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Old 04-28-2023, 08:57 AM   #51
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San Marino blue is beautiful.

My favorite “standard “ BMW color is Tanzanite. It’s dark enough to hide some of the less attractive bits of newer BMWs but still pops with the right lighting.
I like it a lot. My neighbor has a X5M in Tanzanite and it's beautiful.

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Old 04-28-2023, 10:45 AM   #52
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I am still kicking the ‘24 Cayenne can down the road. I seriously have built countless examples since the configurator launched. This is my most recent build.

https://configurator.porsche.com/en-...ariants=YDF_AC


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Velvet blue or San Marino blue for me
San Marino is N/C for the X5/X6/X7 M60i. It is a standard color. No $5000-5500 individual paint up-charge.

Edit, My brother initially had Skyscraper Grey ordered for his new X7 and later switched to San Marino. Then as previously mentioned he recently went with an individual color, a rare grey that was formerly offered on previous BMW models, including the Z8.

Edit 2: Opps… I meant Marina Bay Blue, it is similar to San Marino Blue.

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Old 04-28-2023, 10:53 AM   #53
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I am still kicking the ‘24 Cayenne can do the road. I seriously have built countless examples since the configurator launched. This is my most recent build.

https://configurator.porsche.com/en-...ariants=YDF_AC




San Marino is N/C for the X5/X6/X7 M60i. It is a standard color. No $5000-5500 individual paint up-charge.


Other than the wheels it looks like you’ve pared it back to the essentials (of what you’d expect in a car in this price range). Doubt you’d be able to get it lower without regretting it later


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Old 04-28-2023, 11:05 AM   #54
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Other than the wheels it looks like you’ve pared it back to the essentials (of what you’d expect in a car in this price range). Doubt you’d be able to get it lower without regretting it later


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Those Sport Design wheels are new for 2024. I like them considerably, but I am on the fence about the cost as well as the size.
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Old 04-28-2023, 11:07 AM   #55
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I think I'd do the 21" RS Spyder design in Neodyme
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Old 04-28-2023, 11:18 AM   #56
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Those Sport Design wheels are new for 2024. I like them considerably, but I am on the fence about the cost as well as the size.


Sounds like you really like them. If it “makes” the car for you, it’s probably worth just getting them. Worst case you can always buy another set of wheels later if you don’t like the ride quality
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Old 04-28-2023, 11:42 AM   #57
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I think I'd do the 21" RS Spyder design in Neodyme
I like those too… the design as well as the color, but I generally lean towards wheels with some bright work. I would be highly inclined to put some Neodyme wheels on a 992.

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Old 04-28-2023, 12:39 PM   #58
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If San Marino is free, I’d take it!

There were two colors that made me consider individual paint for the F80: Imola and Dan Marino.
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Old 04-28-2023, 12:43 PM   #59
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Yeah it’s crazy how little BMW charges for their special paint compared to Porsche. If I were ordering a new BMW you bet your ass it would be Daytona Violet.
It's really bizarre how much Porsche charges for special colors and also how disappointing their color options are in general. I feel like when we were configuring the Cayman there were 6-10 shades of gray, white and black available

Maybe BMW realizes they need really good colors to counter the work of their styling department
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Old 04-28-2023, 12:47 PM   #60
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It's really bizarre how much Porsche charges for special colors and also how disappointing their color options are in general. I feel like when we were configuring the Cayman there were 6-10 shades of gray, white and black available

Maybe BMW realizes they need really good colors to counter the work of their styling department
Agreed on all counts!
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