Every car needs Alpina wheels.

"Milky" (jordanmielke) 08/28/2013 at 15:42 • Filed to: BMW, Alpina, B3, 3 series

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Chris Harris is at again, this week in the Alpina B3. Its gorgeous.

I do wish it was this blue though.

Bullitt417 > Milky 08/28/2013 at 15:50

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I couldn't. Assuming I liked BMW's (not really), I would go insane trying to clean them. It just wouldn't work out.

Milky > Bullitt417 08/28/2013 at 15:55

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Looks are a matter of opinion, but IMO cleaning them on the regular would be worth it.

Horkin' Up Dangle Hams > Milky 08/28/2013 at 15:56

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God that thing is sexy, but I love it in black more. That blue is gorgeous though.

Bullitt417 > Milky 08/28/2013 at 16:05

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I would prefer a darker tone to them. Less White (I know, Blasphemy), more brushed Aluminum or grey. I've seen a few Alpina's near my house and while for the most part they look understated (a few are tacky.... I also live in Staten Island NY so we wont talk about them), the white just jumps at me too much. But that's me. I happen to think part of the charm of the Alpina is that you may not catch it at first. The examples you showed aren't bad. As I said, pure white is just too much.

Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa > Milky 08/28/2013 at 16:13

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I am not a big fan of the looks of the ordinary 3 series. But Alpina had made something plain looking, really special. I would love to own a Alpina B3, but my biggest problem with them is that they hate manual transmissions. Yes, I in one way I understand who they want to sell cars and on the other I can't. For fuck sake they put an auto in their version of the E39 M5. Still if the price is like the one Chris said, it would have been a very tempting car if I had the money.

Milky > Bullitt417 08/28/2013 at 16:26

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In all honestly, blue with white rims is my favorite color combo so I'm biased.

But I can completely understand the understated appeal and wanting something more subtle when it comes to Alpina.

Mikeado > Milky 08/28/2013 at 17:42

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It sounds to me like it needs 19" wheels to really be the brilliantest.

Mind you, I checked the website and it's got 18" brakes (!), so even 19" might be tight...

Milky > Mikeado 08/28/2013 at 17:54

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I stopped the video at 2:56 and saw the caliper is all ready pretty close to the rim. Sadly don't think 19's would fit.

Mikeado > Milky 08/28/2013 at 18:03

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Bah! I'll have to hack into the electronic suspension adjust then!

Bullitt417 > Milky 08/29/2013 at 07:41

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This is what I saw on Staten Island... The Blue and white offers some contrast. I think it helps that the 3-series can pull off sporty. This B7 just didn't do it for me.