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      01-20-2016, 01:20 AM   #23
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And if anyone asks, the blue stitching is supposed to go with the brake calipers..
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I think I might now be a LBB to MGM convert! Time to change my order!
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And if anyone asks, the blue stitching is supposed to go with the brake calipers..
Nobody will ask.

Tint tint them windows.
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      01-20-2016, 03:54 AM   #27
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Boring, it becomes a car for managers who are looking for something fast... The whole world drives in cars with this kind of color

Not my favorite...

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      01-20-2016, 04:08 AM   #28
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No, not really. It is very neutral by itself, but it can look slightly blue-ish when the sky is reflecting in it.
The blue-ish reflections are clearly showed here :

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Boring, it becomes a car for managers who are looking for something fast... The whole world drives in cars with this kind of color

Not my favorite...

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It is not the car that makes you, but rather you that makes the car.

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Boring is correct.

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      01-20-2016, 04:42 AM   #30
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The blue-ish reflections are clearly showed here :

Thanks, that's exactly the effect.
If you take away the blue sky, it looks neutral like on this picture: Attachment 1350006

Another thing to notice is: If the car is lit eveny (e.g. on an overcast day), the color does look a bit boring. However, if there's a bit of directional light (e.g. in bright sunlight), MG gets that cool high-contrast look that really highlights the car's form.

MG is a difficult color (just as LBB), not only because of the different looks it can have, but also because cameras like to over-expose it quite a bit (all dark colors, in fact). That's due to the way cameras measure the brightness in the scene.
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Sure you're not confusing Metallic Grey with Sparkling Graphite Metallic? The latter was on the 1 series and had a strong purplish hue to it. Metallic Grey on the other hand is a very neutral grey.

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=206051
No, it is purple/blue in the highlights every time I see it in real life and it totally kills but looks awesome on images. And it is called Mineral Grey.

All the photos Artemis posts are edited with a lot of contrast etc and it makes the color look about 250% better than it really is. The first photos are lighter than what I see in real life too. The photo below is how it appears when I see it. Darker and just dull. If it really looked like in the first images I would get it 100% over all other colors.

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Like it. And then I won't have to explain to people that they told me it would be blue rather than teal.
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      01-20-2016, 07:36 AM   #33
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Thanks, that's exactly the effect.
If you take away the blue sky, it looks neutral like on this picture: Attachment 1350006


MG is a difficult color (just as LBB), not only because of the different looks it can have, but also because cameras like to over-expose it quite a bit (all dark colors, in fact). That's due to the way cameras measure the brightness in the scene.
Yes indeed, I'll have to use a neutral gray card to reproduce mine in the most realistic way. My actual Space Grey 135i is much easier for that purpose.
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Mine is still planned for week11.
Mine is also still scheduled for week 11 with a production in week 9.
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Mine is also still scheduled for week 11 with a production in week 9.
Yes, we'll have to organize a meeting.
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Mine is also still scheduled for week 11 with a production in week 9.
The same here.
I hope they will release the cars before April 16 and don't keep them locked away until the release.
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I hope they will release the cars before April 16 and don't keep them locked away until the release.
My dealer is situated at a couple of hundred meters from my place. He promised me to keep it out of his showroom.
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Another thing to notice is: If the car is lit eveny (e.g. on an overcast day), the color does look a bit boring. However, if there's a bit of directional light (e.g. in bright sunlight), MG gets that cool high-contrast look that really highlights the car's form.
I will take boring over turquoise... lbb in overcast lighting turns a great car into this:

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Boring, it becomes a car for managers who are looking for something fast... The whole world drives in cars with this kind of color

Not my favorite...

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MG, Space Grey, Sparkling Grey, it is IMHO more or less all the same, boring, yes mangers color and managers wear grey suites, well that says it all
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      01-20-2016, 11:06 AM   #40
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I will take boring over turquoise... lbb in overcast lighting turns a great car into this:
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MG for me.
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MG for me.

I'll keep the pastel colors for my polos, golf pants, tees and GF's lingerie.
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Boring, it becomes a car for managers who are looking for something fast... The whole world drives in cars with this kind of color
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MG, Space Grey, Sparkling Grey, it is IMHO more or less all the same, boring, yes mangers color and managers wear grey suites, well that says it all
Fifty Shades Of Mineral Grey.
"A sleeper (US English) or Q-car (British English) is a car that has high performance and an unassuming exterior. Sleeper cars are so called because their exterior looks little or no different from a standard or economy-class car. In some cases the car appears worse due to seeming neglect on the owner's part, typically referred to as "all go and no show". While appearing to be a standard or neglected car, internally they are modified to perform at higher performance levels. The American nomenclature comes from the term sleeper agent, while the British term derives from the Q-ships used by the Royal Navy."
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_%28car%29)
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Looks great!
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Fifty Shades Of Mineral Grey.
"A sleeper (US English) or Q-car (British English) is a car that has high performance and an unassuming exterior. Sleeper cars are so called because their exterior looks little or no different from a standard or economy-class car. In some cases the car appears worse due to seeming neglect on the owner's part, typically referred to as "all go and no show". While appearing to be a standard or neglected car, internally they are modified to perform at higher performance levels. The American nomenclature comes from the term sleeper agent, while the British term derives from the Q-ships used by the Royal Navy."
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_%28car%29)

Indeed, 50 shades of boring grey, Donington Grey excluded


Some don`t like the LBB teal/Turquoise look well in my, mostly clouded and rainy, country it will all come together

Well, I don`t like the purple hue on MG

Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder

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