There seem to be a lot of WHITES here!

imported_KendallOne · 05-29-2008, 04:15 PM

here's mine !

BMW135iCA · 05-29-2008, 05:25 PM

I got silver, easy to keep clean!

Chris

WhiteOne · 05-29-2008, 06:07 PM

It seems like everytime I see an add for a used BMW, it is black.
People buy them but they don't keep them?
AW is a keeper.

BMW Dreamer · 05-29-2008, 07:43 PM

80% of the 300 1 series cars on dealer lots in the USA are black. We need more Alpine white ones to even the score. Alpine is so awesome thats why so many are ordering it. Dealers don't have a clue. Hundreds of black automatics, the 2 things I don't ever want. IMO.

Dan203 · 05-29-2008, 08:09 PM

I believe the vast majority of the 135i demos sent out to dealers for the launch of the 1 series were black with Coral red interior. So that could be why it seems like there are so many black 135is out there.

Dan

sluday · 05-29-2008, 08:17 PM

A local dealer just got a loaded white 128 coupe w/ red leather. i think it may have been a canceled order car. Seems like a custom order with that many options. I may take a look at it tomorrow. $40k is a lot for a 128 but like I said it had almost every option.

kellycams · 10-28-2009, 09:42 PM

I thought I wanted an all white...but I'm thinking black is way sexier..plus black on black rims! oooh snap! LOL

check out this black beauty:

BMW 351 Black

cagekicker · 10-28-2009, 10:46 PM

CR in the house!!!

jibaholic101 · 10-28-2009, 11:03 PM

i have a white car, and i love it to death

wolfson.tyler · 10-28-2009, 11:16 PM

bummed i didnt order white i could use the extra 50 hp

HondaGoneRogue · 10-29-2009, 12:47 AM

When i went to the WELT in Munich, I asked the gift shop where the white 1er scale model cars where (they only had blue black and red). They informed me that they didn't make a white one because white was the "fashion" color for this year. They said that white wasn't a very timeless color and so they didn't have the incentive to produce the model in that color. I brought up the point of the Tii concept and he said "Exactly, the fashion color."

radiantm3 · 10-29-2009, 12:54 AM

I wanted white, but didn't want to order and wait so I wasn't too picky about the color. If I had the choice again, I'd probably try harder to get white.

SPEZNAS92 · 10-29-2009, 01:19 AM

once you black you never go back....and freshly clay bar'd.

(tomorrow morning I'm sliding over that hood like Starsky from Starsky and Hutch!)

BMW86 · 10-29-2009, 02:50 AM

I've always had black cars but something about the 135i in AW looks soo damn good especially with the CF bits...

I really don't care if it's the most popular colour because I think it's easily the best colour

Lester · 10-29-2009, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan203

I thought most people got white because they're lazy and it's the easiest color to keep clean.

Dan

That is a myth. There is nothing that looks more disgusting than a neglected white car. Black looks far better in a neglected state. A few months ago I seen an AW 335 sedan, that probably hadn't had a wash in a year. It was streaked and stained - and looked like a urinal at a 24 hour rest stop.

TMR013 · 10-29-2009, 03:44 PM

In AZ EVERYBODY has a white car.
Had to be different. Plus I love the Monaco blue, especially since the discontinued it. Even more unique now.

and 1 · 10-30-2009, 08:42 AM

white was what i first wanted, but after seeing SGM in person i changed my mind

M3Newbie88 · 10-30-2009, 09:10 AM

Ya White is the usually color of choice where I live.. if I didn't want to try something new and get BSM I would have gotten white.. all my other cars were white.. should have stuck to that too haha jk

JimD · 10-30-2009, 02:28 PM

The first 128i cabrio I drove was white with a black top. I considered other colors but decided I like white the best, on this vehicle. Relatively small low vehicles are harder to see and lighter colors are easier to see. That was a little bit of my logic but mainly I just liked the appearance. I also really liked the silver with moonlight combination in the convertible brochure. But I saw one side by side with a white/black at the Hilton Head dealership and that sealed the deal for me. Another small factor was I saw a lot of silver convertibles around here.

This is my first white vehicle and I don't think it's particularly easy to keep clean. But I've also never owned black. We've had mostly taupe cars which are really easy to keep decent looking and my SUV is a deep red. It's about the same to me as the e88, maybe it looks a little better "dirty". The door sill in particular seems to get dirty looking quickly in my e88.

Jim

MZWIE · 10-30-2009, 04:07 PM

White is for rental cars and police cruisers. Should be banned from any other car.

NYC6 · 10-30-2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW135iCA

I got silver, easy to keep clean!

Chris

My Corvette is Machine Silver(very similar to BMW's Titanium) I was going to go with Ti on my 135 but AW really looks good! Decisions,Decisions

05-29-2008, 04:15 PM	#23
imported_KendallOne Member 3 Rep 40 Posts Drives: Join Date: May 2008 iTrader: (0)	here's mine ! __________________ 135i Sport Pkg Alpine White Blackette Glacier Trim MT Ordered May 19 Arriving July 9
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05-29-2008, 05:25 PM	#24
BMW135iCA Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 242 Posts Drives: Join Date: Nov 2007 iTrader: (0)	I got silver, easy to keep clean! Chris
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05-29-2008, 06:07 PM	#25
WhiteOne Major 28 Rep 1,000 Posts Drives: 2008 AW 135i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama iTrader: (0)	It seems like everytime I see an add for a used BMW, it is black. People buy them but they don't keep them? AW is a keeper.
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05-29-2008, 07:43 PM	#26
BMW Dreamer Colonel 72 Rep 2,387 Posts Drives: Modded 06 TL Manual Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Northern IL. iTrader: (0)	80% of the 300 1 series cars on dealer lots in the USA are black. We need more Alpine white ones to even the score. Alpine is so awesome thats why so many are ordering it. Dealers don't have a clue. Hundreds of black automatics, the 2 things I don't ever want. IMO.
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05-29-2008, 08:09 PM	#27
Dan203 Lieutenant Colonel 136 Rep 1,592 Posts Drives: 2016 340i xDrive Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carson City, NV iTrader: (1)	I believe the vast majority of the 135i demos sent out to dealers for the launch of the 1 series were black with Coral red interior. So that could be why it seems like there are so many black 135is out there. Dan
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05-29-2008, 08:17 PM	#28
sluday Private First Class 17 Rep 125 Posts Drives: Join Date: Apr 2008 iTrader: (0)	A local dealer just got a loaded white 128 coupe w/ red leather. i think it may have been a canceled order car. Seems like a custom order with that many options. I may take a look at it tomorrow. $40k is a lot for a 128 but like I said it had almost every option.
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10-28-2009, 09:42 PM	#29
kellycams New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: vw jetta Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: cortland, ny iTrader: (0)	black cars rock! I thought I wanted an all white...but I'm thinking black is way sexier..plus black on black rims! oooh snap! LOL check out this black beauty: BMW 351 Black
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10-28-2009, 10:46 PM	#30
cagekicker Major 16 Rep 1,335 Posts Drives: '09 crimson red 135i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: miami (vice city) fl. iTrader: (0)	CR in the house!!! __________________ 6MT/ Sport Package/ N54/ Asa wheels/ Eibach pro kit springs/ Active autowerke Exhaust/ 35% tint
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10-28-2009, 11:03 PM	#31
jibaholic101 Brigadier General 160 Rep 3,496 Posts Drives: women wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0)	i have a white car, and i love it to death __________________ some italian, german, and japanese ones; and on order more of the same
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10-28-2009, 11:16 PM	#32
wolfson.tyler Private First Class 12 Rep 108 Posts Drives: Join Date: May 2008 iTrader: (0)	bummed i didnt order white i could use the extra 50 hp
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10-29-2009, 12:47 AM	#33
HondaGoneRogue They like my Swag... 433 Rep 3,762 Posts Drives: 15 GSM 435i GC Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South Dakota iTrader: (4) Garage List 2015 435i Gran Coupe [0.00]	When i went to the WELT in Munich, I asked the gift shop where the white 1er scale model cars where (they only had blue black and red). They informed me that they didn't make a white one because white was the "fashion" color for this year. They said that white wasn't a very timeless color and so they didn't have the incentive to produce the model in that color. I brought up the point of the Tii concept and he said "Exactly, the fashion color." __________________ 2015 435i Gran Coupe - Current 2008 AW 135i - Sold
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10-29-2009, 12:54 AM	#34
radiantm3 Apex Everything! 976 Rep 4,378 Posts Drives: 2007 Honda S2000, 2017 GT350 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cedar Park, TX iTrader: (6) Garage List 2011 E92 M3 [9.35] 2014 BMW i3 [10.00]	I wanted white, but didn't want to order and wait so I wasn't too picky about the color. If I had the choice again, I'd probably try harder to get white. __________________ 2011 E92 M3(Sold). 2007 Honda S2000 (Track Car). 2016 Cayman GT4 (Sold). 2017 Shelby GT350 (AKA Crowd Killer). My pet project: https://stickershift.com
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10-29-2009, 01:19 AM	#35
SPEZNAS92 First Lieutenant 11 Rep 305 Posts Drives: 2009 135i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Studio City iTrader: (2)	once you black you never go back....and freshly clay bar'd. (tomorrow morning I'm sliding over that hood like Starsky from Starsky and Hutch!) Last edited by SPEZNAS92; 10-29-2009 at 03:12 AM..
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10-29-2009, 02:50 AM	#36
BMW86 Major General 398 Rep 9,156 Posts Drives: RS3 Sedan / Macan S Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	I've always had black cars but something about the 135i in AW looks soo damn good especially with the CF bits... I really don't care if it's the most popular colour because I think it's easily the best colour
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10-29-2009, 03:44 PM	#38
TMR013 Opus Angelus 426 Rep 1,267 Posts Drives: 2018 LBB M2 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ iTrader: (0)	In AZ EVERYBODY has a white car. Had to be different. Plus I love the Monaco blue, especially since the discontinued it. Even more unique now.
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10-30-2009, 08:42 AM	#39
and 1 winter mode 62 Rep 2,057 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 88 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Somerville, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW M3 [0.00] 2008 135i [7.50]	white was what i first wanted, but after seeing SGM in person i changed my mind __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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10-30-2009, 09:10 AM	#40
M3Newbie88 Brigadier General 138 Rep 4,053 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canada iTrader: (5)	Ya White is the usually color of choice where I live.. if I didn't want to try something new and get BSM I would have gotten white.. all my other cars were white.. should have stuck to that too haha jk
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10-30-2009, 02:28 PM	#41
JimD Brigadier General 368 Rep 3,547 Posts Drives: 128i convertible Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lexington, SC iTrader: (0)	The first 128i cabrio I drove was white with a black top. I considered other colors but decided I like white the best, on this vehicle. Relatively small low vehicles are harder to see and lighter colors are easier to see. That was a little bit of my logic but mainly I just liked the appearance. I also really liked the silver with moonlight combination in the convertible brochure. But I saw one side by side with a white/black at the Hilton Head dealership and that sealed the deal for me. Another small factor was I saw a lot of silver convertibles around here. This is my first white vehicle and I don't think it's particularly easy to keep clean. But I've also never owned black. We've had mostly taupe cars which are really easy to keep decent looking and my SUV is a deep red. It's about the same to me as the e88, maybe it looks a little better "dirty". The door sill in particular seems to get dirty looking quickly in my e88. Jim __________________ 128i Convertible, MT, Alpine White, Black Top, Taupe Leatherette, Walnut, Sport Ordered 5/22/09, Completed 6/4/09, At Port 6/9/09, On the Georgia Highway 6/13/09, Ship Arrived Charleston 6/24/09 at 10pm, PCD 7/21/09
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10-30-2009, 04:07 PM	#42
MZWIE Lieutenant Colonel 388 Rep 1,660 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: GEORGIA iTrader: (0)	White is for rental cars and police cruisers. Should be banned from any other car.
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