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      06-24-2014, 10:33 PM   #1
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I've always wanted a blue car and unfortunately the yas marina blue, in my opinion, is disgusting. So after much debate between AY and AW I choose AW. Then tanzanite blue came out and I immediately ordered it in that color. When a different dealer said he had the m4 so I stopped by and it was in AY and it was so beautiful! So I emailed my dealer and he said it's been pulled for production and that I can't change it now. But the tanzanite blue is almost as dark as carbon black (which I'm not feelin) and so I'm thinking of canceling the order and reordering it however I'm stuck now between AW/SO or AY/Blk. I can't choose and I know the white is classier but I've never had a white car and I'm worried that it'll be a pain in the butt to maintain but at the same time would you get sick of AY in a couple years? First car btw and my family tends to keep cars 10+ years

Ps I posted this in the AW forum but it finally let me make a new thread sorry for the inconvenience

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      06-24-2014, 10:38 PM   #2
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Cancel your order and wait till individual order is accepted.
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      06-24-2014, 10:48 PM   #3
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My worry is that the tanzanite blue is really dark. The debut pictures make it look blue but in other pictures it looks almost black. Is that true or am I mistaken?
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My worry is that the tanzanite blue is really dark. The debut pictures make it look blue but in other pictures it looks almost black. Is that true or am I mistaken?
Mistaken. Tanzanite Blue is nowhere near Carbon Black. It had bigger metallic flakes in it and it is a med-dark blue.
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      06-24-2014, 10:57 PM   #5
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Mistaken. Tanzanite Blue is nowhere near Carbon Black. It had bigger metallic flakes in it and it is a med-dark blue.
I've never seen it. Could you tell me if this is an accurate representation?
http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=736182
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It's a beautiful color so is Imperial Blue. Stick with it. the market is going to flooded with yellow and white F80/82
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I've never seen it. Could you tell me if this is an accurate representation?
http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=736182
That is a good representation of one on an overcast day. Here's a shot in the daylight.
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You had a car ordered in Tanzanite Blue Individual and it is already scheduled for production now?

That's really hard to believe.
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You had a car ordered in Tanzanite Blue Individual and it is already in production now?

That's really hard to believe.
That's according to my dealer. When I emailed him asking to change it he said "the m4 has been pulled for production I cannot make any modifications to this" maybe he's mistaken idk
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It's a beautiful color so is Imperial Blue. Stick with it. the market is going to flooded with yellow and white F80/82
The dilemma is that the AY is a launch color which is why it will always be unique which is why I'm considering a switch...

Idk I'm honestly lost
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The dilemma is that the AY is a launch color which is why it will always be unique which is why I'm considering a switch...

Idk I'm honestly lost
Well cool for your heels for a few months while you sort yourself out. Flip a coin for gods sake.
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That is a good representation of one on an overcast day. Here's a shot in the daylight.
But even in the thread those pictures are in the car is dark from far away and only that blue from up close. Right?
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That's according to my dealer. When I emailed him asking to change it he said "the m4 has been pulled for production I cannot make any modifications to this" maybe he's mistaken idk
I'm sure it's going into production, but I'm very skeptical that the car is going to be Tanzanite Blue. If I had to bet on it, I'd say the car either never got changed from AW or it was changed to Yas Marina Blue instead of Tanzanite.

Do we even have an order guide for Individual in the US yet? And, that aside, can you even place an order for the four Individual paint colors in the US yet?

And:

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...64&postcount=7 (yes, color list is wrong there, but dates are believed to be accurate)

So
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I'm sure it's going into production, but I'm very skeptical that the car is going to be Tanzanite Blue. If I had to bet on it, I'd say the car either never got changed from AW or it was changed to Yas Marina Blue instead of Tanzanite.

Do we even have an order guide for Individual in the US yet? And, that aside, can you even place an order for the four Individual paint colors in the US yet?

And:

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...64&postcount=7

So
I hope to god it's not Yas marina...
And no we don't he said he did a special request form
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I hope to god it's not Yas marina...
And no we don't he said he did a special request form
Do you have a production number?
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      06-24-2014, 11:26 PM   #16
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Do you have a production number?
He hasn't given me anything yet. Should I have gotten one? Sorry I'm a bit clueless it's my first car
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He hasn't given me anything yet. Should I have gotten one? Sorry I'm a bit clueless it's my first car
No problem. When your dealer has an allocation to order your vehicle, he will put it into the system and shortly after it will be assigned a Production number.

You can then go to www.bmwusa.com and look under "My BMW" and enter the production number and it will give you the progress of your build. There should also be a picture of what you ordered on the screen.
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      06-24-2014, 11:36 PM   #18
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White is the most common color by far, and there are two whites. White and silver are the easiest to maintain, assuming you mean keeping it looking clean. Black, gray and others dark colored cars show dirt, etc. much more. I'm not sure about AY, but I'll find out pretty soon.

My take is that AY is a polarizing color, but if you have seen and really love it, you should go with it. If you like the zing, as nice as the whites are, they don't bring the zing. I think it will age well and look more modern than the T blue. There are many medium to dark blue cars on the road. Many car companies from ford to Ferrari and Porsche are trying new, vibrant, unique, and beautiful colors to change things up and they are working. The good news is that either choice is good. Go with what brings the biggest grin.
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White is the most common color by far, and there are two whites. White and silver are the easiest to maintain, assuming you mean keeping it looking clean. Black, gray and others dark colored cars show dirt, etc. much more. I'm not sure about AY, but I'll find out pretty soon.

My take is that AY is a polarizing color, but if you have seen and really love it, you should go with it. If you like the zing, as nice as the whites are, they don't bring the zing. I think it will age well and look more modern than the T blue. There are many medium to dark blue cars on the road. Many car companies from ford to Ferrari and Porsche are trying new, vibrant, unique, and beautiful colors to change things up and they are working. The good news is that either choice is good. Go with what brings the biggest grin.
So true, look at some of the bold colors on Fords now.
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