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drunkmonkey · 13-10-2018 07:00PM

You'd get an Irish one for the same money as that by them time it's cleared, that particular one wouldn't be worth traveling for.

Wildly Boaring · 13-10-2018 07:11PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

You'd get an Irish one for the same money as that by them time it's cleared, that particular one wouldn't be worth traveling for.

Agreed was only a quick post.

Spotted 2 in UK better value last week.

Would need to keep a look out a while for the right one. Quick look at dd gives me a guy who puts 180km the says miles in the ad and a guy who misspelled quattro

Wildly Boaring · 13-10-2018 07:43PM

Wildly Boaring wrote: »

Agreed was only a quick post.

Spotted 2 in UK better value last week.

Would need to keep a look out a while for the right one. Quick look at dd gives me a guy who puts 180km the says miles in the ad and a guy who misspelled quattro

Also don't like the wood trim. Theres a black trim looks lot more up to date

MarkN · 14-10-2018 12:34AM

Didn’t think the VRT would be that high, don’t need to be that financially committed to something when it will be flipped in 2019.

MarkN · 17-10-2018 05:45PM

Two bits of news. For the odd week that I don't have a car to video, I bought a 2007 E90 325i SE for €2,000 this morning. Hoping to flip it for at least that when I sell it on next year.

Other bit of news is I drove said 325 to the Alfa dealer and left it in the yard so I could take this for a week!

Heres Johnny · 17-10-2018 05:47PM

Looks really lovely. I saw a few on the road and they look very nice to me, and I'm not a fan of SUVs at all generally.

drunkmonkey · 17-10-2018 06:14PM

Watched a review on one the other day, seemingly you can't put a hitch on them due to the way the exhaust is routed.

California Dreamer · 18-10-2018 04:13PM

JESUS MY EYES!!!! That is some amount of red in that car!!!

carsfan2 · 18-10-2018 10:59PM

I think if just the seats and door cards were red that would be enough. The dash and transmission tunnel is too much.
Would be interested in what the overall quality is like.
Is it diesel or petrol?

bazz26 · 18-10-2018 11:39PM

It's petrol according to the reg.

MarkN · 19-10-2018 09:04AM

280bhp petrol 2.0L. It has Alfa quirks, put it that way

Mickiemcfist · 19-10-2018 09:40AM

MarkN wrote: »

280bhp petrol 2.0L. It has Alfa quirks, put it that way

Had to jumpstart it this morning? *Runs for cover

MarkN · 19-10-2018 10:07AM

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

Had to jumpstart it this morning? *Runs for cover

No but for example, the paddles are so bloody big, they make it hard for your hands to get to the indicator and wiper stalks!!

carsfan2 · 19-10-2018 11:17AM

MarkN wrote: »

280bhp petrol 2.0L. It has Alfa quirks, put it that way

What’s the retail price on that Markn?
How are the interior plastics?
I looked at a guilia in the showroom and the interior was not of high quality feel.
Edit.
Just looked at Carzone. It’s up for 50k as a one year old car. Not cheap.

rovertom · 19-10-2018 11:39AM

The long paddles to make it easy to grab a gear as you power slide your Ferrari out of a corner.

JoeA3 · 19-10-2018 12:03PM

It's a nice looking wagon, but as others have said, all that red is too much. Seats maybe, but you don't want to be looking at that every day on the dash!

lol at the Alfa quirks.... can't fit a towbar on an SUV. That seems like a fairly basic design error.

everlast75 · 19-10-2018 12:43PM

JoeA3 wrote: »

It's a nice looking wagon, but as others have said, all that red is too much. Seats maybe, but you don't want to be looking at that every day on the dash!

lol at the Alfa quirks.... can't fit a towbar on an SUV. That seems like a fairly basic design error.

So long as you can fit a tow eye to the front.....

:D:D

rovertom · 19-10-2018 12:55PM

I owned an alfa and it never failed to start and never failed me on the road but saying that it knew it's own way to the alfa parts department in the end.

nim1bdeh38l2cw · 20-10-2018 07:08PM

Sweet jebus, my eyes. You could murder someone in that and wouldn't even have to bother cleaning it afterwards.

MarkN · 21-10-2018 01:24AM

Chaim Panicky Litter wrote: »

Sweet jebus, my eyes. You could murder someone in that and wouldn't even have to bother cleaning it afterwards.

Speaking of blood, the seats are more of a blood colour, the Canon lens I used for those pics really loves the colour red so makes it pop slightly more than real life.

James Bond Junior · 21-10-2018 03:18AM

MarkN wrote: »

Speaking of blood, the seats are more of a blood colour, the Canon lens I used for those pics really loves the colour red so makes it pop slightly more than real life.

Like BMW oxblood leather. It looks like crayola bright red in pics but in reality it's a tinted red which is actually quite nice.

drunkmonkey · 21-10-2018 08:29AM

Speaking of of red stumbled on this last night and thought it would make a smashing car for Mark with all the camera gear and kids https://www.usedcarsni.com/2018-B-M-W-3-Series-335d-xDrive-M-Sport-Shadow-Edition-226936230?make=0&model=0&fuel_type=0&trans_type=0&age_from=0&age_to=0&price_from=0&price_to=0&user_type=0&mileage_to=0&keywords=335d&location%5B%5D=0&homepage_search_attr=1&tab_id=1&search_type=1&car_class=

California Dreamer · 21-10-2018 05:23PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Speaking of of red stumbled on this last night and thought it would make a smashing car for Mark with all the camera gear and kids https://www.usedcarsni.com/2018-B-M-W-3-Series-335d-xDrive-M-Sport-Shadow-Edition-226936230?make=0&model=0&fuel_type=0&trans_type=0&age_from=0&age_to=0&price_from=0&price_to=0&user_type=0&mileage_to=0&keywords=335d&location%5B%5D=0&homepage_search_attr=1&tab_id=1&search_type=1&car_class=

God bless the Nordys, they always have some epic cars!!!!

drunkmonkey · 22-10-2018 05:17PM

Nobby just popped up as a notification for me on my phone. Wasn't a subscriber.
That auto park is something I want on my next car, the Volvo doesn't have it and they want 2k to add it.

MarkN · 22-10-2018 06:23PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Speaking of of red stumbled on this last night and thought it would make a smashing car for Mark with all the camera gear and kids https://www.usedcarsni.com/2018-B-M-W-3-Series-335d-xDrive-M-Sport-Shadow-Edition-226936230?make=0&model=0&fuel_type=0&trans_type=0&age_from=0&age_to=0&price_from=0&price_to=0&user_type=0&mileage_to=0&keywords=335d&location%5B%5D=0&homepage_search_attr=1&tab_id=1&search_type=1&car_class=

A nice bus, for the money though in early 2019 that’s a G30 530d.

The more I’m driving other stuff though I actually dunno if I’ll go BMW again.

MarkN · 22-10-2018 06:24PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Nobby just popped up as a notification for me on my phone. Wasn't a subscriber.
That auto park is something I want on my next car, the Volvo doesn't have it and they want 2k to add it.

Hope you subscribed so

carsfan2 · 22-10-2018 06:44PM

MarkN wrote: »

A nice bus, for the money though in early 2019 that’s a G30 530d.

The more I’m driving other stuff though I actually dunno if I’ll go BMW again.

Care to elaborate on your last statement?
I strayed from BMW for a golf gti and came back and find it hard to look beyond them.
Just something about the way they drive. I know they depreciate like stones but what doesn't?

MarkN · 22-10-2018 08:45PM

Well I say this in the same way I went and bought a cheap BMW last week but I suppose I’ll be open minded when it comes to whatever I buy, a MK8 GTI would be something I’d consider, I’ve the new model A6 to drive in a couple of months, again something I’d look at. Sometimes I wonder would a new Fiesta ST be fun for a few years, I guess I’m just thinking out loud but in the past I’ve always known what I wanted, now not so much.

drunkmonkey · 22-10-2018 10:37PM

Do you know what's a beefy looking small car the 2 series, spotted a 18 one in Limerick the other day, it's ripped, bulging bonnet. It looks downright aggressive in grey. Reminded me a little of Eleanor just missing the black stripes.
It'll be intresting to see what the gran coupe looks like in the flesh.

MarkN · 22-10-2018 10:39PM

The M2 would be unreal. Drove one a few weeks ago and it was great fun.

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