[Rbrown]

Just wanted to see if this was correct.

My boss is looking to order new 440 convertible. He has asked me to spec it for him!

The San Marino blue option doesn't come up on line, but dealer is telling me it's a factory option if you state it at time if order. It takes an extra 3 months to get a build slot, but that's not a problem!

He now has his hopes up he can get it in this colour. He saw one at dealers and it looks great! Picture attached.

Does anybody know if it is correct that you can get this in non M cars?

Thanks

[Ss66]

Pretty sure one of our members on this forum has an f31 in San merino,can not see why It wouldn't be available on the 4 series ,not a cheap option I would of thought.

[Mattyk]

You can spec it, i really wanted the colour but the e/o cost was just too much for me. It's a great colour IMO.

[GEP77]

Yes. You can order San Marino. About £1600iirc, so about twice the price of the standard individual colours. Looks great if he wants to go down the individual route it's probably best to talk to the dealer as there are quite a few options available colour wise.

[G82Dude]

Should be available at a cost. That is a non-M car isn't it?

[Rbrown]

Originally Posted by F82Dude

Should be available at a cost. That is a non-M car isn't it?

Yes. It was on a non M car, so hopeful you can still get it on the new model.

[NISFAN]

It really is a lovely colour, especially when combined with light coloured interior. It does seem a lot of money for 'just a colour', but the paint job on the individual paints is so much better than the standard paint line finish.

[Rbrown]

Agreed it's a lot of money.

But he has his heart set on it......and TBH, when I saw it in real life, it is stunning!!!!

[Daftasabrush]

Cost me £1380 for SMB on my F31 but that was nearly two years ago now.

[Rbrown]

Originally Posted by Daftasabrush

Cost me £1380 for SMB on my F31 but that was nearly two years ago now.

Many will disagree. But think it was very good value for money.

It really suits the car!!!!

[Soul_Glo]

Would a vinyl wrap be considered an option?

[Proftinkerpot]

Check the price as yesterday I had a dealer tell me that San Marino or any individual colour cost £3k plus VAT. So on a 4 year pcp that's £75 a month!!

[Rbrown]

Originally Posted by Broken_Gearbox

Would a vinyl wrap be considered an option?

Good idea. But not sure he would want that.

[Rbrown]

Originally Posted by Proftinkerpot

Check the price as yesterday I had a dealer tell me that San Marino or any individual colour cost £3k plus VAT. So on a 4 year pcp that's £75 a month!!

Yikes!

That's a lot more than I thought it would be!

Thanks for letting me know.

[BrennanF30]

It really is a beautiful colour, I'm not quite sure what I would do, pay the price or pick another colour

[Mattyk]

Cost wise, it was £44 a month extra for SMB over 4 years, I just checked my emails

So roughly 2,100 cost to me

That was last Nov

[JNW1]

Originally Posted by Daftasabrush

Cost me £1380 for SMB on my F31 but that was nearly two years ago now.

That sounds more reasonable than some of the other numbers being quoted (£3k plus VAT is just bonkers IMO!). Were you offered it at that price or did you have to do some serious haggling to get it down to that figure?!

[Ss66]

Paid £845 for tanz blue,which to me is reasonable certainly wouldn't pay 2k for an individual colour.Although smb is probably one of the best individual colours available.

[Daftasabrush]

Originally Posted by Proftinkerpot

Check the price as yesterday I had a dealer tell me that San Marino or any individual colour cost £3k plus VAT. So on a 4 year pcp that's £75 a month!!

Pretty much all the other individual colours I got quotes for were between £2K and £3K, SMB was by far the cheapest, your dealer was either lying or BMW have changed the pricing structure.

[Daftasabrush]

Originally Posted by JNW1

That sounds more reasonable than some of the other numbers being quoted (£3k plus VAT is just bonkers IMO!). Were you offered it at that price or did you have to do some serious haggling to get it down to that figure?!

I requested quotes for a few colours, one was denied (to be expected) the others were pretty dear except SMB (which was the one I really wanted anyway).

[Chompers]

As SMB is in the BMW paint system cost won't be as high as a Full Individual colour. I have the price on our internal system, but am not back in until Wednesday. We have a 440i f32 that has just come into stock, currently having MPPK and MPerformance kit fitted. Will be a real head turner in the showroom.

[Rhino at Work]

I'm already on record as saying that Daftasabrush's SMB is my favourite car on here.

If you want to totally indulge in SMB this thread http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=953954 has links to a further 16 SMB cars.