Why dont BMW do Imola Red any more?

Why dont BMW do Imola Red any more?

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converted lurker

304 posts

125 months

Friday 12th December 2014
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Ooh, no. No no no. Not for me.

I like that on a Cayman or a Lotus but its wrong on an F10.

moffat

1,020 posts

224 months

Monday 15th December 2014
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I would take that M5 in a flash smile

PapaJohns

1,064 posts

152 months

Monday 15th December 2014
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Imola red X5 look good

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Especially on those rims

CRA1G

6,501 posts

194 months

Tuesday 16th December 2014
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James_G said:
Wow! It's a brave colour but personally I love it.

Thanks for taking and posting the photos
Here's my little collection of "Imola" and "Dakar"







aka_kerrly

12,416 posts

209 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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Imola red is up there with my favourite BMW colours mostly for the relative rarity.

For me the E46 in every body shape looks great in IM, the E39 especially in sport form looks spot on. The E36 m3 individual that someone on PH owns is truly spectacular.



Rob747

225 posts

175 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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Stuff Imola Red...... Bring back Misano!

  • I might be biased


Amirhussain

11,486 posts

162 months

Friday 19th December 2014
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pits said:
James_G said:
pits said:
Local dealership has a Dakar yellow M5 in it....nom.
Really? Surely that's worth a return trip for a photo.

Ruby Black 7 series and Moonstone 6 GC in my local dealer today. Great to see something a bit different.
lick

djdestiny

6,542 posts

177 months

Friday 26th December 2014
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I love mine! It's Japan red, but I can't see any difference from Imola


folos

900 posts

141 months

Friday 26th December 2014
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James_G said:
Wow! It's a brave colour but personally I love it.

Thanks for taking and posting the photos
They've always got some interesting colour cars in, BMW Cardiff. Iirc they had/have a mint green 335i and a baby blue M4 recently.

RichardM5

1,733 posts

135 months

Friday 26th December 2014
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I thought this was pretty brave



Looks like it was too much for the person that ordered it, as it's for sale with just 3,700 miles 6 months after being built. http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/M/4.4/Blackburn/3744876-...

jayemm89

4,007 posts

129 months

Friday 26th December 2014
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djdestiny said:
I love mine! It's Japan red, but I can't see any difference from Imola

That is properly nice.

AAD44H

410 posts

158 months

Friday 26th December 2014
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CRA1G - What an amazing number plate!

Esseesse

8,969 posts

207 months

Saturday 27th December 2014
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jayemm89 said:
I noticed recently on the BMW car configurator that the 5 series in particular has a shockingly bland selection of colours - black, white, silver and grey, I think with a token blue or red?
I think we can blame the EU for the increasingly typically bland colours we see on cars.

Bemmer

1,103 posts

201 months

Saturday 27th December 2014
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AAD44H said:
CRA1G - What an amazing number plate!
Love that plate,I think it's an original issue aswell...? Not listed on DVLA's sold auction site...? Wonder how much it's worth..? Iirc he's had several six figure offers for it...! rolleyes

Earthdweller

13,434 posts

125 months

Saturday 27th December 2014
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That green M6 is Bowker BMW's owners car ... Seems to get a new one every 3 months or so .. Think the plate is now on an M5

E65Ross

34,946 posts

211 months

Saturday 27th December 2014
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The interesting colours do tend to be on the M cars, but a ruby black 6 or 7 series would be nice! Here's Sakhir orange in my old Mans M6

Doesn't look the same as in real life but I love it!

JTR32

31 posts

166 months

Monday 29th December 2014
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I thought this might be worth sharing with you.




My current drive; an Individual Imola red E91 335i M Sport. I haven't done any research into numbers but figure this must be quite a rare car?

Imola is a lovely colour. In bright sunlight it looks like most other reds but I find it comes into it's own in darker conditions where it appears much more 'scarlet' in colour.

djdestiny

6,542 posts

177 months

Monday 29th December 2014
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I know E91 330d M Sport in Japan Red is very rare, only seen one other one so far, so yes I'd say yours is very rare too smile

Pork

9,453 posts

233 months

Saturday 3rd January 2015
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I previously had this E46 M3 in Imola, one of a very few cars I miss owning. Lovely colour which is attractively rare!





exronin

53 posts

168 months

Saturday 3rd January 2015
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Best reds are Barbara and Indianapolis for me smile