m-sport package, cant decide on the color. opinions needed!

JKim89 · 03-18-2011, 12:30 AM

hey, so as some of you may know, I have just ordered x3 35i m-sport package.
I currently ordered it with Alpine White, but am still deciding my colors.
what do you guys think?
Alpine White vs. Carbon Black.
My interior is Nevada Black Leather with Fineline Wave Wood Trim.
thanks for your inputs. thanks.

-Josh

MA78 · 03-18-2011, 12:59 AM

I love the X3 in white. Guess that's why I ordered mine that way. Black is great too, but the maintenance on a black car is insane.

flash3 · 03-18-2011, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MA78

I love the X3 in white. Guess that's why I ordered mine that way. Black is great too, but the maintenance on a black car is insane.

The same can be said about white, too? I'm surprised BMW doesn't use a metallic white instead of the straight white (Alpine).

sfax · 03-18-2011, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MA78

I love the X3 in white. Guess that's why I ordered mine that way. Black is great too, but the maintenance on a black car is insane.

24 hours rather than 12?

Carbon Black looks great if it's kept clean but it gets dirty looking very quickly

acey81 · 03-18-2011, 04:01 AM

I've gone with white, because I think that Carbon Black looks best with Oyster, but that's a bit too much work for me.

So I've gone with Alpine White and black interior. I thought that the panoramic sunroof was a must with the black interior to get some light in.

sfax · 03-18-2011, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by acey81

I thought that the panoramic sunroof was a must with the black interior to get some light in.

+1 Test drove black interior with no sunroof, bought black interior with sunroof. Big difference.

CdnE90 · 03-18-2011, 05:13 AM

If you have the chance to get a specialty colour, I say go for it. And besides, it's not really black, it's more of a dark blue.

JKim89 · 03-18-2011, 06:45 AM

i see.
thanks for the input guys.
i'll go back to dealer to have a look at the carbon black myself, and will probably decide on black

thanks

-Josh

LEDZEP · 03-18-2011, 08:23 AM

My X5 M Sport is Black Sapphire. Nothing more beautiful for the 5 minutes that it's clean... My 3 Series is Alpine White.... beautiful luster and shine and MUCH easier to maintain.

Spitfire · 03-18-2011, 09:04 AM

White, looks great and appears clean even when it's filthy.

tuco44 · 03-18-2011, 09:07 AM

Having had both colors recently, I say AW. Much easier to keep clean.

MA78 · 03-18-2011, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by flash3

The same can be said about white, too? I'm surprised BMW doesn't use a metallic white instead of the straight white (Alpine).

White shows dirt, but hides fine-line scratches and swirl marks.

I actually prefer non-metallic for white. It looks creamy and deep when properly clean.

An agruement for Alpine White:

TrikinCurt · 03-18-2011, 09:51 AM

I love black cars, personally I live on a gravel road (seriously, they are still out there...) - black car was a nightmare. Went white and much happier, like others said, it stays LOOKING clean a lot longer.

For what it is worth, I ordered Mineral Silver

roders · 03-18-2011, 10:34 AM

+1 here got my MSport 30D coming in Alpine White.
Would have loved Sparkling Bronze but not an option when you go for MSport.
Another great colour would be the Pearl White but that has gone from a 5 Series Colour to now an X1 colour no X3

flash3 · 03-18-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by MA78

White shows dirt, but hides fine-line scratches and swirl marks.

I actually prefer non-metallic for white. It looks creamy and deep when properly clean.

An agruement for Alpine White:

The White does look very good on the X3 I have to say and that's what I am leaning towards.

How many times a month do you wash/treat it? And I am assuming you store it in a garage @ night, eh?

MA78 · 03-18-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by flash3

The White does look very good on the X3 I have to say and that's what I am leaning towards.

How many times a month do you wash/treat it? And I am assuming you store it in a garage @ night, eh?

I haven't had it a month yet. I typically wash my cars every other week though.

Mako · 03-18-2011, 12:55 PM

MA78, you say White shows dirt? in my experience it hides dirt the best, followed by light silver... Black shows dirt the most.

Has anyone seen Carbon Black in person? I really wish they had a better color option for the M Sport, not really a fan of Black or really Dark Blue, LeMans Blue would have been a great option. Still think it has to do with the fact they are made in the US, they don't want to bring the special German colors to our plants here.

Beyu · 03-18-2011, 02:55 PM

Black cars really aren't as bad as people make them out to be. Sure swirl marks are more common on black cars but for the most part you won't see them unless you stand right next to the car nor people driving past or are in the next lane will notice it.

Against the advice of my family & friends the last car I had was black and I ended up loving every minute of it. Having to wash your car every week or every other week doesn't seem like too much to ask and waxing a car at least once a month does wonders for preventing swirls or dirt from sticking. As with any car there are precautions people can take such as not driving so close behind someone on a rainy day or go barreling through a puddle of water.

JKim89 · 03-18-2011, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Beyu

Black cars really aren't as bad as people make them out to be. Sure swirl marks are more common on black cars but for the most part you won't see them unless you stand right next to the car nor people driving past or are in the next lane will notice it.

Against the advice of my family & friends the last car I had was black and I ended up loving every minute of it. Having to wash your car every week or every other week doesn't seem like too much to ask and waxing a car at least once a month does wonders for preventing swirls or dirt from sticking. As with any car there are precautions people can take such as not driving so close behind someone on a rainy day or go barreling through a puddle of water.

and yet, you ordered your x3 35i with alpine white

stlgirl · 03-18-2011, 07:39 PM

Alpine white X3s look very stately. Love them.
Here in St Louis there are tons of black X5s and X3s--the white is much less common and really beautiful.

Beyu · 03-18-2011, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by hyungy89

and yet, you ordered your x3 35i with alpine white

That's true.

If it weren't for the black plastic strip above the rear bumper I probably would get the car in black. I find that the strip makes the car look more slimming, to me getting the car in black takes away from the design accents. All M sport X3s look bloated no matter what color they're in but that's just my opinion.

MA78 · 03-18-2011, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Beyu

All M sport X3s look bloated no matter what color they're in but that's just my opinion.

So true!

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MA78 TK-421 18 Rep 610 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 35i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	I love the X3 in white. Guess that's why I ordered mine that way. Black is great too, but the maintenance on a black car is insane.
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acey81 First Lieutenant 48 Rep 313 Posts Drives: F15 X5 40d M-sport; F80 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Stockholm, Sweden iTrader: (0)	I've gone with white, because I think that Carbon Black looks best with Oyster, but that's a bit too much work for me. So I've gone with Alpine White and black interior. I thought that the panoramic sunroof was a must with the black interior to get some light in.
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CdnE90 Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 226 Posts Drives: 07 335i, 11 X3 x35 (on order) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	If you have the chance to get a specialty colour, I say go for it. And besides, it's not really black, it's more of a dark blue.
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JKim89 Lieutenant 27 Rep 466 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 335i X-Drive Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York iTrader: (3)	i see. thanks for the input guys. i'll go back to dealer to have a look at the carbon black myself, and will probably decide on black thanks -Josh
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LEDZEP Lieutenant General 418 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	My X5 M Sport is Black Sapphire. Nothing more beautiful for the 5 minutes that it's clean... My 3 Series is Alpine White.... beautiful luster and shine and MUCH easier to maintain. __________________ I think it is bad luck to be superstitious
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Spitfire Private 6 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 28i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	White, looks great and appears clean even when it's filthy.
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tuco44 Colonel 644 Rep 2,294 Posts Drives: 2018 340i xDrive M Perf Edtn Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Western Canada iTrader: (0)	Having had both colors recently, I say AW. Much easier to keep clean. __________________ 2018 340i xDrive M Perf Edtn Sunset Orange Previous BMWs - 19 others since 1971.
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TrikinCurt Private First Class 5 Rep 108 Posts Drives: X3 35i Mineral Silver Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hudson,WI iTrader: (0)	I love black cars, personally I live on a gravel road (seriously, they are still out there...) - black car was a nightmare. Went white and much happier, like others said, it stays LOOKING clean a lot longer. For what it is worth, I ordered Mineral Silver
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roders Second Lieutenant 37 Rep 299 Posts Drives: BMW X3 3.0D MSport F25 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Perth, WA, Australia iTrader: (0)	+1 here got my MSport 30D coming in Alpine White. Would have loved Sparkling Bronze but not an option when you go for MSport. Another great colour would be the Pearl White but that has gone from a 5 Series Colour to now an X1 colour no X3
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Mako (Sold) '00 M Roadster '06 M Coupe '16 M3 '20 X3MC 1549 Rep 2,588 Posts Drives: '23 M3 comp Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago suburbs iTrader: (0)	MA78, you say White shows dirt? in my experience it hides dirt the best, followed by light silver... Black shows dirt the most. Has anyone seen Carbon Black in person? I really wish they had a better color option for the M Sport, not really a fan of Black or really Dark Blue, LeMans Blue would have been a great option. Still think it has to do with the fact they are made in the US, they don't want to bring the special German colors to our plants here.
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Beyu Lieutenant 13 Rep 579 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WA iTrader: (0)	Black cars really aren't as bad as people make them out to be. Sure swirl marks are more common on black cars but for the most part you won't see them unless you stand right next to the car nor people driving past or are in the next lane will notice it. Against the advice of my family & friends the last car I had was black and I ended up loving every minute of it. Having to wash your car every week or every other week doesn't seem like too much to ask and waxing a car at least once a month does wonders for preventing swirls or dirt from sticking. As with any car there are precautions people can take such as not driving so close behind someone on a rainy day or go barreling through a puddle of water.
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stlgirl Private 9 Rep 90 Posts Drives: 2011 28i X3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Saint Louis MO iTrader: (0)	Alpine white X3s look very stately. Love them. Here in St Louis there are tons of black X5s and X3s--the white is much less common and really beautiful.
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