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E86 Z4 Coupe with Alpina badge
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E86 Z4 Coupe with Alpina badge
I recently purchased a 2007 E86 coupe 3.0i 6-speed that has an Alpina badge on the rear. It appears to be a stock E86, and not an official Alpina model, so I'm wondering what the Alpina badge means. Was there an appearance package? Or did a previous owner stick an Alpina badge on a non-Alpina car?
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It will be a stick-on after market 'extra'. And a very distasteful one at that. Take it off pronto!
Alpina didn't do an E86. Nearest was the E85 Roadster 'S'.
Alpina didn't do an E86. Nearest was the E85 Roadster 'S'.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
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Mazda3 sold
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F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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E86 Z4 Coupe with Alpina badge
Thanks for confirming what I suspected. My heat gun and plastic scraper will be used today to get if off pronto! I don't want a poser car.
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Don't take any notice off him, it's the one and only E86 pina, rarer than a hen with a beak full of knashers.davidhoenig wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 3:58 pm Thanks for confirming what I suspected. My heat gun and plastic scraper will be used today to get if off pronto! I don't want a poser car.
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Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
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Don't take any notice of him - he's just winding you up!
And welcome to Coupe ownership.
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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It’s no worse than putting Union flags all over German BMW minis. Arggggg!
Now, Sterling grey Z4 2.2 with cup holders, stubby aerial and sport seats. Roadsters ‘cause they’re great with the roof down.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
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Built in Cowley, though Mikey. As British as a Nissan; the Mini.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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How very sadly true.
Now, Sterling grey Z4 2.2 with cup holders, stubby aerial and sport seats. Roadsters ‘cause they’re great with the roof down.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
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Interesting philosophical question...davidhoenig wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 3:58 pm Thanks for confirming what I suspected. My heat gun and plastic scraper will be used today to get if off pronto! I don't want a poser car.
Most people would agree that pretending your bog-standard car is an Alpina or M series model is pretty sad, pathetic, poor form and poserish.
What about the reverse - removing BMW / model badges and replacing them with meaningless custom badges, to make it harder to a non-enthusiast to know what you're driving?
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Surely a 'non-enthusiast' wouldn't give a toss? And anyone who knows about cars would know what it is anyway?Fred Smith wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 4:20 pm
What about the reverse - removing BMW / model badges and replacing them with meaningless custom badges, to make it harder to a non-enthusiast to know what you're driving?
I do take the side 'essay' badges off the sides of my E89s, only because it looks so much neater without them.
I saw an Audi SUV 'thing' today with the three silly 'M' colour stripes in the grill. That just made it look even more stupid than a BMW with them.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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I went and had a look at a cheap 325i touring from 2006 a few days ago. To be fair the owner was pretty embarassed by his "M" colours on the grill... literally badly fitted bits of electrical tape with ten years of sun damage.Pondrew wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 6:32 pmSurely a 'non-enthusiast' wouldn't give a toss? And anyone who knows about cars would know what it is anyway?Fred Smith wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 4:20 pm
What about the reverse - removing BMW / model badges and replacing them with meaningless custom badges, to make it harder to a non-enthusiast to know what you're driving?
I do take the side 'essay' badges off the sides of my E89s, only because it looks so much neater without them.
I saw an Audi SUV 'thing' today with the three silly 'M' colour stripes in the grill. That just made it look even more stupid than a BMW with them.
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One more thing... there are non-enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts. Some people know nothing, and would barely notice that a passing Mk 1 Capri looked a bit different from the the rest of the cars on the road in 2024. Others know a bit but are not that interested. I suspect many non-enthusiasts might look at a de-badged Z4 Coupe with added custom badge and think "that's odd, I don't recognize that car and I have never seen that brand before".Pondrew wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 6:32 pm Surely a 'non-enthusiast' wouldn't give a toss? And anyone who knows about cars would know what it is anyway?
I do take the side 'essay' badges off the sides of my E89s, only because it looks so much neater without them.
I saw an Audi SUV 'thing' today with the three silly 'M' colour stripes in the grill. That just made it look even more stupid than a BMW with them.
I could be tempted to take the Z4 bade off the back of mine... one of the biggest reasons not to is the possible accusation that I'm trying to make people think it's an M