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Old 11-13-2021, 01:22 PM   #2461
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Why not Ascari Blue?

Also I wonder if you could get them to do other colours if you paid for them.
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Old 11-13-2021, 01:39 PM   #2462
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Why not Ascari Blue?

Also I wonder if you could get them to do other colours if you paid for them.
Yes, the Audi Exclusive colours are available - expensive of course, and will add 6 weeks to delivery. But I may go that path.

Blue is not an option in our house unfortunately - can't get clearance from the tower with any blues, greens, oranges, yellows...

Also, as blues go, I am not all that enamored with the Ascari
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My challenge with the Audi Exclusive paint, is that I am probably going silver. The car comes in 4 different grey or silver colours. So it is hard to justify a custom paint job, just to get another silver (but I don't like any of the standard ones)

What I really want is an exotic, sporty red, but the Tango red that it comes in is positively meh.
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Yes, the Audi Exclusive colours are available - expensive of course, and will add 6 weeks to delivery. But I may go that path.
Then you have lots of options, and is it actually that much more expensive than a wrap?

Audi doesn't have any good reds, though, unfortunately.
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Blue is not an option in our house unfortunately - can't get clearance from the tower with any blues, greens, oranges, yellows...
Okay, well, that's pretty stupid. I guess I can understand people not liking oranges or yellows, but blue and green seem pretty unobjectionable, depending on the shade... I mean, goodwood green is pretty awesome.
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Also, as blues go, I am not all that enamored with the Ascari
It's no Nogaro, which you can get with the exclusive colours, but it's better than most of the blues out there for me. Palace blue is also good. But since you're banned from both it's a moot point.
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Exclusive in Toronto Red, although some say it looks orangey in the light
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Old 11-13-2021, 02:38 PM   #2466
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Exclusive in Toronto Red, although some say it looks orangey in the light
There is no Toronto Red that I can find - do you mean Mizano?
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Then you have lots of options, and is it actually that much more expensive than a wrap?

Audi doesn't have any good reds, though, unfortunately.

Okay, well, that's pretty stupid. I guess I can understand people not liking oranges or yellows, but blue and green seem pretty unobjectionable, depending on the shade... I mean, goodwood green is pretty awesome.

It's no Nogaro, which you can get with the exclusive colours, but it's better than most of the blues out there for me. Palace blue is also good. But since you're banned from both it's a moot point.
I agree that Audi doesn't have any good reds.

I love Java Green - going to fight hard for that, but it's like talking to a cat.

Goodwood green is gorgeous
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There is no Toronto Red that I can find - do you mean Mizano?
I don't know much about Audi exclusives, but I know with BMW individual you can take colors from other brands.
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Piedmont red is an amazing Audi red.

Do not matte wrap an RS e-tron. A Nogaro e-tron would be amazing if you're going exclusive. Screw that no blue rule. Or go Merlin.
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It's no Nogaro, which you can get with the exclusive colours, but it's better than most of the blues out there for me.
The best blue Audi has ever produced, ever.

Ever.
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I mean, objectively yes. But I do love me a sprint blue.

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Catalunya Red. Looks similar to Tornado.
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Gotta pull the alternator out of my wifes 2006 Rav 4. 4 cyl.

Broke down on the way home from work...

Battery voltage was at 9.2 volts with the engine running.

Recommendations for a re-build / remanufactured unit ? In Calgary.

I assume it will be less expensive than a new one.
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Gotta pull the alternator out of my wifes 2006 Rav 4. 4 cyl.

Broke down on the way home from work...

Battery voltage was at 9.2 volts with the engine running.

Recommendations for a re-build / remanufactured unit ? In Calgary.

I assume it will be less expensive than a new one.
I'd just grab one from NAPA. You usually have to give them the old one, but I'm pretty sure you can do it after you swap.
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Gotta pull the alternator out of my wifes 2006 Rav 4. 4 cyl.

Broke down on the way home from work...

Battery voltage was at 9.2 volts with the engine running.

Recommendations for a re-build / remanufactured unit ? In Calgary.

I assume it will be less expensive than a new one.
Alternator and Starter Depot
https://www.altstart.ca/

I have been using them for years with excellent results.

In my experience they about 25% the price of a new one, with a good warranty and return policy.
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Old 11-18-2021, 04:33 PM   #2476
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Sigh...anyone have a Toyota belt tensioner tool I could borrow tonight / for the weekend.

CTA Tools 2717 Belt Tensioner Socket

Required to release the belt tensioner on my Rav 4.

Or a 19mm offset box wrench

Can trade Beer / karma / good thoughts etc...
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Jason Cammisa does a bang up job detailing the history of the Saab 900 Turbo.

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Exclusive in Toronto Red, although some say it looks orangey in the light
My X3MC is Toronto Red. I haven't had a red car since my old single stage red MR2 Turbo but the last car I've owned that got this much attention for the paint is my old Grabber Blue Mustang GT (part of that probably has to do with the fact that the general populace loves Mustangs). It's got silver metallic in it so it can look a bit orange in bright sunlight but it's the best metallic red paint I've seen as it pops like few reds.
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I don't know much about Audi exclusives, but I know with BMW individual you can take colors from other brands.
Yeah I've been thinking for a while about ordering an M3 in Mexico Blue which is a Porsche color.
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My mom wants to replace her car, currently a little Fiat but she's thinking of a small SUV (CUV?) with AWD. Something reliable, for commuting, they say budget is about $15,000.

Suggestions? RAV4, CRV? Hyundai Tucson?
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