[HouseMusicRules]

I was thinking about going with the F30 335i M Sport package in Estoril Blue II with black interior until I thought of Alpine White with Coral Red interior. Both very look striking but in different ways...

Which do you prefer and why?

[ZMM_OMG]

Personally, I prefer the Estoril over Black. I love blue cars and of course, Estoril harkens back to some of the historic M models. Lastly, while the Coral Red is striking, I have the feeling I'd get tired of it after awhile.

[Spikey]

AW with CR ftw

[RobUK]

Estoril Blue would be my choice. White is nice but it does highlight all the panel joins more so than a darker colour.

[SGScuba]

EB with black. The CR is too striking a colour and I feel that looking at it for a long time would exhaust me. I want to be exhausted driving the car, not looking at it (from the inside).

[Robin_NL]

In this case : Estoril. But I prefer MG/BSM.

[Sherweeeny]

[ATX78703]

EB+BLK

[JustinTJ]

EBII, be different from the masses. I've posted it before, but:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...7cT_story.html

http://www.cnbc.com/id/45353972/Most...Lost_our_Style

[rado]

I've ordered an EBII-on-black, with the alum hex and EB trim highlights. I considered both, and I'm sure I'd be happy with either. To decide, I just pictured myself walking up to the car, getting in, and driving away, and my gut told me that I liked the EBII-on-black better. The only opinion that matters is your own.

-Ed

[notSTAT1]

Originally Posted by Sherweeeny

I share your dream... In my head this combo is perfect but I don't know how it would look IRL. EBII on black is such a sure thing, coral red such a wild card...

[TheObviousChild]

EB with the Coral Red....that's what I'm going with!

That said, the BYO app on BMWUSA keeps flaking out and resetting my build every time I try that combo.

[achopra]

Some people I talked to while choosing the color for my car mentioned that White w/ Coral Red is more feminine. Not sure how true that is, but throwing that out. Out of the two options, I would get the EB with Black. I do think that EB is a little flashy so i personally went for Mineral Gray with Black

[chrisny]

Originally Posted by JustinTJ

EBII, be different from the masses. I've posted it before, but:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...7cT_story.html

http://www.cnbc.com/id/45353972/Most...Lost_our_Style

Not sure EB is different, seems to be the most popular choice among M Sport buyers, on here at least

[chrisny]

Originally Posted by achopra

Some people I talked to while choosing the color for my car mentioned that White w/ Coral Red is more feminine. Not sure how true that is, but throwing that out. Out of the two options, I would get the EB with Black. I do think that EB is a little flashy so i personally went for Mineral Gray with Black

A lot of people feel that way about white in general, but that's personal preference. Where I live, white BMW's tend to be driven by young girls or guidos. No offense to either, but I avoid white... Also just prefer other colors, but always appreciate how nicely white creates contrast, especially on a sport line or m sport.

I'm debating myself doing BSM on an M sport or Sport line, or a MG m sport...

[HouseMusicRules]

Great feedback, guys.

Many on this board say Estoril Blue II is a flashy exterior colour but I when comparing the pictures above the Alpine White/Coral Red combo looks the more flashier to my eyes.

Perhaps the black interior in Estoril Blue II subdues the exterior somewhat and makes it appear more conservative?

[pany]

Originally Posted by RobUK

Estoril Blue would be my choice. White is nice but it does highlight all the panel joins more so than a darker colour.

+1

Looks great moving, but a lot of panels gaps highly visible when parked.

[ZMM_OMG]

Originally Posted by JustinTJ

EBII, be different from the masses. I've posted it before, but:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...7cT_story.html

http://www.cnbc.com/id/45353972/Most...Lost_our_Style

It's true. I'll pull up to a stop light and conduct an informal survey of car colors. The vast majority are some shade of: white, black, silver, or grey. It's so dreary and boring.

It seems to be a self-reinforcing relationship between the consumer, the dealer, and the manufacturer. The dealer (rightly) prefers to stock cars that will spend the minimum amount of time on the lot and stocks drab exterior/interior color combinations. The consumer then buys those same drab colors, which encourages the manufacturer to push out more of those same tones. Before ya know it, everybody's car is the same shade of boring.

If BMW really wanted to stand out, they'd offer some exciting colors in the Individual palette and price them at a point that doesn't induce cardiac arrest. People could get something unique and exciting without feeling like somebody went all "Deliverance" on them.

[Oslo-fjord]

Alpine white. -Hands down!

[tony20009]

Whatever color you get outside, get red inside. There are plenty of cars with black inside.

[AWF30MSPORT]

AW with coral red FTW.

[chrisny]

I had red in my S5 and the novelty definitely can wear off.. Had the car just under a year and a half and by the end, kind of wished I had gone with my original choice, their "silver (very light gray) leather. This was with a black metallic paint.

That said, I am considering the Coral Red if I go with M Sport (since everest gray isn't an option and I want to break up the dark color paint (BSM or MG).