BMW Jet Black --What now??

Inzane said:
BTW, what are your thoughts on Titanium Silver? (In terms of looks, paint quality, etc.)
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I wouldn't buy it again. Hides swirls and dirt very well if that's what you're looking for, though.
 
Inzane said:
Ah, ok. I hadn't seen them side by side before. But actually I haven't paid much attention to the E92 coupes because I always knew I'd be going for the E90 sedan.



Sparkling Graphite was on my color short-list until I learned it was axed. But maybe it's just as well. One of the things against choosing Titanium Silver and Sparkling Graphic is how common and over-produced those colors have been. Which is one of the main reasons the two reds (crimson & barbera) are in my top 2... just a little bit more uniqueness/exclusivity, despite how common E90s are becoming on the streets these days.



BTW, what are your thoughts on Titanium Silver? (In terms of looks, paint quality, etc.)
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In terms of paint quality it seems to be similar to mine; medium hard to hard. I think it'd be very easy to maintain. In terms of looks I find it pretty boring. I know a lot of people think all silvers are boring but I disagree (just check out Porsches GT Silver); but TiAG is just kind of bland silver.



Sparkling Graphite was the most common e90 color, but was pretty rare on e92's (8% I think); ya, e90 SG's are all over the place. Same with TiAG. Don't see many Crimson Reds or Barbera. Have you thought about Space Grey or even Bluewater?
 
Picus said:
ya, e90 SG's are all over the place. Same with TiAG. Don't see many Crimson Reds or Barbera.
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Yep, that's pretty much why my list of 4 (color) finalists dropped down to two.



Have you thought about Space Grey or even Bluewater?
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Space Grey I'll consider, although I would expect it to become quite prevalent as well over time (in the same vein as SG and TiAG).



Bluewater - no.



As for the other blues, I really like Montego Blue, but one of my best friends has a 335i in that color. And Monaco Blue is too similar to my wife's Altima. So the blues are out.
 
Inzane said:
Thanks for the clarification. I guess I was confusing the names for Melbourne and Imola.







I thought Sparkling Graphite was replaced by Space Grey.. Didn't one of those two above-mentioned colors replace the 06-08 "green" and something else?







Is that what I have to look forward to on crimson red as well? :nervous:
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When I took delivery of my Crimson Red, it was not like that at all. I had a very light rainbow nowhere near that, and all I used was a white pad with Menzerna Final Polish to remove it. IPA wipedown to make sure it was gone and sealed and waxed.
 
zaxjax said:
When I took delivery of my Crimson Red, it was not like that at all. I had a very light rainbow nowhere near that, and all I used was a white pad with Menzerna Final Polish to remove it. IPA wipedown to make sure it was gone and sealed and waxed.
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Cool. Good to know.



BTW, are you happy with your color choice? No regrets going red? The friend I mentioned that has the Montego Blue one thinks I should go Barbera Red instead of Crimson Red, and that Crimson would be too bright for a sedan, in his opinion. :think2



On the other hand in terms of a spectral range of colors I think that Barbera Red as nice as it is would be too close to the color of my current DD, the Sentra listed in my sig. This is "Cajun Spice":



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I've never owned a bright red car before and I think it may be time. :woot2:
 
I love my color choice



I was looking at Montego Blue, Monaco Blue and Arctic White



The only reason I took the Crimson Red was the light Dakota leather with poplar trim
 
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