Yeah, I took spotting one that close as a sign that maybe it was time to move from spending all my spare time looking for a Coupe to actually owning one. Plus combing through the database I realised the chances of finding exactly what I was after: auto, Cirrus trim, Stratus Mettalic, with red leather were vanishingly rare.
Silver had been my original first colour choice before then moving on to Montego Blue, followed by Monaco Blue, then Black Sapphire - went to look at a lovely one of those in London that was advertised here earlier this year, by an odd coincidence the pictures were shot while the then owner was staying in Bath, literally around the corner from where I live - would've bought that, but life intervened. I then moved on to Stratus Metallic.
…And then I became less bothered about the colour. After looking at a few coupes I came to realise that the different colours show off the E86 in different ways (all of them good). I really like the way the Titan Silver accentuates the lines, but then I also like the way the darker colours soften them for a more subtle effect and Montego Blue and Stratus Metallic give a nice balance between the two.
And of course once you're driving it the colour becomes a lot less relevant.
