What the actual fuck is going on with this Afla Romeo? 

"E90M3" (e90m3) 02/22/2018 at 09:55 • Filed to: unnecessary car shopping with E90M3

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Some of you know I went and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! the other day. This was to fulfill my curiosity as to what they were like to drive. While a 5 minute test drive is not sufficient to fully take in a car, it can at least give you an initial impression; 5 minutes was all I needed to know that I wanted an E9X M3, and enough to know that I didn’t want a luxury trim W204. The curiosity with the Alfa started the other week when I saw one and got this wild idea in my head that I should lease one. I’ve been looking at them online, and have found there are several leftover 2017s with huge discounts on them. Well, in my nationwide search for discounted 2017s, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! I want to know what the actual fuck is going on here.

It seems to be a brand new car that has been inexplicably wrapped with whatever the fuck that wrap is.

The only concession I will make is that I like the wheels.

Sir Halffast > E90M3 02/22/2018 at 09:58

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Maybe that’s the actual grave that Andy Warhol is rolling over in. Did you check the trunk?

InFierority Complex > E90M3 02/22/2018 at 10:04

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Although I will say I kinda support the pattern, just not the portrait,

WilliamsSW > E90M3 02/22/2018 at 10:04

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Step 1 - buy/lease a new Alfa

Step 2 - put a hideous wrap on it

Step 3 - decide you hate it so much you’re getting rid of it within a year

Step 4 - profit (no)

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > E90M3 02/22/2018 at 10:06

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I’m definitely dead now.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > E90M3 02/22/2018 at 10:09

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Hi. Pittsburgh-native here. Warhol is a local hero and treated as a sort of mythical legend. Note the Pittsburgh skyline in his sunglasses. To see this at a Pittsburgh Alfa dealer is no surprise at all. It is painted not wrapped. Was done outdoors in downtown Pittsburgh by a local artist. Story here: https://thealmanac.net/news/bethel-park-native-s-pop-art-takes-hold-in-pittsburgh/article_96b83798-696e-54aa-a45f-504e4f0951e1.html

LastFirstMI is my name > E90M3 02/22/2018 at 10:10

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Must’ve been inspired by the four leaf clover

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 02/22/2018 at 10:10

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It’s not wrapped. That’s painted on.

WilliamsSW > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/22/2018 at 10:15

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After I typed that, I thought that was probably the case - - because otherwise any seller with half a brain would remove the wrap to sell.

However, it’s very clear that the seller does not make good life decisions.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 02/22/2018 at 10:17

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Haha yeah. Actually I found the artist’s site and it looks like the car was originally white and then coated in a matte black Plasti-Dip that was painted over. So while it technically was painted and isn’t a vinyl wrap, it should be possible to peel it off. It would take some work but hypothetically the original paint under there should be OK.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/22/2018 at 10:18

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I should add that it looks like the car was actually coated in spray-on Plasti-Dip then painted with the Warhol theme. So while it isn’t exactly a wrap, it should be possible to peel it off an reveal the OEM white paint.

Spanfeller is a twat > E90M3 02/22/2018 at 10:23

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So... You don’t trust the twin boosted pentastar based block but you do the bmw v8? I can’t blame you!

Man, its a lovely V8, but after knowing what twin turbos did to my Kia It took me whole.

Now I’m one of those idiots that looks at turbos and wants to install a stupidly loud blow off valve.

WilliamsSW > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/22/2018 at 10:24

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Wait - so, I was just now able to view the ad online (my work randomly blocks things), and I’m even more confused. It’s listed as a NEW car, that someone put a lot of $ and time into, and it’s being sold at $8k *under* MSRP?

So much for the art car market...

Textured Soy Protein > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/22/2018 at 10:29

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At first I thought it was Bernie Ecclestone.

facw > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/22/2018 at 10:31

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I wonder if ripping it off would be a violation of the Visual Artists Rights Act ?

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > facw 02/22/2018 at 10:38

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My guess is that since it is sitting at a dealer the artist probably signed something saying he relinquished any rights to what happens to it, but that’s just my guess.

CalzoneGolem > E90M3 02/22/2018 at 10:39

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I really like it except for the guy on the hood.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > E90M3 02/22/2018 at 11:01

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That hair doesn’t seem physically possible

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 02/22/2018 at 11:20

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Rip in pepperoni

E90M3 > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/22/2018 at 12:05

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That’s cool you could actually find something on the car. It would take a special person to buy a car painted like that. If Warhol wasn’t on the car, it would actually look pretty cool.

E90M3 > Spanfeller is a twat 02/22/2018 at 12:07

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Yeah I do. I’ve had almost no issues with the engine.

Turbos do make an engine make more power, but the N/A engines give you a different feel.

E90M3 > Sir Halffast 02/22/2018 at 12:08

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If it wasn’t so far away from me, I might have to.

E90M3 > CalzoneGolem 02/22/2018 at 12:08

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To be honest, me too. Not that I would buy it and drive about in it, but I think the rest of the car, sans hood, looks good.

CalzoneGolem > E90M3 02/22/2018 at 12:10

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It’s like some underwater camo.

E90M3 > CalzoneGolem 02/22/2018 at 12:11

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I didn’t think about it like that, but I agree.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > E90M3 02/22/2018 at 12:44

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I bet the artist could be commissioned to do a similar paint job without the portrait. I also bet it would be so expensive it would make a lot more sense on a QV than a base car. Honestly all I did was google Andy Warhol Alfa Romeo and it popped right up.

E90M3 > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 02/22/2018 at 13:40

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I mean, I wouldn’t pay for it and really wouldn’t want to drive about in it. I don’t know why they would paint that car though.