Jet Black or Saphire Black ?
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Originally Posted by JayEll' post='956595' date='Jul 28 2009, 03:52 PM
hi guys ..
quick question for owners of black cars ..
would anyone ever order Jet Black (non-met)?
or would you ALWAYS got metallic?
quick question for owners of black cars ..
would anyone ever order Jet Black (non-met)?
or would you ALWAYS got metallic?
Any black is hot.
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Originally Posted by Anzafin' post='956600' date='Jul 28 2009, 03:57 PM
Neither.
My friend got it right... Its beautiful when its constantly detailed and cleaned, but the amount of work with the black color! Blaah
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when i was looking for a 550i, it had to be jet black. jet black color is more deep. saphire black looks like a dusty black to me.
jet black is also a lot easier to touch-up, and match the paint, if paint work is ever required.
jet black is also a lot easier to touch-up, and match the paint, if paint work is ever required.
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I vote for Sapphire. Much better then plain Black or Carbon which is prone to scratching.
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As far as I'm concerned, I would never own any BMW that wasn't Jet Black with black interior. However, there is no question that is hot, and a lot of trouble to keep clean. BUT...nothing looks as good when it's all shined up. Also, someone made a good point about touch-ups....much easier on a non-metallic color.
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