Alpine A110 owners
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FrenchA110 said:
Yeah it’s a real shame to have such a nice car and not being allowed to do much with it !
« Clean » is exactly the first word that popped into my mind when I saw this paint the first time. It’s just a sleek white, clean and modern. The ceramic coating enhances this a bit further.
I prefer this one to the optional Iridescent White that feels too « premium » for the Alpine if that makes sense. Surely a beautiful color on an Aston or Jaguar though. I quite like the Solar White available on the Premiere Edition cars though, too bad it’s not optionable anymore.
Great write up above, your comments reflect my thoughts exactly. Like you I went for glacier white, I think it really suits the car. Happy motoring!« Clean » is exactly the first word that popped into my mind when I saw this paint the first time. It’s just a sleek white, clean and modern. The ceramic coating enhances this a bit further.
I prefer this one to the optional Iridescent White that feels too « premium » for the Alpine if that makes sense. Surely a beautiful color on an Aston or Jaguar though. I quite like the Solar White available on the Premiere Edition cars though, too bad it’s not optionable anymore.
domrusty said:
I have no direct experience to offer but have a good friend who is obsessive about his cars and used to do professional detailing.
His advice was that for the price of PPF you can just get the paintwork reconditioned every few years. Ceramic coating will make it easier to wash regularly and will provide some chemical protection to the paint surface, but you’ll still get stone chips.
I’m going to get my car detailed and ceramic coated soon (car arrived at Christmas) but not bothering with PPF.
Appreciate that this is just third hand opinion, so feel free to ignore!!
I’m of a similar view to the above. I had my car ceramic coated soon after I got it a year ago. Since then it’s picked up 2 or 3 stone chips which I’m happy to touch up for now. If things look bad in a couple of years then I’ll get the front resprayed.His advice was that for the price of PPF you can just get the paintwork reconditioned every few years. Ceramic coating will make it easier to wash regularly and will provide some chemical protection to the paint surface, but you’ll still get stone chips.
I’m going to get my car detailed and ceramic coated soon (car arrived at Christmas) but not bothering with PPF.
Appreciate that this is just third hand opinion, so feel free to ignore!!
biggles330d said:
W111AAM said:
That does look fabulous, and the seats really lift the interior. I'm so looking forward to my Abyss Blue arriving sometime in the summer - albeit it's just a Pure!
biggles330d said:
As I sit here patiently awaiting delivery of my A110, I have been wondering why people have bought theirs.
I dare say almost all will be a discretionary purchase of a 2/3/4th car, so why have you chosen an A110 over its obvious rivals? What is it about Alpine that has attracted you and how 'engaged' do you think you are (or want to be) with the brand? I see many comments saying "its a keeper", which suggests to me an emotional attachment more similar to the special Porsches and much higher value or specialist sports cars than perhaps is typical with the the A110's more obvious price-point competitors (Cayman / Z4 / M2 etc). Just curious to hear views.
For me it is a second car in that we have a Skoda Superb estate as a daily do anything car. I have previously owned 3 Lotus models and loved them all but when looking for my next ‘toy’ I wanted something a little more civilised but still fun. I dare say almost all will be a discretionary purchase of a 2/3/4th car, so why have you chosen an A110 over its obvious rivals? What is it about Alpine that has attracted you and how 'engaged' do you think you are (or want to be) with the brand? I see many comments saying "its a keeper", which suggests to me an emotional attachment more similar to the special Porsches and much higher value or specialist sports cars than perhaps is typical with the the A110's more obvious price-point competitors (Cayman / Z4 / M2 etc). Just curious to hear views.
In the end it was a toss up between the A110 and an Evora - I discounted the Cayman a while back as I just don’t like Porsche’s, don’t know why, just a personal thing I guess. I had also considered the new Supra, a F-type and a Z4 but they all felt big and heavy after Lotus.
I’d driven an Evora a few times but when I drove the A110 I was smitten by the way it handled, it’s lightness, the looks and, despite its short comings, it’s usability.
Simon Owen said:
1st proper test of the A110 starts this w/e for us
Been going for years and never get bored of it... and I can't think of a tougher real world test of a car !!
Looking forward to testing the rally style suspension of the stock car.
I did the pretty much the same route in a S1 Elise in 2006 and it was great fun, will have to do it again in the Alpine
khart said:
. Just had the life camber settings put on my 'S'. Definitely feels more stable and turn in sharper. Love the lip spoiler and the paddles are on order.
Ktec racing who are Renault RS tuners/ race team have an Alpine color edition to evaluate so there might be another source of upgrades soon.
The Alfa workshop were very impressed with the car and compared it favourably with the 4c.
Also how did you get on fitting the lip spoiler?
khart said:
I found it very easy ( it could be I haven't done a very good job). The spoiler rests on the rear panel and there are swage lines on the top of the wing which line up with ends of the spoiler. Put tape at each end to mark it , took the tape off the spoiler, lined it up and pressed.
Life110 said:
Hello Dave from Life110 here!
I was alerted to this thread by the seller of the recently bought Life110 modified grey A110, and what a fantastic review and comparison to 720S and 488 it was.
To jump in on the brakes then my personal view is the large option is a worthwhile upgrade having driven both.
As the discs are the same front and back the size increase is at both axles, so you get more braking power and a better pedal feel. Also, the disc technology changes from solid cast steel with the small to a floating aluminium bell with the big, and this means overall mass is identical. Basically other than cost there is no downside to the larger brakes: more power, better feel, same ride. Also they actually fit under the 17s, Alpine just won't let you buy that configuration.
The actual differences are front and rear discs and front and rear suspension uprights. The uprights change to move the callipers to a larger rolling diameter. It means a late in life upgrade from small to large brakes is actually quite costly.
Worth noting even the big brakes don't cope with track work and need a pad change if you are doing more than 10 minutes. There is logic that the small brakes could actually have better thermal capacity given the single cast disc.
Dave
Welcome to the thread I was alerted to this thread by the seller of the recently bought Life110 modified grey A110, and what a fantastic review and comparison to 720S and 488 it was.
To jump in on the brakes then my personal view is the large option is a worthwhile upgrade having driven both.
As the discs are the same front and back the size increase is at both axles, so you get more braking power and a better pedal feel. Also, the disc technology changes from solid cast steel with the small to a floating aluminium bell with the big, and this means overall mass is identical. Basically other than cost there is no downside to the larger brakes: more power, better feel, same ride. Also they actually fit under the 17s, Alpine just won't let you buy that configuration.
The actual differences are front and rear discs and front and rear suspension uprights. The uprights change to move the callipers to a larger rolling diameter. It means a late in life upgrade from small to large brakes is actually quite costly.
Worth noting even the big brakes don't cope with track work and need a pad change if you are doing more than 10 minutes. There is logic that the small brakes could actually have better thermal capacity given the single cast disc.
Dave
I know this is likely to split opinion but I finally plucked up the courage to get my roof wrapped. When I bought the car I specifically wanted white as I always envisioned the car having a black roof, but it’s taken me over a year to commit! Just need to save up for the rear spoiler now
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