Sparkling Graphite gone or not?

Bruck · 08-21-2008, 11:23 AM

I am still wondering if Graphite has really been removed as an option?

Does anyone have any confirmation on this?

GigEm93 · 08-21-2008, 11:31 AM

Yes. Space Gray is the replacement.

RobLS · 08-21-2008, 11:33 AM

I hear for both the 3 and the 1 it is gone. What a sad day in history it will be..

PA135i · 08-21-2008, 11:36 AM

Gone but not forgotten

Bruck · 08-21-2008, 12:14 PM

What a gorgeous color, and space grey does not look nearly as nice!! (IMHO)

Was it not selling well?

BeamerDreamer · 08-21-2008, 12:36 PM

This is really a dumb decision on BMW NA's part. Why would you want to give buyers less choices? SGM was my first color choice, so I'm a little peeved about it getting cut. Space Gray doesn't look nearly as good as SGM.

Can we at least get LeMans Blue?

ulrichd · 08-21-2008, 12:47 PM

I am upset too. It was my first choice. Read somewhere that it was going to become an M-exclusive color, as is LeMans Blue.

RobLS · 08-21-2008, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruck

What a gorgeous color, and space grey does not look nearly as nice!! (IMHO)

Was it not selling well?

It was selling really well, but apparantly they want to make it exclusive for the M3 (regarding it being removed for the 3 series). That and people who received the first 128i's and got active steering, you're the only 128i's that have it after this refresh, so grats on that as well.

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GigEm93 1derful 1 Rep 172 Posts Drives: SGM 135 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Yes. Space Gray is the replacement. __________________ "The fact of the matter is this. The 135 coupé is the best car BMW makes." - Jeremy Clarkson
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RobLS Major 29 Rep 1,193 Posts Drives: M3 Coupe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Near Perpetual Rain iTrader: (0)	I hear for both the 3 and the 1 it is gone. What a sad day in history it will be..
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PA135i Brigadier General 968 Rep 3,323 Posts Drives: 08 135i 08 CR-V Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pennsylvania iTrader: (0)	Gone but not forgotten
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Bruck First Lieutenant 30 Rep 362 Posts Drives: 2009 135i MT Alpine White Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Montclair, NJ iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 135i [0.00]	What a gorgeous color, and space grey does not look nearly as nice!! (IMHO) Was it not selling well?
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BeamerDreamer Village Idiot 14 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 435i Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Francisco Bay Area iTrader: (0)	This is really a dumb decision on BMW NA's part. Why would you want to give buyers less choices? SGM was my first color choice, so I'm a little peeved about it getting cut. Space Gray doesn't look nearly as good as SGM. Can we at least get LeMans Blue?
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ulrichd Colonel 210 Rep 2,233 Posts Drives: 128i M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (6)	I am upset too. It was my first choice. Read somewhere that it was going to become an M-exclusive color, as is LeMans Blue.
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