What car color do you have and how much attention do you get?

[Alvinized52]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

I appreciate the advice but ive found that to draw a lot of unnecessary attention in the "hood." thankfully at my office i park behind an 18 foot tall gate.

I guarantee it would attact Less attention and temptation than an exposed YMB. I used a pretty beat up oversized car cover before. I live in Los Angeles and used to help my ex girl friend and her moms biz located in central LA infamous for the LA riots. . Cant be any more "hood" than that in L.A. Did that for months. I actually even employed a bum to keep an eye on my car for added protection. Lol.

[jmg]

AW and I love the anonymity until they hear the exhaust, then heads turn. If I want to lay low... efficiency mode and I'm just a regular 3 series to the average person until they bother to notice the badge.

[Irishsig]

MG here. I usually get no attention unless I'm in a parking lot.
Then it's another car guy saying nice ride and wanting to know the stats on the car as well as how much everything costs.
I like flying under the radar cause I tend to always prefer a spirited driving style.
Don't look at me, nothing to see here po-po!!

[Invictus]

Originally Posted by JDC PDX

Mineral Grey. No attention whatsoever, but that was the point.

This is my exact attitude.

Stealth outside, raging bloodthirsty beast inside.

[OneRib]

Adding this info.

Just went to get gas this evening and when I pulled up there was a young woman (no older the 25) in a cropped shirt and skinny jeans. She could see her looking at my car to the point of stretching forward over her car to get a better look.

I catch her eye and she says she really likes the color and how did I get it. She was surprised to know it was a stock color and proceeded to ask what other interesting colors you could get. I mentioned YMB and SO and described them. She liked the idea but said AY was still seemed like the best of the three. She then kept looking at the car and complimenting me on it until I had to go on my way.

Just thought everyone should know that sometimes girls/women do look at and appreciate the M3.

Score one for AY.

[$hah$]

BSM- and enough. I was so close to getting YMB and although I still love looking at it, I couldn't handle more looks/attention than my BSM. It's relative to how much attention is enough for some of us rather than others.

[ptbarnacle]

Originally Posted by Invictus

This is my exact attitude.

Stealth outside, raging bloodthirsty beast inside.

+1 w/ Mineral White

[BMWCAT]

Fire Orange with loud ass Meisterschaft GTC, attention here and there, but often get the question of whether its a wrap or not ...

[Desborough]

Originally Posted by BMWCAT

Fire Orange with loud ass Meisterschaft GTC, attention here and there, but often get the question of whether its a wrap or not ...

Awesome build and we have the same cat at home

[64-bit]

Originally Posted by cprx7

Waiting for delivery on a MW with SO interior and expecting zero attention

You bet on that!

I got mine MW with all M performance parts, in 6 months of ownership only two guy commented to me about the car

Only one cop stop me to complain how loud the car sounds and asked me if that was stock :-), I believe he only wanted to check the car out.

[Turbo1204]

MW. I commute to work to New York City. Tons of attention. Especially tourists taking snaps and pointing and turning heads. My plates read AM4ZING and that def adds to it. Honestly I get daily attention from either boy racers or head turns to thumbs up or how much power remarks. My moment of pride was when a Shelby GT350R pulled to side of me at a gas station. He said what a beauty and I replied "yes your car is epic". He's like "no dude I love your M".

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by El Chapo

Does the YMB look like this or much lighter?

I asw a M4 with YMB at Ottawa car show but damn it was so light.

I guess it's all because of the lighting?

In my experience YMB looks different depending on the light and often is difficult to capture on camera.

This an untouched picture on an overcast day:



Sunny day:



Mixed conditions



As you can see it looks nothing like the picture you posted which has been messed with, but mine look different as well due to the light conditions.

[El Chapo]

Originally Posted by OneRib

Adding this info.

Just went to get gas this evening and when I pulled up there was a young woman (no older the 25) in a cropped shirt and skinny jeans. She could see her looking at my car to the point of stretching forward over her car to get a better look.

I catch her eye and she says she really likes the color and how did I get it. She was surprised to know it was a stock color and proceeded to ask what other interesting colors you could get. I mentioned YMB and SO and described them. She liked the idea but said AY was still seemed like the best of the three. She then kept looking at the car and complimenting me on it until I had to go on my way.

Just thought everyone should know that sometimes girls/women do look at and appreciate the M3.

Score one for AY.

Originally Posted by Wills2

In my experience YMB looks different depending on the light and often is difficult to capture on camera.

This an untouched picture on an overcast day:



Sunny day:



Mixed conditions



As you can see it looks nothing like the picture you posted which has been messed with, but mine look different as well due to the light conditions.

It looks nice.

I love the more deep blue side of the YMB but less of the smurf, light pale blue.

Very hard to decide between YMB or AY right now.

[RogEphedra]

Originally Posted by Wills2

In my experience YMB looks different depending on the light and often is difficult to capture on camera.

This an untouched picture on an overcast day:



Sunny day:



Mixed conditions



As you can see it looks nothing like the picture you posted which has been messed with, but mine look different as well due to the light conditions.

These pics are pretty accurate. For all those unsure, YasMa is not the washed-out pastel color you see in a lot of pictures. I've seen it in 2 very different light conditions: crystal clear sunny middle of the day, and overcast late afternoon. Wanted Santorini because YMB was too light in pictures....until I saw it in real life. It's a beautiful awesome color. And my 29 year old wife says it's a young trendy color and the best blue out there.

[RogEphedra]

Originally Posted by El Chapo

It looks nice.

I love the more deep blue side of the YMB but less of the smurf, light pale blue.

Very hard to decide between YMB or AY right now.

From what I've seen:

In the sun: youthful, trendy, cool.

In darker conditions: the beautiful rich deep (but still on the "light" side of the blue spectrum) blue you mentioned.

Have yet to see the smurf pale look.

[OneRib]

Originally Posted by RogEphedra

From what I've seen:

In the sun: youthful, trendy, cool.

In darker conditions: the beautiful rich deep (but still on the "light" side of the blue spectrum) blue you mentioned.

Have yet to see the smurf pale look.

Those pictures look great and I would like YMB better if I also didn't see that pale smurf blue at times. I've seen plenty in person and it's not for me. I still think that's one thing BMW did very well this time. SO, AY, and YMB are real colors and bold ones at that. When that happens, not everyone will be a fan, which is just fine.

To be fair, there are times I don't like my AY as much. It can look too green at times. My favorite is the gold/yellow tone it takes on, especially after it's just been washed.

[YasM4]

All positive. I love my baby blue

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by OneRib

I still think that's one thing BMW did very well this time. SO, AY, and YMB are real colors and bold ones at that. When that happens, not everyone will be a fan, which is just fine.

To be fair, there are times I don't like my AY as much. It can look too green at times. My favorite is the gold/yellow tone it takes on, especially after it's just been washed.

I agree the launch colours are bold and I really like them all, the issue is they are difficult to capture, I saw a freshly cleaned AY M3 last summer and in the sunshine it blew me away.

[MRCUR]

I have a Frozen Red M3. When I'm not driving, the questions are usually limited to how it's matte, how to take care of it, etc.

When I'm driving on the highway there's always at least one driver who feels the need to floor it right past me even if they're driving a beat up Nissan Altima. Today I had a 2015 Mustang fly past at ~100-110MPH after following me for a while. Also got a thumbs up from a biker that was pretty cool.

[bmw0perat0r]

So, the first week I had my AY M4 I got a lot of attention - thumbs up, etc and someone came up through their sunroof from the backseat of a car to yell...something and the occasional person taking vid/pic from their car

Now, its a different story - I don't get near the attention I used to. Its sporadic at most. Its probably the area I'm in - DC metro/Bethesda/Central MD - lots of nice cars around here, an M4 just fits in.

[aajjcc]

AW ... it doesnt draw in peoples attention but the fact its an m4 does ^_^

[BigSky702]

Originally Posted by aajjcc

AW ... it doesnt draw in peoples attention but the fact its an m4 does ^_^

Maybe it's just me, but I saw an AW M4 leaving a dealership near my house, on my way home from work, and it definitely caught my eye... It was at dusk, so maybe it was the way the light hit it?