[martindarpo]

Hi everyone,

First let me start off by saying what a great forum this is! Its the first thing I read in the morning and the last thing at night. Great to see there are others like myself out there who share the immense passion for cars, especially BMWs, that many find to be an obsession.

In the past I have owned 2 Mini Coopers, one JCW and one Cooper S, a Si Coupe when I was in was working in the U.S. for a while, but never a BMW. Since I became old enough to influence my parents choice in cars we always had at least one BMW in the driveway ranging from the 530, 545, 550, M5 Touring (a beautiful Silverstone with Sepang Bronze interior and the M6 rims - one of the last they produced delivered to Amstelveen in the Netherlands), the new 535 and now the new X5 M50d. In addition, my father bought himself the 997 Turbo when he turned 60, Artic silver with matching seats, centre console, and off course the PCCB option, that still sits in our driveway in Sweden. A classic that will never grow old.

Finally it was my turn! When I moved to Stockholm from Amsterdam I opted to put my money in finding a nice apartment in the city, meaning not having a car was less of an issue as everything is walking distance, but it surely made me feel like a bird without wings. About 6 months ago my fianc and I decided that we would order a car and deal with the hassle of parking in the city, largely due to my great passion for cars as well as our wish to explore the country with greater ease the coming years, seeing as we have no children. I have always loved cars that can do almost everything, by that I mean cars like the M3, M4, M5, M6, RS6, AMGs etc. Performance of a sports car but can carry a couple golf bags and 4 persons in comfort. Looked at the M3 and M4 but for me the insurance cost was a deal breaker. Nothing wrong with anything else there. In addition, seeing as Sweden is snow covered for roughly 6 months of the year (I am exaggerating slightly), all wheel drive is not a must but it surely is nice to have. Drove the 435 convertible but the extra weight and the smaller luggage space did not appeal to us. Thats when we decided to go for the 435 i xDrive. Would have gone for the 435 d xDrive, but having two exhausts on the same side like the 428 for that price put me off completely. Besides, I like an engine that can rev past the 5000 rpm marker. So a 435 i xDrive was decided, but that didnt feel special enough. I had previously only seen a used 335 sedan in Tanzanite blue at BMW Solna in Stockholm that was beautiful, and my better half loves blue cars. I personally prefer black, so the color choice was a given! Next, the interior. Why do BMW have such strange interior color combinations for the 4 series with M-Sport? Black (boring), Red (too strange) and Beige (thats too beige). Once again Individual was the answer! To date I have not seen another BMW with Individual Nutmeg interior, so ordering it off the configurator picture was a real gamble. This was 6 months ago, and I can simply state what a color combo it is!

Tanzanite blue is amazing! Such great depth in the paint work. In the shade its blue with a slight dark purple hint, at night it is pitch black, and in sunlight it reminds me of imperial blue. Simply stunning in my option, where the pictures dont really do it justice. Nutmeg is a great compliment as well. Darkish brown (darker than in some of the pictures) and with such attention to detail with the Bottega Veneta style cross stitching on the doors, the walls in the back, and the seams that run down the seats. Contrast white stitching really ads to the premium feel. Coupled with the performance brakes, that kinda match the exterior color and the individual piano black interior trim, the car really stands out compared to other 4-series I have seen on the streets in Sweden.

I apologize for the iPhone 5S pictures that have been scaled down to be able to be added as attachments, but hope that it gives an indication as to how Tanzanite blue and Nutmeg looks like on a 4-series, as well as gives a nice color comparison to the stunning Azurite Black M3 that was posted on the forum a couple of days ago. I look forward to adding more pictures and adding more content and insights to Bimmerpost, now that I finally have my first BMW I can call my own!

All the best,
Martin

[Bimmer-Mac]

Wow- what a beautiful car. I happen to love the brown interior, really classy. I am also glad to see the color in real-life photos as that is the color I would like to order on my next F3x.

[jhynes]

Originally Posted by Bimmer-Mac

Wow- what a beautiful car. I happen to love the brown interior, really classy. I am also glad to see the color in real-life photos as that is the color I would like to order on my next F3x.

+1

[JimmersBimmer]

Beautiful ride! Can't wait for the future photos and updates!

Jimmer.

[martindarpo]

Thanks guys! Out of the two individual options I think I would go for the interior. Would look great with grey, black or even silver metallic exterior colors, that cost half the price, but still give you a more special feeling in the cabin while looking just as good from the outside as the piping around the seats really shines through.

[Saphirschwarz]

One classy ride

Tanzanite's flakes gotta shine like crazy in the sun!

I hesitated between goldbrown and nutmeg for a moment, i've only seen samples and i 've always wanted to see it in person... Please post tons of pictures !

Congratulations !

[JJS]

I like the satin silver window trim. With the benefit of perfect hindsight, that's the only thing I'd have changed about my F31. Nice 403M wheels too!

[Maxdog]

Got same colour on f30 love it

[Brenzo]

Beautiful, I love the styling. I'd definitely like to order something out of the Individual catalog at some point in my life. Still a few years (and dollars) away from that.

[martindarpo]

Originally Posted by JJS

I like the satin silver window trim. With the benefit of perfect hindsight, that's the only thing I'd have changed about my F31. Nice 403M wheels too!

Nice catch. Yeah that was a difficult decision to make. Looking to put the black 18 inch LM 405 rims on the car for the winter, and I am not sure how that's gonna look like with the satin silver window trim. Either way, really like it with the 19 inch 403's, which kinda remind me a bit of the previous individuals rims. The 403's weren't available on the 4-series at launch, so you see fewer of them on the streets, which is always nice!

[langlord]

Very nice car love the interior, photos don't do the individual leather justice over standard.

[AstonKarim]

Beautiful, congrats!

[GOLFFRR]

wow LOVE IT!

[martindarpo]

Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

wow LOVE IT!

Man, kind words that I should be saying to you! Holy crap your car that made the main Bimmerpost news feed yesterday was nice! Best looking M4 I have ever seen! Forced my fiance to look at every single picture in order to lure her into liking the more performance orientated styling for future projects. I went for the safe "classy" route this time after owning an over the top Mini Cooper JCW with every single piece of carbon extra a couple of years ago. Will be interesting to see how long it takes before I'm back on that route again. With a couple m performance parts this ride could begin to look quite similar to the M4 that was shown at the Goodwood festival of Speed :-) Time will tell!

[martindarpo]

Originally Posted by langlord

Very nice car love the interior, photos don't do the individual leather justice over standard.

Langlord, you are completely right! Pictures really don't do it justice! The thing is the "standard" leather is way more "grippy" and tough. The individual leather is really soft and has a more slippery feel to it. The cross stitching on the doors is a true work of art that I can't stop looking at; really different and unique in my opinion. The color is actually quite dark, one of the main reasons I chose it as I hate it when you see a blue tint in light leather from jeans etc. Our family X5 M50d has that problem as it has almost white leather. 2000 km later and it's already time to clean it. We'll see how the individual leather stacks up to it in the long run as I'm thinking it might be more sensitive. Time and more posts will tell!

[.BMW.]

Beautiful color.

Congrats!

[ZilberGrau ZHP]

OH MAN is that the Henrik Zetterberg of BMW 4's! Love it and yes its getting close to hockey time!

[chylld]

love the interior!! congrats and enjoy

[Radiohead]

Simply stunning, love that individual interior combo
More photos from interior, please!
When did you placed your order?
How long it took to get your car?

[langlord]

We are a good 4,500 miles in on our car now and our individual interior looks as good as it did when it came out of the factory. I think it's a real bargain of an upgrade when you compare it to every other manufacturer.

Everyone who gets in the car remarks on it! A good friend who has a 6 series with the individual upgrade was seriously shocked when I told him the price as he had to pay the thick end of £6,000.

[chiefneil]

I totally love the Individual interiors that I've seen, and yours is no exception. I wish it were a "standard" option for us in the US on the 335/435 as it really elevates the entire interior. Congratulations and enjoy!

[Danman5666]

Just gorgeous!