OFFICIAL estoril vs monte carlo PICTURES - Page 2

Franconia///M · 03-20-2011, 06:56 PM

MCB

GOLFFRR · 03-20-2011, 06:57 PM

^^+1 MCB is such an amazing color the pictures do not do it justice

gr8one88 · 03-21-2011, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sensi09

Got this from an old thread. Interlagos, Topaz, Laguna Seca, and Estoril

wow coolest pic ive seen in awhile estoril lsb mystic and interlagos?

gr8one88 · 03-21-2011, 12:59 PM

Navin323i · 03-21-2011, 02:04 PM

All these blues are really nice (particularly MCB), but I'm a red guy and will wind up going with my favorite color of all time for my soon-to-be-ordered E92 M3... Melbourne Red.

OP... you mentioned early on in your thread "RIP Estoril Blue"... what was that in reference to? Do you no longer have your E46 M3 or has the color itself been discontinued?

I've been a huge fan of your Estoril Blue E46 M3 for quite sometime by the way... nice car!

sensi09 · 03-21-2011, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gr8one88

wow coolest pic ive seen in awhile estoril lsb mystic and interlagos?

topaz

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showt...1&page=1&pp=20

Estoril Blue · 03-21-2011, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by gr8one88

wow coolest pic ive seen in awhile estoril lsb mystic and interlagos?

I took that photo (and the one in post #28) years ago at a winter meet in Fairfax, Virginia. All the cars were lined up by color family. It was something to see.

Navin323i · 03-21-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Estoril Blue

I took that photo (and the one in post #28) years ago at a winter meet in Fairfax, Virginia. All the cars were lined up by color family. It was something to see.

I can't tell from your screen name but are you Alan? I know my friend Alan drives an E46 Estoril Blue M3 and he is known for taking pics at the various meets in our area here. If I'm wrong and you're not him, please accept my apologies. I haven't talked to him in years... nice guy.

Estoril Blue · 03-21-2011, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Navin323i

I can't tell from your screen name but are you Alan? I know my friend Alan drives an E46 Estoril Blue M3 and he is known for taking pics at the various meets in our area here. If I'm wrong and you're not him, please accept my apologies. I haven't talked to him in years... nice guy.

Navin: Long time my friend. Hope you have been well. So you are changing rides soon?

Shoot me a PM.

Alan

12:03 · 03-21-2011, 09:43 PM

huh, thanks for the thread. I would love to see a Carbon vs Jerez

///M3Lover · 03-22-2011, 05:13 AM

ONLY ONE AW?! :

I vote for Estoril Blue. It goes so well with OEM 19's, "Estoril Blue"'s E46 M3. Both the body color and the wheels are shiny.

Then again, I wish I was in the States to park beside so many E46 M3s.

gr8one88 · 03-22-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Navin323i

All these blues are really nice (particularly MCB), but I'm a red guy and will wind up going with my favorite color of all time for my soon-to-be-ordered E92 M3... Melbourne Red.

OP... you mentioned early on in your thread "RIP Estoril Blue"... what was that in reference to? Do you no longer have your E46 M3 or has the color itself been discontinued?

I've been a huge fan of your Estoril Blue E46 M3 for quite sometime by the way... nice car!

my car is still running in perfect condition but the estoril blue color will never be seen again they discontinued it after e36 and only allowed a few e46's to be individually ordered. i think it has something to do with it being a solvent based paint and not water based and its harmful to make or some stupid reason. that being said Monte carlo blue is like 95% similar to estoril. its a very good remake. i think it has slightly less depth and in certain light you can tell its metallic depth is different and looks darker/more of a matte? hard to describe really. i spoke with an individual e92 owner and he said bmw will not make this color no matter what. id prefer estoril over mcb but would have no problem settling for MCB bcuz it is still gorgeous and like i said 95% similar

gr8one88 · 03-22-2011, 01:51 PM

great pics everyone looks great

艾利克斯 · 03-23-2011, 01:15 AM

My beloved 04 Estoril

Mark's M · 03-24-2011, 12:34 AM

Gr8one, you are the best! Thanks, what a great thread with some great photos

gr8one88 · 03-24-2011, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark's M

Gr8one, you are the best! Thanks, what a great thread with some great photos

i knew someone had to appreciate a thread with these colors! sorry i jacked all your pics but i didnt think you would mind showing your gorgeous individual off even more. so you actually got bmw to sell you gts wheels? or they poweder-coated them?

Mark's M · 03-24-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by gr8one88

i knew someone had to appreciate a thread with these colors! sorry i jacked all your pics but i didnt think you would mind showing your gorgeous individual off even more. so you actually got bmw to sell you gts wheels? or they poweder-coated them?

Not a problem!! Most of the pics were in Europe which brought back really great memories. And yeah, the GTS wheels were a part of the original order but when I arrived for the May delivery they were still in production (the first batch for the actual GTS) so BMW apologized, gave me the silver set and then sent the black ones - mounted to another set of tires even - to coincide with my re-delivery of the car in Canada 6 weeks later. Those M people were pretty cool to deal with.

Cheers mister and thanks again. Still LOVE your car

gr8one88 · 03-25-2011, 12:13 PM

gr8one88 · 03-25-2011, 12:15 PM

i feel like light hits mcb and changes it way more than light affects estoril blue. it can look very different in different lights it seems. i kinda feel this way about interlagos and how different it looks in differing light. anybody else see this too?!?!?!?!

Navin323i · 03-25-2011, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gr8one88

my car is still running in perfect condition but the estoril blue color will never be seen again they discontinued it after e36 and only allowed a few e46's to be individually ordered. i think it has something to do with it being a solvent based paint and not water based and its harmful to make or some stupid reason. that being said Monte carlo blue is like 95% similar to estoril. its a very good remake. i think it has slightly less depth and in certain light you can tell its metallic depth is different and looks darker/more of a matte? hard to describe really. i spoke with an individual e92 owner and he said bmw will not make this color no matter what. id prefer estoril over mcb but would have no problem settling for MCB bcuz it is still gorgeous and like i said 95% similar

Ahh... thanks for the info... nice to see you on here outside good old e46fanatics.

My apologies for the late reply... just underwent heart surgery a few days ago and survived... so grateful to still be alive today.

JJM335 · 03-25-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 12:03

huh, thanks for the thread. I would love to see a Carbon vs Jerez

They look very similar in photos. I have never been able to capture the blue/purple hues in JB.

gr8one88 · 03-25-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Navin323i

Ahh... thanks for the info... nice to see you on here outside good old e46fanatics.

My apologies for the late reply... just underwent heart surgery a few days ago and survived... so grateful to still be alive today.

thats great your time on earth is not finish!

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03-20-2011, 06:57 PM	#24
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03-21-2011, 12:59 PM	#26
gr8one88 tru blu Drives: 2005 Individual M3 ESTYblau Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wheaton, Il Posts: 215 iTrader: (0)	mcb vs lemans

03-21-2011, 02:04 PM	#27
Navin323i Europrojektz East Drives: See my Sig Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 421 iTrader: (0)	All these blues are really nice (particularly MCB), but I'm a red guy and will wind up going with my favorite color of all time for my soon-to-be-ordered E92 M3... Melbourne Red. OP... you mentioned early on in your thread "RIP Estoril Blue"... what was that in reference to? Do you no longer have your E46 M3 or has the color itself been discontinued? I've been a huge fan of your Estoril Blue E46 M3 for quite sometime by the way... nice car! __________________ My 2 Little Girls... the REAL carbon fiber keeping my mechanical heart alive BMW Individual Atlantis Metallic Twin Screw S/C'ed 5spd 2000 323i SPONSORED BY: BBS \| Toyo Tires \| DPE \| WheelSTO \| Vorsteiner \| European Auto Source \| Bimmertools \| GetBMWParts \| Race Apeel

03-25-2011, 12:13 PM	#40
gr8one88 tru blu Drives: 2005 Individual M3 ESTYblau Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wheaton, Il Posts: 215 iTrader: (0)	more estoril blue and MCB Last edited by gr8one88; 03-25-2011 at 12:26 PM.

03-20-2011, 06:56 PM	#23
Franconia///M Registered Drives: 11 E92 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: moving around Posts: 1 iTrader: (0)	MCB

03-21-2011, 09:43 PM	#32
12:03 full collapse on impact Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 325 iTrader: (0)	huh, thanks for the thread. I would love to see a Carbon vs Jerez

03-22-2011, 05:13 AM	#33
///M3Lover Captain Drives: 04WhiteM3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver, B.C Posts: 617 iTrader: (1)	ONLY ONE AW?! : I vote for Estoril Blue. It goes so well with OEM 19's, "Estoril Blue"'s E46 M3. Both the body color and the wheels are shiny. Then again, I wish I was in the States to park beside so many E46 M3s.

03-22-2011, 01:51 PM	#35
gr8one88 tru blu Drives: 2005 Individual M3 ESTYblau Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wheaton, Il Posts: 215 iTrader: (0)	great pics everyone looks great

03-23-2011, 01:15 AM	#36
艾利克斯 Private First Class Drives: SG E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vancouver, B.C Posts: 115 iTrader: (1)	My beloved 04 Estoril

03-24-2011, 12:34 AM	#37
Mark's M Captain Drives: 2012 X5 35i but MISSING the M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stoney Creek, ON Posts: 692 iTrader: (2)	Gr8one, you are the best! Thanks, what a great thread with some great photos

03-25-2011, 12:15 PM	#41
gr8one88 tru blu Drives: 2005 Individual M3 ESTYblau Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wheaton, Il Posts: 215 iTrader: (0)	i feel like light hits mcb and changes it way more than light affects estoril blue. it can look very different in different lights it seems. i kinda feel this way about interlagos and how different it looks in differing light. anybody else see this too?!?!?!?!

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