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10-24-2017, 10:38 AM | #1 |
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10-24-2017, 01:47 PM | #2 |
Solving problems
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10-24-2017, 09:19 AM | #3 |
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As a happy LSB owner, Yas would be my top choice. Second would be whatever BMW calls its sparkly dark navy these days. Azurite, tanzanite?
Congrats on the decision. If it were me, this time around, I'd do CF roof and cloth seats. I say this as the sunroof shade of my e46 came off track and will have to be fixed a second time. One thing though - not sure if they have updated - but when the f80 first came out, there were no roof rack screw holes for the CF roof, even with the little flaps in place. You needed to have moonroof to put a rack on (you might not need it with the LR4, but it's a consideration for me). I would not pair a CF roof with leather. For the leather/moonroof, I'd pair YMB with black or gray, I'm not sure. For the darker sparklier navy, I'd get the silver leather. When I have a few free minutes, I'm going to spec one out for you (me!) - as I could be a buyer in four years from now. |
10-24-2017, 09:21 AM | #4 |
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Was at the dealer this morning taking in the 340 for service and saw this and immediately thought of this thread. That orange is really cool !!
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10-24-2017, 09:33 AM | #5 |
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Is sakhir orange the 1M color or a different one? Really did not like the 1M orange.
Any orange or red and I'm out of the future market of your car. Azurite is black so scratch that. It has to be Yas or Tanzanite for me. I'd have to think hard which one if I were building one. Another consideration is cloth with kids & dog. Our dog chews cloth like crazy in the house but has not touched leather yet. I'd go one of two directions: Purist build: YMB/Black Cloth/CF Roof Luxo build: Tanzanite/Leather (not sure which kind)/Moonroof. Bummer that the Competition package that sounds necessary for grip/suspension takes you to 20" wheels, not a fan of those stars (a rip off MV Agusta IMHO). I like the 18's with the fat sidewalls or the gray 19's. |
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The orange is different than the 1M (Valencia Orange). Sakhir is more red. http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1008426 |
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10-24-2017, 09:45 AM | #7 |
Solving problems
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@ AF
Awesome! I've been trying to hunt down a car with that color. Apparently there is one in downtown Boston (Herb Chambers in Comm Ave), but it's a PITA to get to and to busy to make an express drive for it. Maybe this weekend. |
10-24-2017, 09:55 AM | #8 |
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10-24-2017, 10:36 AM | #9 |
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10-24-2017, 05:23 PM | #10 |
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I'm so glad they got rid of that amazing sounding V8 and put in a terrible sounding turbo six cylinder so they could vastly improve the fuel economy to ... 24MPG highway.
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