The most desirable M colour ranking...

[Angelus666]

So, was chatting with a mate who is keen to buy back into a E46 M3 and ideally wants a Laguna Seca Blue car.....but the cost of these have skyrocketed and one in this colour would cost maybe £5k more than an equivalent black or grey colour car. So, we got onto the most desirable Z4M colours and, other than white, I'm not sure the current market says what colour demands more money.....so what do we think the ranking of the most desirable list of M colours on the roadster and coupe....*all things being equal, purely only the colour is different.

To my mind it goes like the below...and how much extra would I pay for an Alpine White car....probably £3k more, maybe :?

1 Alpine White
2 Sepang Bronze
3 Imola Red
4 Silver Grey
5 Interlagos Blue
6 Ruby Black
7 Phoenix Yellow
8 Space Grey
9 Monaco Blue
10 Carbon Black
11 Midnight Blue
12 Black Sapphire
13 Titanium Silver

 

[GuidoK]

Phoenixyellow is afaik an individual color.
Individuals are always worth more imho.
Next are the /m only colors imho, so interlagosblue, imolarot, sepang and ruby black.
Then come the less abundant normal colours like nachtblau, monacoblue, carbon black and white,
And then the colours that were sold the most: the grey's/silvers and sapphireblack

But it probably mostle depends on who the customer is. Is it a car/z4 noob, they'll usually go for the mainstream colours like grey, black and white, but the enthausiasts can pay more if they want a more rare colour

 

[Mr Tidy]

Interesting, but I just don't like White cars. :roll:

My top 3 would be Imola Red, Interlagos Blue and Sepang Bronze in that order.

 

[Looney]

Imola is the only way.

 

[Mr Tidy]

Imola is the only way.

I thought you might say that! :rofl:

 

[Status]

IMola,Phoenix,White,

 

[buzyg]

White may be rare. But desirable?

 

[Muckinonthesofa]

Not fussed on imola or white. Sepang Bronze looks lovely but I've never seen one in the metal, then it's silver/grey for me.

 

[Z4M-2006]

Imola cars were the cheapest a while back, they seem to have come into favour now .

Tit silver have always been on the low side too

Personally I like grey, Phoenix , imola in no particular order

All the different “shades” of black is a bit daft and the blues that Bmw offer shouldn’t even be on the list imho

 

[2dogs]

White may be rare. But desirable?

+1
For me grey,ruby black and midnight blue.

 

[mr wilks]

All the different “shades” of black is a bit daft and the blues that Bmw offer shouldn’t even be on the list imho

Agree on the black but whoooa there on the blue inty is a class colour & midnight blue is in my top 3 Z colours , monaco another great shade .
As for the original question , for ZMs in desirability , Sepang can be nice but only when clean & detailed otherwise its a drab act Imola i didn't crave , i enjoyed owning it after getting used to it but it wouldn't make my top 5
Phoenix or space grey would be my top 2 choices so i guess desirability is all in the eye of the purchaser :wink:

 

[Joneeboy]

For me, it would be:
1. Sepang
2. White
3. Midnight Blue

 

[Bing]

All the different “shades” of black is a bit daft and the blues that Bmw offer shouldn’t even be on the list imho

Agree on the black but whoooa there on the blue inty is a class colour & midnight blue is in my top 3 Z colours , monaco another great shade .
As for the original question , for ZMs in desirability , Sepang can be nice but only when clean & detailed otherwise its a drab act Imola i didn't crave , i enjoyed owning it after getting used to it but it wouldn't make my top 5
Phoenix or space grey would be my top 2 choices so i guess desirability is all in the eye of the purchaser :wink:

Space grey is lovely. Rare too - I think there were only 2 registered in the UK. Not that anyone but an enthusiast would even know that, let alone spot one a dealer has incorrectly labelled silver grey...

 

[mr wilks]

All the different “shades” of black is a bit daft and the blues that Bmw offer shouldn’t even be on the list imho

Agree on the black but whoooa there on the blue inty is a class colour & midnight blue is in my top 3 Z colours , monaco another great shade .
As for the original question , for ZMs in desirability , Sepang can be nice but only when clean & detailed otherwise its a drab act Imola i didn't crave , i enjoyed owning it after getting used to it but it wouldn't make my top 5
Phoenix or space grey would be my top 2 choices so i guess desirability is all in the eye of the purchaser :wink:

Space grey is lovely. Rare too - I think there were only 2 registered in the UK. Not that anyone but an enthusiast would even know that, let alone spot one a dealer has incorrectly labelled silver grey...

Yep space is a rare option , noticeable immediately you stand in front of it but hard sometimes to tell on pics.
I can't recall any passing through the forum in roadster or coupe.

 

[idej_z4]

I don't care for the Imola. Although a popular choice on here. I always think only Ferrari can do red.

I do love my silver-grey but if I knew what at know now I would have held out for the Stratus Grey as my number one. Then Midnight Blue followed by Sepang Bronze.

Would never have a Titanium Silver but it does show off the lines of the Z really well.

 

[Jembo]

Clearly shows no clear winners, which is the best conclusion

 

[Angelus666]

I guess my original question was more about 'the market'....what colour is deemed the most valuable and IMO I definitely think a white Z4MC is definitely worth another £2-3k more than some other colours.....do people not agree?

 

[mr wilks]

I guess my original question was more about 'the market'....what colour is deemed the most valuable and IMO I definitely think a white Z4MC is definitely worth another £2-3k more than some other colours.....do people not agree?

I don't think anyone would argue colour does affect value

 

[james28]

Once had this problem when buying a sierra rs500 52 in moonstone blue 52 in white the rest in black
Couldn't afford the white or moonstone so got a black one.Always a buyers premium the less cars made in the other 2 colours.Not that it made any difference in the end as they all shot up to an extortionate amount and all end up as garage ornaments. I think the z4m will probably follow the same cult trend and always have keen collectors after the more limited colours and lower miles in standard form.The more eu regulations and everything ending up turbo powered and electronic steering and auto boxes.

 

[Trav]

I can only agree in the sense that people would probalbly think I overpaid for my white MR. I wanted a white one that was that. Is it actually any more valuable, probably not. But if I'm driving it then the rest of the UK isnt. But seeing some of the monthly pics on here there isnt a bad colour. I still like black and silver. But I wanted white M coupe, my Mrs was buying and wanted a roadster this time. It turned out there was only one and it was actually for sale at that time. Reality is I probably paid more than the 2-3k premium you mention. Just as I may have paid a premium for a low mileage example if that is what I was looking for. I may have paid a premium if I was looking for a well modified one also though (in any colour). Horses, courses and budgets.