Buying a second M3 - stick or twist on colour ?

[BelfastEV]

Anyone know the breakdown of colours imported into UK ?

 

[init6]

Anyone know the breakdown of colours imported into UK ?

Not for Tesla, but UK cars as a whole:

Grey retains top spot as UK’s most popular new car colour

For the third year in a row, grey remains the UK’s favourite new car colour, followed by black and white. Yellow increases its market share by 50% but red suffers its worst year since 1997. Grey is top shade for both petrol and diesel cars, while white most in demand for BEVs, and black for PHEVs.

www.smmt.co.uk

Edit: just noticed that's for last year - might be an update for Tesla since they made the top 10 this year

 

[pgkevet]

Yuk - not so much the colour, though it is a bit garish for my tastes - but the inside of a Tesla is nice and clean of all those buttons and switches and then you go putting a toybox of clutter on the dash!

They represent pedestrian kills..

 

[BelfastEV]

Thinking about buying white again and then getting it wrapped Nardo Grey ???

 

[roblab]

Both of our cars, the S and the 3, are blue. I like color, so I would not buy black, white or grey, and I hear red is a bit too attractive to the CHP. Haven't had a ticket in 28 years, so it must be working.

Where I live, blue and red are rare. Seems like EVERY 3 is white, and in my mind that's just boring. Seems like all these new owners own out-dated black and white television sets, I guess! And probably black and white houses, wives, pets, probably even their goldfish are grey.

 

[roblab]

We had our first Tesla painted. It was horrendously expensive, even on a hundred-thousand dollar car, so not doing that again, but wish I could. Our first car was a beautiful brown, and I still have the painted sample car (18") hanging above me on my wall. If I live long enough, I'll do it again.

BUT NEVER WHITE!!

 

[HenryT]

We had our first Tesla painted. It was horrendously expensive, even on a hundred-thousand dollar car, so not doing that again, but wish I could. Our first car was a beautiful brown, and I still have the painted sample car (18") hanging above me on my wall. If I live long enough, I'll do it again.

BUT NEVER WHITE!!

"...beautiful brown" is hard to visualise, but I'm sure it was.

 

[Dommmm]

Buying a second M3 - stick or twist on colour ?

If you have changed Tesla’s then did you stick with same colour or twist for another ?

I’ve a white 2019 SR+ and looking to order either a new M3 or go ahead with my MY reservation.

Really happy with white 2019 SR+with black rims.

For a Y have ordered white again with Induction wheels

But If I go for another M3 think a shame to pick same colour again ??

What have others done ???

I have a white model 3, and have ordered another the same! I like it I think it looks like a spaceship.
But I would 100% go for a silver (not the grey) or ideally brushed steel if either were available. I did look at wrapping but it messes with insurance!

 

[Dilly]

Nonsense. Nothing like a bit of rain to make the colour pop.


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…or make the rearlights fog up

 

[init6]

…or make the rearlights fog up

No-one will see that as they get smaller and smaller...

 

[Overworked]

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My wife liked to change colour on a new car so that the neighbours would know we had a new car

Some keep the same colour and number plate to avoid them knowing.

But seems like a town dwellers problem, out in the country neighbours are over the horizon!

 

[fancealot]

My M3 is blue, if i were to get another it would probably be midnight silver to work as an identifier of a new car (plus it was originally a toss up between the two colours). I'm considering a Y in about a year's time at the end of my lease, if I get a Y it'll be blue.