View Full Version : Help me choose a colour combination for my M6!


Pitzi
07-31-2005, 04:28 AM
I have never had such a dilemma!

When I first saw the E60 M5, I knew straight away the colour I wanted. Interlagos blue with black leather, that was stunning on it.
I have an E60 M5 arriving in October/early november, and an M6 next year. Biggest dilemma will be which one to keep & which one to sell. The M5 and M6 can both be sold at a healthy premium over here, as only a very limited number (60 a year) are coming in, and the order books are already 3 years long! Thing is, i dont need a 4-door saloon, as i will be keeping the M3 for everyday use, and I dont like the looks of the E60 M5, but i am yet to see one in the flesh in my colour combination, so i need to make sure that both cars are to my liking and specs, so depending on my decision I will be able to keep one of them.

But the M6?
I have seen a lot of black 645i's here in SA, and they look damn good, but I have never owned a black car, and I am not so sure if the M6 will look good in black. Other colours I have seen in pics, but nothing has caught my attention yet. I know that the interior must be either red leather with Carbon fibre trim, of black leather with Carbon Fibre trim, thats 2 I really like, especially the red leather. But what about the exterior? i have to spec mine in about a month's time, and its driving me up the walls.

PS I dont like the M6 in interlagos blue, looks like a punch in my eye! and silver is horrible, so is white :(

Any ideas?

*edited to add*

More head scratching, i have seen some pics of the piano black trim, anmd it looks damn good too!

Pitzi
07-31-2005, 07:24 AM
There are some stunning colours in the Individual range, especially ruby black metallic

mose121
08-13-2005, 01:24 PM
you don't like the 6 in Interlagos? but you like it in the M3 and M5??? You either like the color or you don't. If you don't want it, go black on black with the aluminum or piano trim. Remember the roof of the M6 will be exposed carbon fiber weave, so black or a dark silver/gray will flow better with the roof color.

dave sharp
08-14-2005, 06:05 AM
Hi. My colour combination? I think the ruby black metallic with merino leather gold brown from the Individual range is hard to beat. Good luck.

KKSlider
08-14-2005, 07:42 PM
Black with red interior would look great....so would having cinnimon interior if that's an option. How about the gunmetal grey color for paint? Honestly, it doesnt matter what you pick, it's still going to be out of this world.

Pitzi
08-18-2005, 01:28 PM
you don't like the 6 in Interlagos? but you like it in the M3 and M5??? You either like the color or you don't. Colour can look good on 1 car, and terrible on another. On the M5 & M3 it looks gorgeous, on the M6 its an eye sore!

But then thats just me.

I have decided that if BMW SA can get off their backsides and offer the Individual, I will go for Ruby Black MetallicMerino Leather Gold Brown, if they don't (as I expect, even he M5 launched in July wont offer an individual option here!) Then I'll go for Sapphire Black/Indianapolis red leather