Colour choice

[Ole gits rule]

VO, followed by Estoril blue, yellow and the white which really does show the car off well.

Red is a great colour and far better than silver or black IMHO

[tiglon]

Estoril Blue is beautiful on a Z4, Mineral Grey looks great too.

I voted Valencia Brown, obviously...

I'm not sure I've ever seen a Orion/Saturn Silver in the flesh so can't really comment.

[flybobbie]

I looked at DSB first, but the chipped bonnet showed the grey under coat so went off it.
Saw Orion silver, dealer price same as back street DSB but with idrive, so i bought.
I like the colour, it changes in different light. Bright sunshine it's silver, goes gold in the evening. Shows the lines of the car.
Had nothing but compliments over colour.
In particular it doesn't show the dirt around these parts.
My alternate colour would be red, but the shades offered i don't like much.

[ronk]

Mine is a not on the list - Mineral Grey
I bought my car at the end of the production run in 2016 (July) so colour choice was very limited - I only had two choices, take it or leave it!

[Argyll Andy]

I voted VO but Estoril Blue is a very close second.

IMO some colour combos can make the difference, DSB wouldn’t be one of my first choices but would jump up the order if it had Ivory interior.

As mentioned by Pond, most owners will pick their own colour in the poll but only you know what you like/want. Personally I’m not that keen on Orion but like Havana, just as well we’re all different and like different things

I’m just glad you didn’t ask about the best engine

[Silverstar]

Correct me if I am wrong but the car in the OP’s photos is Orion Silver, as far as I know BMW never did a Saturn Silver at least not on the E89. I am not a young man but even I would say Orion Silver / Saturn Silver is definitely an old man’s colour! I voted sapphire black, because well I’ve got one but more important I think it looks great specially when clean and polished up. Makes the car look aggressive but classy at the same time. Can understand why some might not choose it especially if you are in the UK where the bad weather makes it difficult to keep clean. If I bought an E89 again and had to choose another colour it would be VO or mineral grey.

[flybobbie]

Firs t time i saw VO was in Skegness.
It just looked a dirty colour, i was a bit disappointed, as it looked good in promo videos.
Or perhaps it was the Skeggy effect.

[flybobbie]

Just looked Autotrader, first 6 23i for sale are black.

[True-Blue]

I’ve owned one in DSB and one in VO, but voted for Mineral White.

VO looks brilliant when the suns out, but I wasn’t so keen when it was overcast. Mine had a contrasting black roof from the factory and I wonder if I’d have felt differently if the entire car was VO.

I really liked DSB, and mine had the contrasting Cream leather - classic BMW combo.

I like the look of Alpine white, but it seems like 50% of E89’s are in this colour (no idea what the actual numbers are) so it would have to be an absolute Minter to tempt me.

Mrs Pond’s new Estoril Blue looks lovely from the photos, but not seen one in the metal. Same with Mineral Grey, looks fab in photo’s, but not seen one in the metal.

Melbourne red is the metallic one yes? If so, I have seen one in the metal in bright sunshine and I was taken with it.. although I’m not normally a fan of red cars unless it’s a Porsche or Ferrari.

Voted Mineral white as it really suits the lines, but is a bit more special, and rarer, than Alpine.

[RAYK47]

Deep sea blue, but I am biased. Second definitely Valencia orange.

[flybobbie]

Now you have plenty of choice, but not much if you want different interior.
3 years after launch still not many colours in 2nd hand market..
Back then when i bought it was black, white, dsb, os, grey or red.
BMW's policy of making all gadgets extra also knocks the ability to resell.

Next will be monthly subscription to turn the engine on.

[Busterboo]

Polls on colour choice is a bit silly really on a forum where nearly everyone owns one of the cars....

"let me think about colour choice.......errrr.....MINE"

And where I haven't seen cars in most of the colours, so I can't tell.

And it ignores the interior colours and textures. Melbourne Red with grey Dakota is very good. With white Nappa it's excellent.

[Silverstar]

Melbourne red is the metallic one yes? If so, I have seen one in the metal in bright sunshine and I was taken with it.. although I’m not normally a fan of red cars unless it’s a Porsche or Ferrari.

Yes Melbourne Red is a metallic. It’s a bit like VO looks a bit dull in the shade but really comes alive in the sunshine. I had MR on my F20 and it looked really good especially in the Costa Del Sol sunshine but I am not sure red is a colour that suits the E89 that well. Saw a MR E89 some time ago here but it didn’t make me think wow that looks amazing:

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[Silverstar]

Just looked Autotrader, first 6 23i for sale are black.

There certainly were a lot of black E89s on the market when I was looking. Obviously a very popular colour when new together with white (alpine and mineral).

[Boyo]

I have voted DSB but Estoril is a very close second for me. I have had E89's in DSB, Mineral Grey and Mineral White. Colour of course is a very personal thing but I would have one eye on resaleability. Good luck with your choice.