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What a Colour

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Post by dr_john » Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:38 pm

There's one parked in a village local to me, saw it this morning in fact while I was out and about. Lady driver.

Quite striking but not really my cup of tea.
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Post by Mr Tidy » Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:32 pm

Tumnus wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2017 10:09 amI thought that was the 70's?!
Well it was a 1977 car, but I didn't buy it until 1981!
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Post by flybobbie » Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:54 pm

Chapeau, would that be Wombourne "pretend village" car park.
Well it was pensioner day by the folks I saw around :P

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Post by Poltergeist1966 » Sat Sep 23, 2017 12:00 am

metal licker wrote: Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:32 pm
mr wilks wrote: Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:03 pm Hmmmm , it's questionable to say the least & not the most popular E89 colour for obvious reason :cry: Orion silver I believe :?
Thought it was called Havana but not sure :?
It is too light for Havanna. And not Brown enough.. :D

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Post by Zed Five » Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:14 am

Yes,Orion Silver. Weirdly, bmw chose it as one of the colours for many of the release test/press cars in 2009, despite using the lovely Deep Sea Blue in thier tv ad.

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