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05-31-2005, 04:17 PM | #23 | |
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06-01-2005, 07:46 AM | #24 |
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Why is so much of the Terra interior NOT Terra
To me, the biggest flaw in the Terra interior is how much of it is another color. The Gray and beige leather interiors have seatbacks, lower door panels, and I think even the center console that match the main interior color. I'd be content if just the lower door panels and seatbacks were Terra, but the color contrast looks cheap to me. Maybe I'd feel differently if I saw one in person, but it looks as though there won't be lots of cars on dealer lots with that interior.
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06-01-2005, 03:29 PM | #26 | |
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06-01-2005, 04:47 PM | #27 | |
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I would get alum trim for sure... Euro90 - When do you get your E90? |
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06-04-2005, 12:01 PM | #28 |
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Here are some Pics of my new ride with silver/terra combination. I love it!
Titanium Silver / Dakota Terra regards - Dr.Sommer |
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06-04-2005, 01:57 PM | #30 | |
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That's exactly how I feel. That the lighter color interiors make the interior feel more airy and larger. This is not unique to the E90 but to all cars or even other objects. I preferred the feeling I got sitting in the gray interior to the black one even though aesthetically the black looks great with any of the three trims. I am still waiting to see the Terra in person. I think it will look very good in combination with certain colors but like others have said, I'm not sure if I would tire of it or not.
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06-04-2005, 08:58 PM | #31 |
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Armen: I think the only interior color I don't like is beige...and you know I don't like getting wood (as a trim in cars I mean). The grey/alum combo was very cool. My car is built...I checked the wesite and the 800 number. Wheels up in 17 days!!!!!
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06-06-2005, 10:57 AM | #32 |
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Saw a TiAg 325 with terra/poplar interior. Very nice. Much better than the orangish-tinted pictures you see on the net. As others have said, you must see it in person prior to placing your order.
As an aside, the car mentioned above was my first choice. But, after talking with the better half, I changed to black/poplar. This put me back 2 weeks. If I'd stuck to my original order, I'd be driving my E90 right now! Oh well, I can wait 2 more weeks ... No I can't!
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06-06-2005, 11:21 AM | #33 |
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Dr. Sommer, thanks for the pictures of your beautiful car. Can you please post some more pictures showing the interior of the car/terra with the pictures being taken from the outside so as to contrast with the silver? Thanks.
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06-18-2005, 08:46 AM | #34 |
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Must have more Terra pics!!!
Help - desperately trying to decide between black and terra interiors. Any additional photos out there by those of you with Terra interior would be greatly appreciated....
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06-18-2005, 10:46 AM | #35 |
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I was going to get terra, but I was "informed" in might negatively affect the resale value...hence i'm now going with lemon. I hope I can keep it clean...
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06-18-2005, 11:37 AM | #36 | |
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06-18-2005, 11:42 AM | #37 | |
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Terra should be a lot easier to keep clean. But that aside, lemon looks fabolous as well so I´m sure you´ll enjoy your car just as much. |
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06-18-2005, 02:15 PM | #38 | |
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Tierfreund, wish my local dealer would get a 'terra' in so I could see IRL. What are your thoughts on the side airbag covers on the front seats? My thought was that the black was a little overdone here, although I love the two tone contrast everywhere else. Also, I know it's a point of debate on the forums, but you honestly think it doesn't look too orange, after seeing IRL? |
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06-18-2005, 03:22 PM | #39 | |
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The airbag covers in black are not very nice. My guess is that they´re not intentionally black but because it was to difficult to get the colour of the plastic to match that chamelion of all colours: terra. But then, they´re not very prominent. IRL terra is looks dramatically different depending on the light. In artifical light it looks really dark brown. Think cadburry chocolate. Really nice. In bright daylight it gets brighter and redder. Think a baseball glove. Silghtly reddish too. A bit burgundy with chocolate. Really hard to describe. But never any as orange as it is in most pictures. The pictures really are decieving. I really don´t know why, but terra seems unfotographable (though when my car is delivered I´ll take my old Canon AE-1 and try some good old fashioned chemical Photography and a professional scanning on the negatives. I´ll do my best to capture the real look of it). I think terra beeing so hard to photograph is the real reason so few cars with it are around. Try selling it without a decent picture. Lemon on the other hand looks great in pictures. Maybe even a bit better than IRL, so it´s selling well except for the fear of it becoming scruffy soon. One more thing about terra: On a dark car burl is the perfect match. It pics up terras colour very well, only even darker and more glossy. Excellent. On a bright car (white or silver) Aluminium would work well too. Poplar doesn´t work with terra. It "bites" |
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07-14-2005, 08:32 PM | #41 |
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Having lived with terra for a week now, I do like it very much but I must agree with mfstout that the color changes a lot depending on light. I really like the contrast with the black (which is actually dark grey) carpets and trim (true black). The poplar however is not as blonde as I thought it would be and in some light (dark, overcast, rainy days) the wood tones don't compliment the terra interior so well. Most of the time though the combination looks great.
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07-14-2005, 09:19 PM | #42 |
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I ordered without seeing it in person and almost switched to black because I did not like the color in some pictures posted here, but I am extremely glad I stuck with the terra. It truely is something that needs to be experienced in person. Here's a couple shots from my car, the color is pretty close in the pictures, but is still not quite right.
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07-14-2005, 09:50 PM | #43 |
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The terra looks so good with the alu trim! I just love it! The poplar trim/terra leather doesn't do it for me.. It's nice, but alu is so much cooler!!!
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07-14-2005, 09:51 PM | #44 |
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When I first saw Terra online at BMWUSA, I was intrigued because of how unique it looked.
When I went to check out the 5 series, but there was a e90 on the floor with the Terra interior. I sat in it, looked at my wife and said that I was sorry, but this was the car. Terra is such a unique color and I can only hope it wears the way I think it will. I've got Terra in my Black, but I think the Terra in white is an unbeatable combination, also think it would be great in SG. Here's my closest image to the actual color;
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