Color Choice

Hemyock1001 · 06-13-2023, 08:15 PM

I am about to order a 2024 G42 M240xDrive (when available) and would opinions on color - Portimao Blue Metallic vs. Thundernight Metallic? Also thoughts on any other colors I should consider?

Sportstick · 06-13-2023, 09:15 PM

Cars that aren’t orange must be purple.

Nickies · 06-14-2023, 12:32 AM

Melbourne Red with black trim would still be my choice.

morphomeman · 06-14-2023, 05:11 AM

Get the color that you like! You are the person who will have to live with it. There are not many of them.
I went for blue on my 2015, the first car that I had bought new that was not red, mainly because I did not like the red that was available at the time.
People still comment on the color and I still think it looks good.
And don't forget about the interior color. The choice is not wide, but the two need to go well together. Again, your choice, not ours.

JMcLellan · 06-14-2023, 09:06 AM

Who cares what we think, get what you really want. But since you asked I prefer the thundernight color for that car. And congrats on ordering a new ride!!

freakystyly · 06-14-2023, 09:34 AM

Someone in town has a purple 2 series I get to see once in a while. It isn't terrible... much better than all the greyscale cars on the road and isn't so flashy. I still prefer the F22 body though.

ggggbmw · 06-14-2023, 07:37 PM

Anything as long as it's a color, and not black/grey/white. Those non-colors are so boring.

I'm actually in the same boat, thinking about colors for a G42. My initial thought was the blue, but after seeing it in person, I'm not sure. It's much darker than the pictures make it look. I love my Estoril Blue, and Portimao is not the same. Thundernight would be unique, but again, it's on the dark side. Would prefer if it was lighter, more like the old Techno Violet. So, after 4 blue cars, I'm thinking of going red.

Interior color is bugging me too. I want leather, but I'm really annoyed you can't get leather in Cognac. It's the perfect match for almost any color. I can't imagine living with Oyster. The Tacora Red interior is fairly dark, but not sure how it would look with a red exterior, and it wouldn't go with PB or TM that well. Really don't want a black interior.

harma24 · 06-14-2023, 09:08 PM

Silver is the best!
(Do they even offer silver anymore? I know they dropped Glacier Silver from the F22 LCI).

As others have said, go with whatever you like best and don't worry about what anyone else thinks. You're the one who will see it in your driveway every morning; get something that will make you smile!

Nickies · 06-16-2023, 01:09 AM

I will consider an LCI 240 RWD when they will come but probably not before 2026. This is a fact that the color choice is very limited.

As somebody said, you need to have a smile when you look at your car and get inside every morning and make a conservative decision if you will still be pleased in the years to come. I buy a brand new car every 5-6 years and I don't want to get tired by the new trendy colors. I would become bored very fast no matter they are very attractive at first. The Baby Blue M2 is awesome but I would not be able to live with it for long if it would become available.

But........ we drive a sporty car and it needs to make us smile....... and my God it does......just got my second set of Michelin PS AS4.

marksandygill · 06-18-2023, 11:21 AM

Thundernight is a gorgeous colour, but if I was getting anything other than white I'd get the front covered in PPF, the amount of obvious chips on my black G20 is ridiculous!!

Hapbob · 06-30-2023, 05:57 AM

I had the Thunder Night. Kinda nice...But I sold it and I am going with White. So much easier to keep clean and I think sharp clean color.

Sportstick · 06-30-2023, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Hapbob

I had the Thunder Night. Kinda nice...But I sold it and I am going with White. So much easier to keep clean and I think sharp clean color.

Is white even a "color"?

(Yes, one of my cars is white...

)

Kernel Kurtz · 06-30-2023, 03:13 PM

I've owned several white cars and did not consider it easy to keep clean. IMO white and black are the hardest colors to keep clean. Gray and silver are probably the easiest, but I'm sure others opinions may differ.

freakystyly · 06-30-2023, 04:26 PM

Have a white car, had a black car. Next will be colourful.

Black was worse by far from a 10 foot away view. Both suck from a close up view.

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Hemyock1001 Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW X1 BMW M240Xi Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: IN iTrader: (0)	Color Choice I am about to order a 2024 G42 M240xDrive (when available) and would opinions on color - Portimao Blue Metallic vs. Thundernight Metallic? Also thoughts on any other colors I should consider?
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Nickies Second Lieutenant 104 Rep 275 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW M240I Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Sequim, Washington iTrader: (0)	Melbourne Red with black trim would still be my choice. __________________ 2019 M240i, Melbourne Red, Black Interior. 3M Tint, Premium Package, Harman Kardon, Adaptive LED Head Lights, M Performance Exhaust and Diffuser, Chrome Exhaust Tips, 719M Bi Color Wheels, Black Kidney Grille, Burger Tuning JB+.
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morphomeman Major 593 Rep 1,219 Posts Drives: 2015 M235ix Join Date: May 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (1) Garage List 2016 BMW X3 [0.00] 2015 BMW M235ix [0.00]	Get the color that you like! You are the person who will have to live with it. There are not many of them. I went for blue on my 2015, the first car that I had bought new that was not red, mainly because I did not like the red that was available at the time. People still comment on the color and I still think it looks good. And don't forget about the interior color. The choice is not wide, but the two need to go well together. Again, your choice, not ours.
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JMcLellan Major 2068 Rep 1,207 Posts Drives: 2024 M2 Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: MN iTrader: (0)	Who cares what we think, get what you really want. But since you asked I prefer the thundernight color for that car. And congrats on ordering a new ride!! __________________ 2024 M2 2019 M240i- Sold
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freakystyly Lieutenant Colonel 3008 Rep 1,798 Posts Drives: F22 B58 6MT Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	Someone in town has a purple 2 series I get to see once in a while. It isn't terrible... much better than all the greyscale cars on the road and isn't so flashy. I still prefer the F22 body though.
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ggggbmw Lieutenant 433 Rep 442 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 Manual Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Minnesota iTrader: (0)	Anything as long as it's a color, and not black/grey/white. Those non-colors are so boring. I'm actually in the same boat, thinking about colors for a G42. My initial thought was the blue, but after seeing it in person, I'm not sure. It's much darker than the pictures make it look. I love my Estoril Blue, and Portimao is not the same. Thundernight would be unique, but again, it's on the dark side. Would prefer if it was lighter, more like the old Techno Violet. So, after 4 blue cars, I'm thinking of going red. Interior color is bugging me too. I want leather, but I'm really annoyed you can't get leather in Cognac. It's the perfect match for almost any color. I can't imagine living with Oyster. The Tacora Red interior is fairly dark, but not sure how it would look with a red exterior, and it wouldn't go with PB or TM that well. Really don't want a black interior.
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harma24 Captain 403 Rep 744 Posts Drives: 2017 M240i Glacier Silver Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: 19.5mi NNW of Boston, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW M240i [0.00]	Silver is the best! (Do they even offer silver anymore? I know they dropped Glacier Silver from the F22 LCI). As others have said, go with whatever you like best and don't worry about what anyone else thinks. You're the one who will see it in your driveway every morning; get something that will make you smile! __________________ Fun Cars (daily drivers) 2001-2016: 2001 Honda Prelude \| 2016 - present: 2017 M240xi Glacier Silver Coupe Family Cars: 1993-2014: 1993 Honda Accord 10th Anniversary Edition \| 2014-Present: 2014 Honda Odyssey Stable-mate: 2019 - present: 2020 230xi Seaside Blue Convertible
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Nickies Second Lieutenant 104 Rep 275 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW M240I Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Sequim, Washington iTrader: (0)	I will consider an LCI 240 RWD when they will come but probably not before 2026. This is a fact that the color choice is very limited. As somebody said, you need to have a smile when you look at your car and get inside every morning and make a conservative decision if you will still be pleased in the years to come. I buy a brand new car every 5-6 years and I don't want to get tired by the new trendy colors. I would become bored very fast no matter they are very attractive at first. The Baby Blue M2 is awesome but I would not be able to live with it for long if it would become available. But........ we drive a sporty car and it needs to make us smile....... and my God it does......just got my second set of Michelin PS AS4. __________________ 2019 M240i, Melbourne Red, Black Interior. 3M Tint, Premium Package, Harman Kardon, Adaptive LED Head Lights, M Performance Exhaust and Diffuser, Chrome Exhaust Tips, 719M Bi Color Wheels, Black Kidney Grille, Burger Tuning JB+.
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marksandygill First Lieutenant 240 Rep 388 Posts Drives: G20 320d xDrive F22 M240i Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Thundernight is a gorgeous colour, but if I was getting anything other than white I'd get the front covered in PPF, the amount of obvious chips on my black G20 is ridiculous!! __________________ Current: G20 320d xDrive F22 M240i Previous: Many, many boring BMWs, 116d (F20), 220d, M240i (F22), 318d (F30), 320d (F30 and G20), 330e (G20), 420i (F32), 420d (F32), 435d GC (F36)
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Hapbob Second Lieutenant 230 Rep 224 Posts Drives: M240 2018 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Palms and Pines iTrader: (0)	I had the Thunder Night. Kinda nice...But I sold it and I am going with White. So much easier to keep clean and I think sharp clean color.
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Kernel Kurtz Major 347 Rep 1,016 Posts Drives: 2020 M240i xDrive Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Canada iTrader: (0)	I've owned several white cars and did not consider it easy to keep clean. IMO white and black are the hardest colors to keep clean. Gray and silver are probably the easiest, but I'm sure others opinions may differ.
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freakystyly Lieutenant Colonel 3008 Rep 1,798 Posts Drives: F22 B58 6MT Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	Have a white car, had a black car. Next will be colourful. Black was worse by far from a 10 foot away view. Both suck from a close up view.
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