Never Thought I'd Ever See Dakar Yellow...

[*Kosta*]

On a 320d M Sport...

I actually think this looks brilliant! Not sure a Fleet Manager would appreciate it though!

http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/bmwauc/details/0,,1156_...

[Robb F]

Is it dakar yellow though?

[*Kosta*]

Robb F said:

Is it dakar yellow though?

It says so in the spec

Dakar Yellow,337

[Babu 01]

Ex Birds Custard sales fleet?

[ooral]

I like the colour, but not on that car!

[chriscoates]

This 320d coupe has been for sale for at least 4 months: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2692424.htm

Sorry, but IMO yellow has never been a colour for a BMW, especially an E90.

[*Kosta*]

chriscoates said:

This 320d coupe has been for sale for at least 4 months: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2692424.htm

Sorry, but IMO yellow has never been a colour for a BMW, especially an E90.

It doesn't look as outrageous on the E92 as it does on the E90 though.

I've seen a Phoenix Yellow E92 recently, and that looked good mind.

[S3_Graham]

There is a Dakar E92 M3 in my local area. Ive seen it at barons a few times when I've been dropping cars in.

[Digger]

Seen a current gen Z4 Roadster. Seemed to suit it.

[BDR529]

I think dakar yellow looks brilliant on E36, E46 and E92 coupes. Not sure about 4 doors.

['Yadi]

I went to look at a Dakar Z3 M Coupe just to have a baseline for condition, mechanicals etc for my hunt for a car. Had no expectation of liking the colour but really did when I saw it in the flesh.

[AOK]

*Kosta* said:

On a 320d M Sport...

I actually think this looks brilliant! Not sure a Fleet Manager would appreciate it though!

http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/bmwauc/details/0,,1156_...

This car has now been in stock since it was de-fleeted at the beginning of the year. It's carrying a £500 bonus to the sales execs on it if I remember correctly!

[ooral]

BDR529 said:

I think dakar yellow looks brilliant on E36, E46 and E92 coupes. Not sure about 4 doors.

I agree, looks so much better on the coupe....

[pattyg]

Always thought Dakar was a lot lighter than that E90. I see an E92 in yellow a lot and it is definately a lighter shade than the E90 pics seem to show.

[Gad-Westy]

pattyg said:

Always thought Dakar was a lot lighter than that E90. I see an E92 in yellow a lot and it is definately a lighter shade than the E90 pics seem to show.

Yep, looks very dark in those pics. Maybe just the camera.

[Fox-]

AOK said:

This car has now been in stock since it was de-fleeted at the beginning of the year. It's carrying a £500 bonus to the sales execs on it if I remember correctly!

So it did 15k miles in 3 months?

[AOK]

Fox- said:

So it did 15k miles in 3 months?

I 'believe' from memory it was a Dealer-Order being run as a demo for 6 months and was then defleeted (within the business I meant), but I'm not 100% on this so will check when i get into work in the morning. Could be getting confused with the Dakar Coupe which has also become somewhat of a vintage car in our stock.

Demo mileage varies drastically simply dependent on which exec is driving it, and how far away they live. One of my colleagues does about 6,000 miles in 3 months. If I was running a demo I'd probably do less than 1,000 - which incidentally is why I don't run one!

[bluetone]

anonymous said:

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Yellow is a tricky colour to reproduce accurately in photo's/print.

[*Kosta*]

AOK said:

I 'believe' from memory it was a Dealer-Order being run as a demo for 6 months and was then defleeted (within the business I meant), but I'm not 100% on this so will check when i get into work in the morning. Could be getting confused with the Dakar Coupe which has also become somewhat of a vintage car in our stock.

Demo mileage varies drastically simply dependent on which exec is driving it, and how far away they live. One of my colleagues does about 6,000 miles in 3 months. If I was running a demo I'd probably do less than 1,000 - which incidentally is why I don't run one!

It must be borderline insanity ordering such a car as a dealer demo can't imagine many people will be queuing up to buy it (saying that, I wouldn't mind a punt at it if I wasn't currently house hunting)

Fair play to whoever did it. Although, i'm sure one of the other unusual Individual colours like Santorini Blue might've been a better option

[Matt UK]

AOK said:

... the Dakar Coupe which has also become somewhat of a vintage car in our stock.

You don't say!

I started a thread back in mid-May and it still looks like it's not shifted!
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... yellow&mid=94579