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If anything, BMW NA is behind the rest of the world with respect to offering SMB as a standard metallic colour to the rest of the M3/4 lineup.
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yeah they can afford it but is it right? IDK. if Im in BMW war room; im the smartest man in the room to replace SMB with Yaz, because the market of car buyers aren't going to settle....i guess with any opition; how much u value it....I've seriously never seen so much variation to cars like it is now. Like its mind boggling how anyone even knows their whole product line.
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I paid 5k (cdn) for an individual F80SMB in 2016 and could care less if it's standard now for the next year. In fact I'd like to see a couple more SMB cars in the road since I appreciate how it looks.
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Last year. Dealers gonna get some cool colors. Same as they did with the last year f80. Bad ass colors were popping up everywhere
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More info about the pictured M2: here. It's a BSM M2 that got an Auto Flex Gloss sprayable wrap. The color ain't San Marino Blue but the owner tried to match it (and did a good job), as his former 2016 M3 was SMB.
The close-up of the 'Individual' picture is taken from an F80 M3 (Spring 2015 build).
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They say things happen for a reason. Was going to order a SMB M4 in December. Glad I didn't. I would have been bitter spending 5k on paint. or 10k according to Braman
Regardless, beautiful color. Nice to see it as a regular option. Now they need a Nardo or Atlantis Last edited by soulcrft; 04-12-2019 at 01:51 AM.. |
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Agree with you on the behind part. BMW limited the color in the first place, creating it as a color option that was on the CS, (which does indeed add to its exclusivity ) and then has reversed that decision and now is splashing it across the lineup. As you said. They made an error in even having such a limited color palette in the first place , and then didn't even stick to it and opted to reverse themselves. That's progress ! BMW has an Individual program that's the Crayola ultimate 152 pack , but their standard color palette is a 16 pack with a few missing.. Perhaps in the next 3 -5 years they will up their color game like they have their seat/interior game in the last round of new models. |
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You "uncheck" manual transmission and it changes it to DCT.
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Is it just me, or did they forget there is a DCT option? It's weird how they've decided to handle this. Usually, there was a DCT option but now, you untick the manual box and it goes DCT.
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It is only in the USA that BMW NA decided to do differently. We should not confuse BMW AG with BMW NA.
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San Marino is cool and all but getting rid of Silverstone for it? Naa, get rid of Mineral white for SMB, if anything (coming from someone who had a mineral white M3 before).
Silverstone should be standard for every M car, IMO. It's such a sweet color.
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I agree with some of the hate on mineral...if its sunny but cloudy it looks like a horrible matte white paint job...but any time you get some ANGLES(drake lol) or the shawdow of a tree reflects on the paint
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I love San Marino Blue and I'm glad they made it a standard color for US. Like others have said, i also find the standard color palette lacking, and i think SMB is a great choice for appealing to a wide selection of buyers. It's a beautiful deep metallic blue that should be readily available as a standard color on a car like the M4. It's also a great option to have along with YMB to choose from. As someone who loves BMW's Individual non-metallic blues like LSB, Mexico, Miami, and my new fav Santorini, I'm also glad it's SMB and not one of those, if only to not dilute the exclusivity of those colors. SMB was already on that path in the rest of the world.
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