[bluecrabby]

looks like white is the overwhelming favourite color around here....

my CA said that almost all of his Chinese customers(almost all from Hong Kong in my area) buy white BMWs with red seats because apparently that combination is considered lucky? (not sure why... if there are any Chinese here, please let us know why)

[boznard]

Picked up x1 in storm bay, colour looks great. lighter than depicted in the configurator, more a mid-tone.

[FlashMonkey929]

Originally Posted by bluecrabby

looks like white is the overwhelming favourite color around here....

my CA said that almost all of his Chinese customers(almost all from Hong Kong in my area) buy white BMWs with red seats because apparently that combination is considered lucky? (not sure why... if there are any Chinese here, please let us know why)

I’m not sure about everywhere else, but at least in my family on my moms side, I was taught white can symbolize death, which is why we wear white to funerals but not at other formal occasions. I’ve never heard about white and red being considered lucky, but I also don’t know much about the culture of my Chinese side. I do know that the number 8 is considered lucky by Chinese folk here, and you can always spot a Chinese driver when their car has a license plate with 888 in it.

[sgyX3]

Cape York Green / Oyster-Black interior love the color.. Looks great next to my Phytonic Blue / Cognac X3 M40i. Lone them both!

[yellowobject]

Originally Posted by bluecrabby

looks like white is the overwhelming favourite color around here....

my CA said that almost all of his Chinese customers(almost all from Hong Kong in my area) buy white BMWs with red seats because apparently that combination is considered lucky? (not sure why... if there are any Chinese here, please let us know why)

I picked iX1 with m sport option with portimao blue and black seats. i am from HK. I am pretty sure the red seats would not be popular. white exterior for x-line is probably true, many ppl picks it.

[lurkmorethanpost]

Storm Bay w/Mocha and X-Line.

[selaing]

Cape York green

[Duncs1961]

Utah orange, Sport sDrive 20i MHEV RHD, black sensatec sports seats, satin alloy interios trim, 18" wheels, Harman Karmon

[SAS X1]

Storm Bay xLine with 20" wheels and black interior

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by selaing

Cape York green

Originally Posted by Duncs1961

Utah orange, Sport sDrive 20i MHEV RHD, black sensatec sports seats, satin alloy interios trim, 18" wheels, Harman Karmon

Originally Posted by SAS X1

Storm Bay xLine with 20" wheels and black interior

Where them pix at?

[drrocky]

Space Silver

[SpaceSilverX1]

two months with my Space Silver. (the other choices were black and cape york green, but I thought Space Silver looked better with M Sport package exterior)

[X1-CT]

Originally Posted by sestafan

Cape york green and loving it

That’s what I ordered. It’s on the water now. Can’t wait.
I do like white cars with blacked out details but I needed a change.

[ranceny00]

Tanzanite Blue Metallic (Individual)

[ajsti24]

alpine white with red verganza interior

[Tomduck]

Storm bay

[mktrn]

Originally Posted by ranceny00

Tanzanite Blue Metallic (Individual)

Wow, look forward to seeing it!

Space Silver here.

[metapod]

Why are there always so many white cars?

When I was buying one in stock on the lot there were maybe 4 non-white ones then like ten alpine white ones. For M ones they had a white one and a paint primer gray one.

[X1-CT]

All I have is this for another couple weeks.
Cape York
Mocha
X line
M-Sport pro
19”
Tech/driving professional

[SpaceSilver.X1]

Originally Posted by X1-CT

All I have is this for another couple weeks.
Cape York

I can assure you that Cape York Green looks 100 times better in person! (on the X1 and the new 5-series)

[timesone]

Originally Posted by bluecrabby

looks like white is the overwhelming favourite color around here....

my CA said that almost all of his Chinese customers(almost all from Hong Kong in my area) buy white BMWs with red seats because apparently that combination is considered lucky? (not sure why... if there are any Chinese here, please let us know why)

https://thelowdown.momentum.asia/tld...cars-in-china/

[Yorksdales66]

Alpine White, Mocha and Eucalyptus 'wood' XLine

1/ In sunnier climates white reflects the heat particulatly if the car is left stood (and we have a dog) wheras you could fry an egg on the bonnet of no cost option jet black.

2/ Alpine white (and Estoril Blue) were often seen on high spec MSport models (the two colours on the BMW propeller badge) and I have had both Alpine and Estoril on previous Msports

3/ I would rather have HK than metallic for the same cost, I specced my car to be under the UK's £40K luxury car road tax which if exceeded would mean an additional £390 a year road tax for 5 years. Metallic and HK would have cost me £2500 extra

4/ Some of the new bright metallics look good to me because they are 'different', but Ive bought different colours in the past and have 'fallen out' with the colour long term

5/ The main reason is that I think the X models look good in white and metallic mineral white too although ive seen mineral white in the flesh and couldnt tell it was metallic without close scrutiny