[xm]

Hi Everyone,
I've been looking for a Estoril blue 430i. The 2019s are almost here so there are very few 2018s left (where there are reasonable discounts) So I have a couple of questions.

1. How long does it typically take before the 2019s start getting some BMW lease credits? At the moment 2018 have 2K while you can order 2019 but there are no official BMW credits.

2. I did find a 2018 in another city. It fits the bill perfectly but it has night blue leather. In the pictures they seem almost black but I cant tell for sure. Does anyone have any better pictures of how night blue looks like, and whether it makes sense with a Estoril Blue? It seems like a very dark navy blue. The BMW Builder on the website shows it to be a stronger blue than the pictures I got from the dealer.

thanks!

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by xm

Hi Everyone,
I've been looking for a Estoril blue 430i. The 2019s are almost here so there are very few 2018s left (where there are reasonable discounts) So I have a couple of questions.

1. How long does it typically take before the 2019s start getting some BMW lease credits? At the moment 2018 have 2K while you can order 2019 but there are no official BMW credits.

2. I did find a 2018 in another city. It fits the bill perfectly but it has night blue leather. In the pictures they seem almost black but I cant tell for sure. Does anyone have any better pictures of how night blue looks like, and whether it makes sense with a Estoril Blue? It seems like a very dark navy blue. The BMW Builder on the website shows it to be a stronger blue than the pictures I got from the dealer.

thanks!

Most every dealer has a big display with all the colors and leathers that are available.

Yours doesn’t have that?

I find that hard to believe in the Bay Area.

[stein_325i]

Originally Posted by xm

2. I did find a 2018 in another city. It fits the bill perfectly but it has night blue leather. In the pictures they seem almost black but I cant tell for sure. Does anyone have any better pictures of how night blue looks like, and whether it makes sense with a Estoril Blue? It seems like a very dark navy blue. The BMW Builder on the website shows it to be a stronger blue than the pictures I got from the dealer.

thanks!

The blue interior looks different in most lighting but I've gotten one as a loner and in my opinion it doesn't look good. No need to offend but pairing that with estoril blue will be overkill, plus the blues are really different in tone and shade and don't match. Estoril blue looks best with oyster dakota (white) or black w/m colored (blue) stitching in my opinion. But hey, if you like it go for it.

[xm]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

Most every dealer has a big display with all the colors and leathers that are available.

Yours doesn’t have that?

I find that hard to believe in the Bay Area.

I havent seen anything like that, perhaps because they were doing a lot of renovations, but I'll go back tomorrow and check again.

thanks!

[xm]

Originally Posted by joshuastein55

The blue interior looks different in most lighting but I've gotten one as a loner and in my opinion it doesn't look good. No need to offend but pairing that with estoril blue will be overkill, plus the blues are really different in tone and shade and don't match. Estoril blue looks best with oyster dakota (white) or black w/m colored (blue) stitching in my opinion. But hey, if you like it go for it.

I think you might just have helped make my decision...

thanks!!

[IAmATeaf]

Have to agree with the above, blue with blue doesn’t look good, cream would be the best but can pick/show marks so for that reason I’d go completely left field and get a red interior.

My estoril blue 335i has a black interior and I personally find it looks a bit bland.

[RoundelM3]

Originally Posted by joshuastein55

The blue interior looks different in most lighting but I've gotten one as a loner and in my opinion it doesn't look good. No need to offend but pairing that with estoril blue will be overkill, plus the blues are really different in tone and shade and don't match. Estoril blue looks best with oyster dakota (white) or black w/m colored (blue) stitching in my opinion. But hey, if you like it go for it.

Just FYI, Oyster Dakota is not white - it's a very, very light beige. After removing the rear headrests from my 228i convertible and placing them against a white wall in one of my closets, you can see the contrast. That said, it would go with Estoril a lot better than the night blue.