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You'd trust a freaking machine to wash your car? Right after some soccer mom's grungy Chevy Tahoe went through it? People who care about their cars don't put them through machine washes, period. |
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04-25-2018, 02:58 AM | #113 |
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04-25-2018, 03:18 AM | #114 |
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Actually, the only wash I use is a touchless machine wash if I'm not washing it myself. If you want swirls, take it to the local "hand wash". They will lovingly install swirls by hand.
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I must confess, even Yas Marina Blue has grown on me of late. The biggest disappointment is Sunset Orange. Not everything has to be Fire Orange, but come on... |
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04-25-2018, 08:17 AM | #116 | |
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I've only seen one MG in person, at a track event, and was not impressed by the color. Could be that the somewhat dull track wheels on the car had me misjudge the color. Be that as it may, it's too dark for my taste. Better than black, but still far from a traditional silver grey type of color. Have you seen sunset orange in person? I mean, does BMW have it on other models? |
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04-25-2018, 08:45 AM | #118 | |
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Gotta love the opinions on touchless washes from guys that haven't used one in two decades because they hate them so much and only hand wash their car |
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04-25-2018, 09:51 AM | #119 | |
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If you go to a touchless car wash and it doesn't get off all the grime (which it won't) then you chamois the car with the grime still on the paint, it's a recipe for swirl and scratch disaster.
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Brown is not necessarily bad IMHO. Maybe it doesn't go with this car, but my wife's Acura MDX is a Ionized Bronze and is sort of in that range. It is BY FAR the color we have gotten the most compliments on, on any car we've owned. I mean even after 6 years, people still tell me that it looks great. That tone with the metallic in it, looks spectacular in the sun. I'm pretty sure Sunset Orange would not be my first choice if the selection were that of any other BMW model. But given the limited choices, it might be one of the better ones. |
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Asked my girlfriend and answer was...... Uhmmm no clue what colour to take!
It is freaking annoying. HS is OK, LBB I already had on my M2, Sunset Orange = Sunset Brown, White I already had on my 135i, and this leaves black. Black, I absolutely hate black, because you see every single piece of dirt on black... but it seems to be the only answer right now as a good basis for a bunch of wrap projects which are on my mind right now. MR |
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04-26-2018, 04:15 PM | #124 | |
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The new pics of it in Beijing are making me want it even more.
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Yes, that's my understanding - but I think he said that he only saw it in the studio (which he said looked amazing).
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04-27-2018, 05:12 AM | #127 | ||
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Main issue is that I will not see the car under strong sunlight until July and I have to drop my order by the end of next month. Not sure when the order lock is, but I am touch worried after seeing these daylight photos from China. The total deadness of the color is like watching a color totally different from what I saw under the spotlights in the studio. You can clearly see what I mean when you watch the show photos which are much better. There the spotlights bring out the quality of the paint color, but if there is no real main source of spotlight, the paint becomes really dull and that is something I never picked up in the studio. I just need to see it again somewhere in daylight... Maybe they will have a car at the hospitality at the N24. Quote:
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1) Hand carwash 2) Touchless carwash 3) Softcloth or Softtouch carwash 4) Regular carwash (bristles) I only use the touchless in the Winter, or 3 bucket hand wash myself.
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BMW M2C - @ BMW World Germany
Hello Guys,
new here in this community and greetings from Germany. Not sure if already posted, please find Live Pictures from the new M2C in HS in the link below. Enjoy. For me is the new M2C an absolutely outstanding car which I will order. https://www.1erforum.de/threads/m2-c...bilder.248537/ |
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