Mineral Silver X6 50i

[Low Note]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Beautiful pics. Mineral silver is great color.

Thank you. I originally ordered this vehicle in Vermillion Red, but just happened to pass by VOB BMW in Rockville, Maryland, and saw this thing through the showroom window. Went inside, got a close look, and immediately called my dealer to change the color to Mineral Silver. He though that I was nuts until the X6 arrived at his dealership. Everyone was all over this thing. So not more of his customers are considering the MS for their X6's. Now all I have to do is twist a few arms of my National Symphony colleagues (we have a sizeable "car guy" contingent) to go for some X6's. Two are already thinking about it.

[brocks]

Stunning X6...Congratulations! Mineral Silver is wonderful and unique color.
Great photos!

[Low Note]

Originally Posted by brocks

Stunning X6...Congratulations! Mineral Silver is wonderful and unique color.
Great photos!

Thank you, brocks. Mineral Silver is only available (so far) on 6 series and X6. I am not sure if it would work well on 3,5,7 X3 or even X5. Perhaps the most impressive thing about the X6 is that it is built by Americans. Goes to show that we can still do it as well or better than anyone else. BTW, I am going to be up in your neck of the woods tomorrow, driving to Long Pond, PA to have my bassoon repaired. Used to be a very boring 4 hour trip. I think that this time it will be a bit faster and not at all boring.

[cmyX6go]

Congrats! She's a beauty.

I've never seen a mineral silver in the metal. I've actually only seen black and tasman in person. I bet the pictures don't do it any justice. Enjoy.

[Low Note]

Originally Posted by cmyX5go

Congrats! She's a beauty.

I've never seen a mineral silver in the metal. I've actually only seen black and tasman in person. I bet the pictures don't do it any justice. Enjoy.

Thank you! You are right. The slight golden hue does not come through well in digital imaging. One of the nicest things about this color is that it changes a lot depending on the light at different times of the day. Many layers of color depth in this paint.

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by Low Note

Thank you! You are right. The slight golden hue does not come through well in digital imaging. One of the nicest things about this color is that it changes a lot depending on the light at different times of the day. Many layers of color depth in this paint.

And that's what I like about this color. There are only handful of BMW colors which change with light(LeMans blue is one). I think pictures do not do justice to this color, you have to see in person and really appreciate.

[Low Note]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

And that's what I like about this color. There are only handful of BMW colors which change with light(LeMans blue is one). I think pictures do not do justice to this color, you have to see in person and really appreciate.

It's interesting that no other auto manufacturer that I know of offers this level of metallic paint design. The X6 was designed by a French sculptor, who has very little experience in automotive design. However, I have to wonder if he had something to do with the development of the Mineral Silver paint. Chris Bangle had nothing at all to do with the X6, which (in my opinion) is just as well.

BTW, I am going to be doing an in-depth review of the new 2010 Harman Kardon Logic 7 audio system that is part of the two grand premium sound upgrade in the 2010 X6. There have been some significant design changes in this system over the 2009 model (although there has not been any announcements from BMW about this), and the sonic improvement is not subtle. So stay tooned...

[Michelle]

It's a beauty! Congrats.

[Low Note]

Originally Posted by Michelle

It's a beauty! Congrats.

Thanks, Michelle. I took it on a long road trip today (still on the road) up to northern Pennsylvania. When I stopped for fuel, a guy came up to me who I had passed on the highway, and had followed me because he wanted to know "what the hell this thing was". I gave him a complete tour of my X6, and he said that he was going "directly" to my dealer (SunMotorCars BMW) in Mechanicsburg to get info and place an order. So I think I may have sold an X6 5.0.

[Michelle]

Originally Posted by Low Note

Thanks, Michelle. I took it on a long road trip today (still on the road) up to northern Pennsylvania. When I stopped for fuel, a guy came up to me who I had passed on the highway, and had followed me because he wanted to know "what the hell this thing was". I gave him a complete tour of my X6, and he said that he was going "directly" to my dealer (SunMotorCars BMW) in Mechanicsburg to get info and place an order. So I think I may have sold an X6 5.0.

And I KNOW you told him all about Xoutpost.com, too, riiiiiiiiiiiiiight???