Which color?

SARAFIL · 02-08-2013, 01:06 PM

I know the reaction will be "it's a personal opinion, get what you like".... but it's snowing and I'm stuck at home thinking about buying a car, so here goes...

Estoril Blue or Mineral Grey?

Admittedly, I like blue and particularly like Estoril Blue. But everyone and their mother seems to be ordering their M Sports in EB.

I wish the color palette was a bit better with M Sport. The color choices are fairly limited: Alpine White, Glacier Silver (light), Mineral Grey (dark), Estoril Blue, Black Sapphire, Melbourne Red. Black is out. Prefer not to do white. Red is nice but I drive too fast to have a color like that. And light silver is just so ugh...

zach · 02-08-2013, 01:10 PM

If I were buying one, I'd go with the blue I think. You still can't get these things with AWD and sport suspension, right?

bren · 02-08-2013, 01:13 PM

I'm a white/black/gray kind of guy, but it's hard to argue against estoril.

ff · 02-08-2013, 01:16 PM

Had I bought one last summer, I was going to order Mineral Grey. Very sharp, classy color, and lets you fly a little more under the radar, so to speak.

SARAFIL · 02-08-2013, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zach

If I were buying one, I'd go with the blue I think. You still can't get these things with AWD and sport suspension, right?

there is a new Dynamic Handling Package for the AWD which includes the "Adaptive M Suspension"

FC · 02-08-2013, 01:28 PM

Blue.

Biggins · 02-08-2013, 01:35 PM

Blue.

Every new car on the road is white/silver/grey/black.

Josh (PA) · 02-08-2013, 01:52 PM

I like Mineral Gray. Pretty close to Sterling, which looks great when clean. I think Estoril is a little too light for the F30

*clyde* · 02-08-2013, 01:55 PM

You like the blue, get the blue. Don't skip it because someone else gets it.

JST · 02-08-2013, 02:02 PM

Estoril blue is awesome.

Mineral grey never looks dirty, but also never looks clean. It is also roughly the same color as pavement. It is *slightly* more adventurous than silver, in the same way that a narrow pinstripe is *slightly* more adventurous than a solid.

I have a thing for blue cars, so I am biased, but really this isn't even close. The only color I would get in front of estoril blue is imola red.

02-08-2013, 01:06 PM	#1
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02-08-2013, 01:52 PM	#8
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02-08-2013, 01:55 PM	#9
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ff . Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 13,514	Had I bought one last summer, I was going to order Mineral Grey. Very sharp, classy color, and lets you fly a little more under the radar, so to speak.

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JST 195 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 24,635	Estoril blue is awesome. Mineral grey never looks dirty, but also never looks clean. It is also roughly the same color as pavement. It is slightly more adventurous than silver, in the same way that a narrow pinstripe is slightly more adventurous than a solid. I have a thing for blue cars, so I am biased, but really this isn't even close. The only color I would get in front of estoril blue is imola red.