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Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:16 pm

Richy325iTouring wrote:
eldarvanyar wrote:I think the AC Schnitzer type 1s are where its at :cool: and not so common as the Alpinas.
alpinas aint common
and certanly not with the 8j rears
your thinking of the reps
You are right Richy, I am thinking of the reps, but also most of the pics I see on the zone seem to be either genuine or replica Alpiners. Don't get me wrong I would love a genuine set, but I think the Schnitzers Type 1 are less common. But then again I am new to all this so don't really know for sure.
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Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:25 pm

What do genuine 16" Alpinas fetch?
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:14 am

it's gotta be BBS RS...Image
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:40 am

how do you find where you parked your car in the wintertime? :D

How many inches of snow do you usually get? I bet you don't run the BBS at that time of year - 6" steelies with studded tyres?
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:35 pm

i seem to have the two best choices in my garage at the moment, 16inch type 1 schnitzers on at the mo, a nice set up 16incg BBS RS splitties going on next week, only problem now is to decide which ones look better, a poll i shall do in a week or so!!

on now...

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and their competition for my cabby...

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i may be tempted to sell the set i dont want 8O

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Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:41 pm

U can't knock these!

bit shit but u get the idea

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Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:42 pm

Nice. I think that the Schnitzers are rarer (except on E36s where they're slightly more common), although the RS aren't exactly on every street corner. Be sure to give the zoners first dibs on the sale :)

EDIT: Simon what drop on the C2? 60/40?
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:44 pm

zoners always come first 8)

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Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:20 pm

DieselMeister wrote:Nice. I think that the Schnitzers are rarer (except on E36s where they're slightly more common), although the RS aren't exactly on every street corner. Be sure to give the zoners first dibs on the sale :)

EDIT: Simon what drop on the C2? 60/40?
sure is 60/40 cupkit springs with the Alpina spec HD inverted bilsteins
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:43 pm

orangecurry wrote:how do you find where you parked your car in the wintertime? :D

How many inches of snow do you usually get? I bet you don't run the BBS at that time of year - 6" steelies with studded tyres?

Well, my car has 7,000 original miles so it doesn't get driven even if the roads are wet!
And by the way...we very rarely get snow :) and we get about 1/3 of the annual rainfall that Vancouver gets (which is only about 2 hours by ferry away). ...go figure eh?
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:44 pm

7000 miles!!!! Are you serious 8O
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:46 pm

i know of a chrome bumper 320 kept in a de humidified garage with 6,000 on it, shame it's a 86 320 though
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:52 pm

coool - 7k miles.... but driving in the wet is half of the fun of the E30 :D

btw are you on the Island, or are you 2 hours away in some other direction from Raincover sorry Vancouver?

I ask as a pal is emigrating out to the Island (as soon as your discerning Government let him). He's expecting lots of snow :D and looking forward to it.
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:55 pm

Vancouver's weather is not to different to right here in England!
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:23 pm

I'm on the Island...in Victoria.
We very rarely get snow. However, a 3 hour drive up north on the Island is Mount Washington which is a ski resort.
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Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:28 pm

that resort name rings a bell - Mount Washington; he's mad for skiing/snowboarding (and so am I)

well, watch out for him; his name is Paul. You are bound to bump into him :D
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