Bored? Me too.

"Poor_Sh" (ar4x)
12/06/2017 at 15:44 • Filed to: None

Know what else is boring? M2 color choices.

See those choices in the bottom left? White, Black, a mix of white and black (Gray), and Blue. Seriously? How is there not at least a red, or maybe just one bold color choice?

Ok, hypothetical questions aside, I have a real question. Jalopnik already asked how much you would do to get your desired color, but what do you do if it isn’t even offered? Remember, I’m bored.

Obvious answer is you suck it up or don’t get that car. Got it. But please expand on your thoughts. Personally I don’t think it would dissuade me from buying the car if I really loved everything else about it. If my choices were evenly matched though, it would certainly be a variable I’d give more weight to.

DISCUSSION (27)

benjrblant > Poor_Sh
12/06/2017 at 16:00

but what do you do if it isn’t even offered?

1) Vinyl wrap

2) (Most common) Deal with it.

HammerheadFistpunch > Poor_Sh
12/06/2017 at 16:01

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/bored-come-on-safari-with-nissan-in-the-1996-pathfinde-1820957644

jimz > Poor_Sh
12/06/2017 at 16:05

Kinja'd!!!

Black, another black, another black, white, blue so dark it might as well be black, a slightly reddish black, green so dark it might as well be black, gray, silver, another even darker blue, white, slightly brownish black, gray, white.

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > benjrblant
12/06/2017 at 16:07

3) walk into the dealer and utter the phrase “BMW Individual.”

That grants you access to any paint color they have ever used, including mattes and 2-tones.

Poor_Sh > jimz
12/06/2017 at 16:08

Maybe just me, but they should put the colors in order of wavelength to make it more obvious that the colors change... and look cool.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Poor_Sh
12/06/2017 at 16:08

I do really like the blue, though.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Poor_Sh
12/06/2017 at 16:10

Try speccing out the Honda HR-V or the Kia Soul. You don’t get any real paint color choices unless you sacrifice the manual transmission.

I hate you, modern automakers. Stop making colors exclusive to your awful CVT drone machines.

jimz > Poor_Sh
12/06/2017 at 16:11

such an ostentatious display would hardly befit a stately motor car such as the S-Class.

Poor_Sh > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
12/06/2017 at 16:11

It’s growing on me, and it’s a somewhat rare hue, but I want to stand out in a parking lot sometimes.

WilliamsSW > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP
12/06/2017 at 16:12

For a fair amount of cash monies - - it’s $2k on the 3 series, IIRC.

Poor_Sh > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
12/06/2017 at 16:13

Wait really? I thought the Soul was purpose built for young people who love colors and avocado toast and ruining things.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Poor_Sh
12/06/2017 at 16:16

It stands out - always catches my eye, along with those wide haunches.

Similar to Atlantis Blue.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Poor_Sh
12/06/2017 at 16:18

For reference, here is the base model, which has the manual gearbox.

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And here’s the Plus trim, with much better body cladding overall, more paint options, but no manual.

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Poor_Sh
12/06/2017 at 16:18

I mean, it’s no Fire Orange...

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punkgoose17 > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP
12/06/2017 at 16:26

This is a wonderful thing; I did not know existed.

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > WilliamsSW
12/06/2017 at 16:26

yeah, but if your other option is paying a 3rd party to repaint the car, it’s going to cost about as much.

Textured Soy Protein > Poor_Sh
12/06/2017 at 16:30

Blue is always the answer.

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GolfR Guy > Poor_Sh
12/06/2017 at 16:30

I wish I lived in Canada to get the Golf R’s color choices... Shown is the golf but you get the idea!

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Also for E90M3:

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e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > punkgoose17
12/06/2017 at 16:39

It ain’t cheap. But you can get all kinds of stuff done through them. like hand-painted pinstripes, all kinds of interior trim and seat combos, in theory you might be able to get a technoviolet M2. Someone has already used it to get a factory-painted Austin Yellow M2.

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