Opinions on Mediterranean Blue

fcp40i · 06-08-2016, 07:42 PM

Are you guys with this colour happy with it?

The thing is i' ve chosen it, because i was in love with the pictures, but without ever seing One live.

Now i discovered there is one near my home, and it seems a lot like a Dark purple rather than a brighter Blue.

kadify · 06-08-2016, 07:43 PM

It's a rather dark blue but it has great color changing qualities depending on lighting. I think it is a really nice color

insanecoder · 06-08-2016, 07:47 PM

Is there a bad BMW color? Its all matter of preference.. get something you like yer the one gonna be living with it and drivin it.. pick and never second guess and never look back
Ya it looks fine

RedKloud · 06-08-2016, 07:49 PM

I love the color. It kind of changes a little depending on the light. When it's cloudy, it appears dark - more like imperial blue, but shines in the sunlight. It does have a purplish hue in it.

Billfitz · 06-08-2016, 08:58 PM

I've noticed that my Midnight Blue looks fairly uniform in color in the summer, when the sun's higher in the sky, but when the sun is low in the winter there's much more highlighting.

Pauleebe · 06-08-2016, 09:51 PM

I love this color and would have had it (or Jatoba Brown), had it been available with M Sport Package.

eluded · 06-09-2016, 02:28 AM

that is a nice color, it looks good, just cleaned it, looks amazing, oh wait, its been 5 seconds and now its dirty

RedKloud · 06-09-2016, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by eluded

that is a nice color, it looks good, just cleaned it, looks amazing, oh wait, its been 5 seconds and now its dirty

Agreed. It's not the easiest to maintain, especially where I live.

Billfitz · 06-09-2016, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by RedKloud

It's not the easiest to maintain, especially where I live.

Treat it with Menzerna Power Lock. Road dust and water spots from rain wipe off with a microfiber towel. When it won't wipe clean a rinse alone usually does the trick. I very seldom have to do a full washing.

.BMW. · 06-09-2016, 09:38 AM

One shot of my Med. Blue F11 under sunlight.

fcp40i · 06-09-2016, 10:56 AM

Thank you all.

I guess i will have the car i imagined only when is sunny

goj · 06-09-2016, 10:57 AM

I wish it was available in the Msport trim

the_phew · 06-09-2016, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by fcp35d

Thank you all.

I guess i will have the car i imagined only when is sunny

No BMW blue that you can get for <$5k on the F3x looks great in all lighting conditions:
-Estoril: Great in the shade, candy blue in the sunlight
-Med: Great in the sun, too dark in the shade
-Tanzanite: ^ but even more extreme in both cases
-Imperial: Boring color (not enough metallic flake)
-Carbon Black: Looks like Imperial in the sun, black in the shade

Out of the four above, I'd rank them Tanzanite, Med, Estoril, Imperial, Carbon (favorite to least favorite).

Now Monte Carlo Blue, that's a proper blue!

San Marino also:

fcp40i · 06-09-2016, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by the_phew

No BMW blue that you can get for <$5k on the F3x looks great in all lighting conditions:
-Estoril: Great in the shade, candy blue in the sunlight
-Med: Great in the sun, too dark in the shade
-Tanzanite: ^ but even more extreme in both cases
-Imperial: Boring color (not enough metallic flake)
-Carbon Black: Looks like Imperial in the sun, black in the shade

Out of the four above, I'd rank them Tanzanite, Med, Estoril, Imperial, Carbon (favorite to least favorite).

Now Monte Carlo Blue, that's a proper blue!

San Marino also:

Couldn't agree more. That Monte Carlo Blue is exactly what i wanted.

And the M3 too, by the way

DerekS · 06-09-2016, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by .BMW.

One shot of my Med. Blue F11 under sunlight.

Very attractive F31

Unfortunately, that colour is not available with the M Sport package in North America.

.BMW. · 06-09-2016, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DerekS

Quote:

Originally Posted by .BMW.

One shot of my Med. Blue F11 under sunlight.

Very attractive F31

Unfortunately, that colour is not available with the M Sport package in North America.

Thanks!

But it actually is a 5 Series Touring (F11). I'm posting in the wrong forum section to show the color.

xG35c · 06-09-2016, 05:08 PM

Monte Carlo is nice, but maybe a bit light, Le Mans and Deep Sea were BMW's best blues!

eluded · 06-10-2016, 01:31 AM

u guys and your wagons, showing off to us who can't get them.

.BMW. · 06-10-2016, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by eluded

u guys and your wagons, showing off to us who can't get them.

I think that was directed to me?

Thanks, I guess!

eluded · 06-10-2016, 02:15 AM

It was aimed at ALL YOU that get the 340 wagon. That is a nice car and we don't get it here in the states

Quote:

Originally Posted by .BMW.

I think that was directed to me?

Thanks, I guess!

the_phew · 06-10-2016, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by xG35c

Monte Carlo is nice, but maybe a bit light, Le Mans and Deep Sea were BMW's best blues!

Ah yes, Le Mans. So choice:

Really though, Med Blue is awfully close to Le Mans. This crazy guy paid Individual for Med Blue on an M-sport 340i:

RoundelM3 · 06-10-2016, 08:14 AM

I wish they'd include something other than Estoril Blue with the M-Sport package, or at least give us a way to pay a premium for "individual" colors. Can't understand why they make such a big deal about limiting M-Sport colors here in the US.

Regarding those darker blues - Mineral Gray (and Sparkling Graphite before that) is dark dark in the shade and much brighter in sunlight as well.

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kadify Lieutenant 169 Rep 524 Posts Drives: 428i xDrive GC Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	It's a rather dark blue but it has great color changing qualities depending on lighting. I think it is a really nice color
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insanecoder Banned 1410 Rep 3,211 Posts Drives: 340isDrive Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast USA iTrader: (0)	Is there a bad BMW color? Its all matter of preference.. get something you like yer the one gonna be living with it and drivin it.. pick and never second guess and never look back Ya it looks fine
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RedKloud Major 736 Rep 1,261 Posts Drives: BMW i4 M50 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	I love the color. It kind of changes a little depending on the light. When it's cloudy, it appears dark - more like imperial blue, but shines in the sunlight. It does have a purplish hue in it. Attached Images
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8225 Rep 16,065 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	I've noticed that my Midnight Blue looks fairly uniform in color in the summer, when the sun's higher in the sky, but when the sun is low in the winter there's much more highlighting.
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Pauleebe Colonel 380 Rep 2,290 Posts Drives: Inbetween BMW's. Join Date: May 2013 Location: Washington, DC iTrader: (0)	I love this color and would have had it (or Jatoba Brown), had it been available with M Sport Package.
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06-09-2016, 02:28 AM	#7
eluded 2JZ-GTE 3029 Rep 3,991 Posts Drives: 340 6MT, 50e, others Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Sofia iTrader: (0)	that is a nice color, it looks good, just cleaned it, looks amazing, oh wait, its been 5 seconds and now its dirty __________________ A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
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.BMW. Major General 1863 Rep 5,140 Posts Drives: BMW F11/F31 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	One shot of my Med. Blue F11 under sunlight.
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fcp40i Enlisted Member 21 Rep 42 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 325i E93 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	Thank you all. I guess i will have the car i imagined only when is sunny __________________ Past: 1996 BMW 318tds E36; 2001 BMW 320d E46 ; 2004 BMW 320cd E46 ; 2006 BMW 330d E90 ; 2009 BMW 335i E92 ; 2014 BMW 335d xdrive F30 ; 2016 BMW 340i MPPK; Currently 2019 Mercedes C63s, 2020 Mini Cooper, 2007 325i E93
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06-09-2016, 10:57 AM	#12
goj Brigadier General 2253 Rep 3,622 Posts Drives: 2016 EBII 340i 6-MT Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	I wish it was available in the Msport trim __________________ BMW CCA Member #516012 2016 340i, Estoril Blue, Manual Transmission, MPE, MPBBK, HRE FF04 Instagram: @brandons340i
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xG35c Lieutenant 36 Rep 433 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Monte Carlo is nice, but maybe a bit light, Le Mans and Deep Sea were BMW's best blues!
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eluded 2JZ-GTE 3029 Rep 3,991 Posts Drives: 340 6MT, 50e, others Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Sofia iTrader: (0)	u guys and your wagons, showing off to us who can't get them. __________________ A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
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