Alpine A110 owners

[Venisonpie]

FamousAfroJay said:

LV ended up being the best for mine at £550, i'm 34 but I only have 2 years NCB as i was in company cars before.

Thanks, will try them also.

[Miserablegit]

Flux wanted £3500 on a 6000 mile policy for me...
Went with privilege for about 350 but they want another £100 this year for some reason so I’ll be shopping around

[hyphen]

Miserablegit said:

Flux wanted £3500 on a 6000 mile policy for me...
Went with privilege for about 350 but they want another £100 this year for some reason so I’ll be shopping around

£3500? Wow!

[Sporky]

I've only tried Flux twice, but they were awful both times. First was when I was thinking of buying a Lotus Europa SE - they told me they didn't insure classic cars (the website said they did) and the second was the Alpine, which they insisted was an Alpina, and eventually brutally overpriced...

Not going to waste my time with them again.

[FamousAfroJay]

Sporky said:

I've only tried Flux twice, but they were awful both times. First was when I was thinking of buying a Lotus Europa SE - they told me they didn't insure classic cars (the website said they did) and the second was the Alpine, which they insisted was an Alpina, and eventually brutally overpriced...

Not going to waste my time with them again.

I've had customers say that Admiral are particularly good for their A110s.

[Venisonpie]

All things going to plan should pick mine up tomorrow morning, only the second new car in 49 years and first on a new reg plate.

[s111dpc]

Excellent news, be sure to post up some piccies when you get it

[K800 RUM]

How exciting and a lovely morning for it. Send some pics. We are up at Hampton Court car show tomorrow courtesy of Gavin at Alpine Orpington

[Venisonpie]

Thanks both.

However I may yet fall out with the dealer lol.
Had a call last night to say the only Alpine tech they have is off today and won't be able to PDi the car. It also has a semi flat battery having been a showroom car and apparently they can't change it for a reason they can't explain.

I paid the deposit over a week ago but they dragged their heels a bit sorting the rest and have now backed themselves into a corner.
Suggested they come up with a solution which they say they have but judging by recent performance the deal could yet unravel..

Hopefully there will be a good outcome for all and pics will follow!

[Venisonpie]

All turned out well in the end. V pleased.

[K800 RUM]

So were you able to drive away? Looks great, the dealer needs to look after you as can't imagine people are falling over themselves to buy one at the moment.
A110 GT at Hampton Court apparently, one of 400. I was hoping to see one in Alpine blue.

[Venisonpie]

K800 RUM said:

So were you able to drive away? Looks great, the dealer needs to look after you as can't imagine people are falling over themselves to buy one at the moment.
A110 GT at Hampton Court apparently, one of 400. I was hoping to see one in Alpine blue.

Yes drove away, dealer came up trumps in the end after a bit of persuasion yesterday. And yes not many takers currently.

[Sporky]

Very nice!

[s111dpc]

Looks very smart, enjoy

[Venisonpie]

Thanks for the comments. It's a Legende with Seracs, not my ideal spec but got a good deal on it. Prefer it without the sports exhaust but would have liked the buckets and bigger brakes.

[s111dpc]

I see group Renault F1 team becomes the Alpine F1 team next season! I wonder if they’ll be any complimentary tickets for Alpine owners

[bcr5784]

s111dpc said:

I see group Renault F1 team becomes the Alpine F1 team next season! I wonder if they’ll be any complimentary tickets for Alpine owners

That can only be good for brand awareness. 2 years in and people still come and ask me what it is - or assume it's a BMW.

[Frimley111R]

bcr5784 said:

s111dpc said:

I see group Renault F1 team becomes the Alpine F1 team next season! I wonder if they’ll be any complimentary tickets for Alpine owners

That can only be good for brand awareness. 2 years in and people still come and ask me what it is - or assume it's a BMW.

The fascinating part is to see what else they'll make beyond this model

[Not Ideal]

Frimley111R said:

The fascinating part is to see what else they'll make beyond this model

Yeah big call by them to promote their brand that only sells a few thousand cars a year versus one that sells millions.

[K800 RUM]

We had a look at the new A110 GT at the Hampton Court concours show. Very smart looking in a unique silver colour and special gold and silver wheels.
Wasn't so keen on the brown interior but it may be possible to option that in black. My favourite is still the Alpine blue and parked next to the GT was a beautiful Berlinette one of the last models and owned by the Renault heritage collection.