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Yellow cars are the safest and retain the greatest value
Yellow cars are the safest and retain the greatest value
Something to bear in mind when you select your next E89
https://www.citywidelaw.com/los-angeles ... rash-risk/
https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-ne ... ain-value/
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https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-ne ... ain-value/
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I'm sure I will manage to sleep tonight. Despite not owning either and E89 or a yellow car.
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I think I remember reading that when British Telecom changed their vans from yellow to grey their insurance went up a huge amount
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Not your one though as it is broken.Pbondar wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:07 pm Something to bear in mind when you select your next E89
https://www.citywidelaw.com/los-angeles ... rash-risk/
https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-ne ... ain-value/
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If I had been desperate for Yellow I'd probably still be waiting - only 3 Phoenix Yellow MCs were registered in the UK.
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Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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So according to those articles, I am more likely to crash (although haven't had one in years) but my car is more likely to sell quickly.
They say yellow will sit around a lot longer but you are more likely to get more money back although the results are a bit skewed because typically these colours are on exotics cars, is the E89 an exotic?
I had a liquid yellow Mini Cooper a while back and didn't pay any more for it for being yellow in fact I got it at a bit of bargain price and didn't get anymore for it when it came to sale time, in fact the prospective buyer almost never bought it because he was keener on a red one but mine had more toys which eventually secured the sale!
Then there was the yellow Golf mk4 I am sure I would have gotten a quicker sale and more money had it been a different colour!
They say yellow will sit around a lot longer but you are more likely to get more money back although the results are a bit skewed because typically these colours are on exotics cars, is the E89 an exotic?
I had a liquid yellow Mini Cooper a while back and didn't pay any more for it for being yellow in fact I got it at a bit of bargain price and didn't get anymore for it when it came to sale time, in fact the prospective buyer almost never bought it because he was keener on a red one but mine had more toys which eventually secured the sale!
Then there was the yellow Golf mk4 I am sure I would have gotten a quicker sale and more money had it been a different colour!
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Same thing with bikes. In 2001 I paid extra for a GSXR750 in yellow and black, instead of the more common blue and white colour scheme. When I came to sell it a few years later I was told I'd have got £500 more if it was blue and white.
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....... in my remapped 20i in Valencia Orange with Black Roof
....... in my remapped 20i in Valencia Orange with Black Roof
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When they say yrllow they mean bright yellow, not the dull shades we see on most cars
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In deed! A yellow E89 is an exotic one, even here in Germany.Silverstar wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:22 pm ...because typically these colours are on exotics cars, is the E89 an exotic?
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RobbiZ4 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:52 amIn deed! A yellow E89 is an exotic one, even here in Germany.Silverstar wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:22 pm ...because typically these colours are on exotics cars, is the E89 an exotic?
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Neighbour has just bought a yellow BMW GS1200 on my advice …
He’ll be safe as houses…
On a semi serious note you do notice white / bright coloured cars much more easily ..especially at dusk / in the rain when you are about to overtake with them coming the opposite way..
He’ll be safe as houses…
On a semi serious note you do notice white / bright coloured cars much more easily ..especially at dusk / in the rain when you are about to overtake with them coming the opposite way..
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Pity they stopped making the Atacama Yellow E89 zeds after 2012. Would have liked a newer one.
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You'd have thought so.
But both my dailys seem to attract muppetry regularly. In the last three weeks, nearly two head-on collisions at speed, and today someone went to pull out in front of me (I'm doing 30mph) but saw me at the last minute and jumped on their brakes.
Clearly (!) my GTC and Z4 are invisible, being bright yellow!
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PYE46M3;27898407 wrote:anyone have production numbers by color code? How many valencia orange 35i/35is were produced?
On the German ZRoadster.com forum I found the following summary for 35i/is:
Fazerfahrer, post: 2570935, member: 22277 wrote: Hier der Vergleich Gelb gegen Orange....
"Gern teilen wir Ihnen die Anzahl an produzierten Fahrzeugen nach Ihren Wünschen mit:
BMW Z4 sDrive35is weltweit 8.033 Stück
BMW Z4 sDrive35is Deutschland 2.696 Stück
BMW Z4 sDrive35is LAB44 Valencia Orange weltweit 264 Stück
BMW Z4 sDrive35is LAB44 Valencia Orange Deutschland 73 Stück"
Ein exklusives Gerät:
BMW Z4 sDrive 35is E89, LAB21 Atacamagelb Deutschland 61 Stück
BMW Z4 sDrive 35is E89, LAB21 Atacamagelb weltweit 258 Stück
Mail received directly on an individual request from BMW Munich for orange as well as yellow:
"We would be happy to inform you of the number of vehicles produced according to your requirements:
BMW Z4 sDrive35is 8,033 pieces worldwide
BMW Z4 sDrive35is Germany 2,696 pieces
BMW Z4 sDrive35is LAB44 Valencia Orange 264 pieces worldwide
BMW Z4 sDrive35is LAB44 Valencia Orange Germany 73 pieces
BMW Z4 sDrive 35is E89, LAB21 Atacama Yellow 258 pieces worldwide
BMW Z4 sDrive 35is E89, LAB21 Atacama Yellow Germany 61 pieces"
All BMW Z4 E89, LAB21 Atacama Yellow 1.294 pieces worldwide
More details as well for different colours can be found in the following thread:
https://translate.google.com/translate? ... ie.106884/
Total number of produced Z4 E89: 116.045
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Whilst tested in the 1980's I am aware that the NSW Police trialled yellow Police Vehicles to see if they stood out more (just paint not reflective decals etc) and it was a fail, so returned to white. At the same time road markings were tested and the previous yellow double lines etc were replaced with white because the yellow didn't stand out as much as white, especially in wet and dark conditions. Some colours that you think will stand out just don't. Ever had trouble finding a red golf tee on the grass, its not as easy as it sounds.
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