poor color options

delvec03 · 02-15-2020, 10:23 AM

let's just say I was on the configurator yesterday and was trying to replicate my 2er to see what the going cost was...

other complaints aside, the color options suucckkk without going to M. and even then, they're not great. baby blue, why?

Sportstick · 02-15-2020, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by delvec03

let's just say I was on the configurator yesterday and was trying to replicate my 2er to see what the going cost was...

other complaints aside, the color options suucckkk without going to M. and even then, they're not great. baby blue, why?

What else could you possibly need other than orange?

dradernh · 02-15-2020, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by delvec03

let's just say I was on the configurator yesterday and was trying to replicate my 2er to see what the going cost was...

other complaints aside, the color options suucckkk without going to M. and even then, they're not great. baby blue, why?

When white, black, and various silvers dominate the market, I guess BMW doesn't see the need to provide alternatives that are interesting to a wide group of potential buyers.

230iZTR · 02-15-2020, 11:47 AM

I'd have vastly preferred to go with am individual color, but it's an off-the-books $25,000 option. The 2er factory in Leipzig doesn't have a color mixing lab, so to get another paint color BMW would need to assemble the car in Leipzig and paint all of its parts in Munich, shipping it back and forth at least 3 times.

I prefer the outrageous gloss colors like Laguna Seca Blue, Fire Orange, Mantis Verde, or Dakar Yellow. But BMW gave the 2er a bunch of grayscale shades and metallic colors. 7/10 BMW's are a shade of grey, white, silver, or black.

So I ended up going with Alpine White for the racing pedigree and will be adding m pinstripes for that pop of color once the stance and wheels are dialed in, and eventually will wrap it if I get bored with it.

Sportstick · 02-15-2020, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by delvec03

let's just say I was on the configurator yesterday and was trying to replicate my 2er to see what the going cost was...

other complaints aside, the color options suucckkk without going to M. and even then, they're not great. baby blue, why?

In all seriousness, just get Alpine White or Jet Black and then have the car wrapped to exactly what you want. Any interior you want works with those. When it comes time to sell, the option to peel and have a mass market color in like-new condition can assist resale.

morphomeman · 02-15-2020, 12:25 PM

What is the cost of a wrap and how durable is it?
Me, I am an Estoril Blue guy for this particular car.
All my previous BMWs were red but then the red got meh.

CP911 · 02-15-2020, 03:03 PM

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harma24 · 02-15-2020, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by delvec03

let's just say I was on the configurator yesterday and was trying to replicate my 2er to see what the going cost was...

other complaints aside, the color options suucckkk without going to M. and even then, they're not great. baby blue, why?

I agree. They never should have gotten rid of Glacier Silver!

Fitz335 · 02-15-2020, 10:05 PM

I thought the M4 Color options were all terrible when I was looking for a car.

I think the 2 series colors are fine.

B58togo · 02-16-2020, 08:13 PM

Just go Alpine White for the lower cost and wrap.

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230iZTR Lieutenant 316 Rep 443 Posts Drives: Signal Orange wrapped 230i THP Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Reno, NV iTrader: (0)	I'd have vastly preferred to go with am individual color, but it's an off-the-books $25,000 option. The 2er factory in Leipzig doesn't have a color mixing lab, so to get another paint color BMW would need to assemble the car in Leipzig and paint all of its parts in Munich, shipping it back and forth at least 3 times. I prefer the outrageous gloss colors like Laguna Seca Blue, Fire Orange, Mantis Verde, or Dakar Yellow. But BMW gave the 2er a bunch of grayscale shades and metallic colors. 7/10 BMW's are a shade of grey, white, silver, or black. So I ended up going with Alpine White for the racing pedigree and will be adding m pinstripes for that pop of color once the stance and wheels are dialed in, and eventually will wrap it if I get bored with it.
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