(E92 / E93) Official Melbourne Red M3 Coupe / Cabrio Thread

I want to see it in person before I make a decision, but I generally don't like metallic paints. I think a brighter red will look better with the CF roof panel. Melbourne just looks muddy to me when there isn't much sunlight hitting it. Hopefully that isn't the case in real life.

markjenz wrote

well i saw it in reality on a sunny day in munich at the m-gmbh and i must say it looked perfect!!....a really bright race red. you do not recognize that it is metallic... on a cloudy day or in a darker surrounding it changes but this makes it interesting though...
i initially planned to get space grey as i really loved the concept in geneva with chrome shadow and thought it will be close but in reality it looks pretty boring.

to me the colours to go are aw or mr.....a green/orange/skyblue would have been nice of course...

as my current z4m is aw i want a different colour now..

my melbourne red 19" with cloth seats will be delivered end of nov.
pics as soon as it is there

Wow. thanks for your opinion on it. Havent heard too many people tell about it. I will get the MR with 19s too.

RandyB wrote

I want to see it in person before I make a decision, but I generally don't like metallic paints. I think a brighter red will look better with the CF roof panel. Melbourne just looks muddy to me when there isn't much sunlight hitting it. Hopefully that isn't the case in real life.

True

some more red pix from other threads and my computer

more

many more

some from a local mag...

...more

from - http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113776

first red e93 convertible pics!

Courtesy of Monsta - http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2142314

Antinontoxic wrote

That is just a great shot. The M's look great in red, I just don't think I could drive one day in and day out....

markjenz wrote

well i saw it in reality on a sunny day in munich at the m-gmbh and i must say it looked perfect!!....a really bright race red. you do not recognize that it is metallic... on a cloudy day or in a darker surrounding it changes but this makes it interesting though...
i initially planned to get space grey as i really loved the concept in geneva with chrome shadow and thought it will be close but in reality it looks pretty boring.

to me the colours to go are aw or mr.....a green/orange/skyblue would have been nice of course...

as my current z4m is aw i want a different colour now..

my melbourne red 19" with cloth seats will be delivered end of nov.
pics as soon as it is there

By chance did you get it? If yes, how about some pics of your MR? Thx!

Nucking Futs! wrote

By chance did you get it? If yes, how about some pics of your MR? Thx!

to be honest i did not find time the last weeks to make pictures..there had been a lot new pics of mr in this forum so i thought everybody should be happy now... but anyway..here are some pics from my car shot at the ring ...
car is very nice, driving more easy than z4m, engine more punch and great sound 3-3,5k rev and 7800-8400...but still not quite that direct on throttle response like the old flat 6....

overall i just had the first miles on summer tyres ps2..car feels good and is very fast on the ring... will test the cup+ tyres when it gets warmer..

i have the drivers package that officially allows 280 km/h... the car does 310 km/h on the speedo...stops at about 7800 revs...

think everyone of you will like it whenever you have it!

cheers,

markus

markjenz wrote

to be honest i did not find time the last weeks to make pictures..there had been a lot new pics of mr in this forum so i thought everybody should be happy now... but anyway..here are some pics from my car shot at the ring ...
car is very nice, driving more easy than z4m, engine more punch and great sound 3-3,5k rev and 7800-8400...but still not quite that direct on throttle response like the old flat 6....

overall i just had the first miles on summer tyres ps2..car feels good and is very fast on the ring... will test the cup+ tyres when it gets warmer..

i have the drivers package that officially allows 280 km/h... the car does 310 km/h on the speedo...stops at about 7800 revs...

think everyone of you will like it whenever you have it!

cheers,

markus

Awesome pics. Car looks good and tint definately helps.

markjenz wrote

to be honest i did not find time the last weeks to make pictures..there had been a lot new pics of mr in this forum so i thought everybody should be happy now... but anyway..here are some pics from my car shot at the ring ...
car is very nice, driving more easy than z4m, engine more punch and great sound 3-3,5k rev and 7800-8400...but still not quite that direct on throttle response like the old flat 6....

overall i just had the first miles on summer tyres ps2..car feels good and is very fast on the ring... will test the cup+ tyres when it gets warmer..

i have the drivers package that officially allows 280 km/h... the car does 310 km/h on the speedo...stops at about 7800 revs...

think everyone of you will like it whenever you have it!

cheers,

markus

car looks fantastic. i think you are the first one to have a MR in this forum. congrats man. I think this deserves a thread. Please post a new thread. M Driver's package? awesome. how much was the option?

the_stranger wrote

car looks fantastic. i think you are the first one to have a MR in this forum. congrats man. I think this deserves a thread. Please post a new thread. M Driver's package? awesome. how much was the option?[/QU


drivers package was 2450 euros...this includes a free training with bmw m3 (aufbautraining) worth 950 euros

but the car is still limited...withought it can do around 10 km/h more

Very nice & thx for the pics! Seeing your pics makes my decision even harder. It's like torn between 2 lovers! My brain says get SSII (w/Fox red leather & carbon leather trim) since it shows off the lines better & resale value will probably be higher but my heart says get MR (w/black leather & brushed aluminum trim) since I've never had a red car & not that many M3 owners will have this color. Decisions, decisions...

Now that you've had it for awhile, are you glad you got MR or does a part of you regret getting this color? When the sun hits it, is it true there's a slight hint/shimmer of metallic orange in it from different angles? Thx so much!

BTW, I'm so jealous u get to track on the ring'

Looks GREAT! I love it. Congratulations. More pics and impressions when you can!

Nucking Futs! wrote

Now that you've had it for awhile, are you glad you got MR or does a part of you regret getting this color? When the sun hits it, is it true there's a slight hint/shimmer of metallic orange in it from different angles? Thx so much!

Nucking Futs! wrote

well i still love the colour and there are very few cars out there in red. in the bright sunlight the metallic effect is not there...you see a bright red...only
in dusk or dawn you can see the metallic effect with a tint of orange and/or red-brown

i had a black m3e46 then a white z4mqp now i wanted sth different..

in my opinion, the red is very very good, but still not perfect, silver looks a bit boring, and white you see everywhere...the colour decision is not easy. still i am very happy with my choice!!

hope this doesn't confuse you more....