All the later cars just don't suit it somehow.
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spokey
Bavarian-Board Contributor Offensive and obnoxious tub of lard Joined: 02-March-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1948 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 10:59 | ||
Philistine! Apostate! Infidel! I declare fatwa upon you! |
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Spokey |
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spokey
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Posted: 03-February-2006 at 11:00 | ||
PS Guess what I'm doing to my E21 Baur when I can afford it?
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Peter Fenwick
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 27-August-2003 Location: Lost somewhere in time... Status: Offline Points: 6484 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 11:37 | ||
They just look so 70's. The graphics really make the car look dated IMO. Spokey, why make your car look like something it's not? Isn't that the same as putting an M3 badge on a 318? |
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spokey
Bavarian-Board Contributor Offensive and obnoxious tub of lard Joined: 02-March-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1948 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 11:42 | ||
Who says I'm just doing the graphics? You can still get a lot of the real Alpina bits, and I'm watching ebay all the time for engines and transmissions. |
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Doive
Really Senior Member II Joined: 09-February-2005 Location: Clinging to a turbine, Hexham Status: Offline Points: 1212 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 11:43 | ||
An E21 looks like it's from the seventies anyway (probably because it is), adding the graphics adds something to the car if you ask me. |
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spokey
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Posted: 03-February-2006 at 11:49 | ||
Well, duh! |
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popeye76s
Senior Member II Joined: 03-June-2004 Location: North West, United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 203 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 16:16 | ||
The Alpina stripes resemble individuality and distictivness, does the 3.0 CSL with the "M" stripes on it look ugly/dated, IMO no, more classic and a signal of its potential, likewise for the Alpina cars these arn't just another 3,5,7,X...series on the road. ultimately they are an option for the new buyer. Each to there own. I say yes to stripes, but no to "Lexus" lights, unless its a Lexus!
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b7 eater
Senior Member II BMW anoraks Joined: 16-November-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 163 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 16:26 | ||
Well as we are going for bad taste With Spokey on the Alpina e21s and e12s and e28s and e24s hmmmm
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E21 323i baur
E34 M5 M3 GT |
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popeye76s
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Posted: 03-February-2006 at 16:32 | ||
Shouldn't that be stomach turner it looks like a wannabe rice racer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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b7 eater
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Posted: 03-February-2006 at 16:34 | ||
The questions are worth a read They say it all really !!!!
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E21 323i baur
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Peter Fenwick
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 27-August-2003 Location: Lost somewhere in time... Status: Offline Points: 6484 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 16:46 | ||
However a good design doesn't date. The E21 is quite a dated design but the alpina graphics just make it so much more so. I saw an old 6 series today and it still looked fresh. However if you'd stuck a silly alipna bodykit and some naff stripes on it would have instantly made it look dated. Sure alpina's are more individual than standard BMWs, but that doesn't make them stylish. BMW could do a limited run of 100 3 series with whale tail spoilers, 20" alloys, red crushed velvet seats and neons. They would be individual and rare but not stylish. I respect Alpina cars but if I wanted a faster BM I would get an M car. Alpinas are IMO visualy just a bit tacky |
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Doive
Really Senior Member II Joined: 09-February-2005 Location: Clinging to a turbine, Hexham Status: Offline Points: 1212 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 17:18 | ||
Hmmm, I see your point Peter. I do like E24s very much, and I remember the abomination that Hammond created on Top Gear when he painted the white 635 up with blue and red stripes. Now that was bad taste.
And as for that hideous spangly chav-tastic E36......
So why call it an M3 in the auction title then?
Of course. How silly of me. Are they actually M-Sport alloys though? Logic at its finest - 'Has M-Sport (sic) alloys, so becomes an M3 by association'. Edited by Doive |
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thepits
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Posted: 03-February-2006 at 18:07 | ||
Sorry - it still looks like a Mazda! Edited by thepits |
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Doive
Really Senior Member II Joined: 09-February-2005 Location: Clinging to a turbine, Hexham Status: Offline Points: 1212 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 18:24 | ||
Ah, but which came first? BMW Z1, designed in 1987, Mazda MX-5 designed in 1989. So the Mazda copied the Z1. The Z1 looks fantastic IMO.
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thepits
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Posted: 03-February-2006 at 18:28 | ||
hmmm - as in "Which came first? The chicken or the egg?" discuss......... |
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spokey
Bavarian-Board Contributor Offensive and obnoxious tub of lard Joined: 02-March-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1948 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 19:21 | ||
Oi, cheeky!
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Spokey |
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m3tiko
Really Senior Member II Joined: 29-May-2005 Location: Braveheart Country..aka Pai Status: Offline Points: 1483 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 20:09 | ||
She really looks and drives superb and turns heads and gets noticed wherever you go. Be prepared for people stopping you to take photos, it happens to me all the time.
Turns heads..nae wunder pal...People yelling and taking pics...thats to give to the style police If I was to see that car at a glance..i'd swear I thought it was a vectra!!! Now each to their own but silly money spent and end up looking like that to me is a waste. MX-5 vs Z1...iconic maza wins hands down, not taking anything away from Z1's cos it opened the doors for the hot selling 3's and 4's. Alpina...engineered to high standards, nicest ones seen yet, one in gaydon and Mr Perrys holds its own as well. Looks on some are a bit tacky especially with stripes and all that pi$h. But then again, AC schnitz cars with stripes are a bit of an eye sore as well. Any car today for that matter with stripes is so old skool.. Edited by m3tiko |
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