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| 01-09-2013, 06:08 PM | #1 |
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snarkarina
Drives: M3s Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Colorado
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Individual color: Speed Yellow E92 M3 ZCP
 Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Then I decided to trade her for a new M3. (Why? Why. Okay, moving on....) I wasn't quite settled on the color, but I wanted something different this time. Something Individual. It was going to be between yellow and blue, but I wasn't sure which. I spent hours weighing them all. Of the blues, I love Laguna Seca Blue, but that color is so perfect on the E46 M3, it feels a bit out of place on the E92. Santorini Blue is very hot, and I very nearly ordered that one. Atlantis Blue was also in consideration. There were some very sexy other colors, in grays and blacks and browns -- and I love Sophisto Gray!! -- but I had had a Sparkling Graphite 335 and the JZB M3, and now I wanted something brighter, more fun. So if it wasn't going to be blue, gray or black, maybe yellow? Maybe yellow! Now, I don't want to offend, but for me Dakar Yellow has always looked kind of sun-faded to me, so that was out. My local dealer had a very sexy Z4 on the lot in Atacama Yellow, and that really tempted me. But while Atacama Yellow worked on the roadster, it was too orange for a coupe. And then there was Speed Yellow. I've always loved this color, but I wasn't sure I could get it on the M3. The Porsche color is gorgeous, but there are previous few pics of Speed Yellow E9x M3s. These things can be hit or miss. I decided to go for it! In the end, it took over a month before I got confirmation that I could get Speed Yellow. When my confirmation arrived, though, it caught me by surprise because it came with a production number and a European Delivery delivery date in 3 weeks! I had to push that back a month just to coordinate with my schedule. When I finally got to the Welt, as soon as I saw her, I knew I made the right choice! (I'll post more about my ED experience in another thread.) The car
Mods planned I'm intending on doing only modifications that can be reverted to 100% OEM.
* Regarding the exhaust, I'm a bit ambivalent. On my previous M, I had the M Performance Exhaust, which sounds wonderful, but hey I want something a bit louder and bassier now. I'm thinking of possibly a Gintani Race, Supersprint or Eisenmann Race, or perhaps the Evolve E-tronic, with some sort of x-pipe. That research is continuing. The car is on the boat as I write this. I expect to be actually receiving it around the first week of February. Anyway, enough words. Here are some pictures! (I apologize for the iPhone pic quality. The yellow seems to elude accurate rendering in photos. There were warm lights and cooler lights, with daylight washing in from the windows, so every angle lent the color a different hue.)
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| 01-09-2013, 06:10 PM | #2 |
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BimmerPost Supporting Vendor
 
Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Anaheim, CA
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Beautiful M3 and backstory. Congrats!
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| 01-09-2013, 06:17 PM | #4 |
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Excellent. Do they close down the Welt for speed yellow ? The place looks abandoned
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 2011 E92 M3 MR July 11 ED Sept 11 PCDMods: ESS VT1, MS test pipes, 19 BBS CH-R, Eibach pro springs, Painted reflectors, carbon fiber grills, Painted side markers with dark tinted lenses, 30% tint, Arkym rear diffuser, Innotech axle back exhaust, Performance spoiler |
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| 01-09-2013, 06:23 PM | #7 |
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beautiful! thanks for sharing. I normally HATE yellow bit this is awesome
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| 01-09-2013, 06:33 PM | #9 | |
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snarkarina
Drives: M3s Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Colorado
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| 01-09-2013, 06:34 PM | #10 |
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Lieutenant Colonel
 Drives: 2013 e92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Kailua/Monarch Beach
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Wow that's a beautiful color.
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Track/Airstrip: 2013 e92 M3 MW FR DCT ZCP / ESS VT2 625, MRF mid/Akra slip, StopTech BBK (573 RWHP STD @ 8,600 RPM)
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| 01-09-2013, 06:39 PM | #11 |
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Drives: 2013 E92 MW M3 Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: DFW
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What a pretty yellow!
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| 01-09-2013, 06:49 PM | #15 |
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Drives: 2008 Jet Black M3 Coupe Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Yucca Valley, CA - Kelowna, BC
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Do you know if there are other Speed Yellow E9x?
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| 01-09-2013, 06:51 PM | #16 |
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Sick color. Is there any reason in particular you skipped the nav this time around. I'm about to order one and want to go with a cleaner look that will age better but keep thinking I will regret not getting the navigation even though I know I don't need it.
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Drives: M3s Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Colorado
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