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      06-07-2019, 10:03 AM   #1
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Dravit Gray

Anybody here seen a car with Dravit gray? Thinking about it but have only seen the paint chip at the dealer's "color wall". It is available also for 3 series and 850 but have not been able to see it on a car. If you have seen it, what do you think for a 750?
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Here are some 7 in Dravit gray!

Looks good!
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Thank you! Dealer just got a 850 in Dravit and I am going to go over Monday to have a look. Dravite is a form of mineral, so it is going to have flakes in it.

https://www.minerals.net/mineral/dravite.aspx
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Here are some 7 in Dravit gray!
Looks good!
More like... here's a BBQ grill on the front of a gray boat!

Looks awful!
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More like... here's a BBQ grill on the front of a gray boat!

Looks awful!
The M style black grille looks much better than the chrome. If you don't like it, of course, don't buy it. To be clear, I have seen the grille in person and I don't care for it in chrome. But that is one minus on a car with a lot of pluses, so when my lease is up, I will likely get another. After all, you don't see the grille when you're driving. Now I will concede that you don't see the trunk either and that I would not buy Bangle butted E60s.

Also do not think the G12 is a boat. I have driven boats, including a monster old Chrysler (I think 1967). That was a boat. Also my C&C 35 that we raced from time to time was a boat. The G12 is not a boat. It is big, but if you fit it with IAS it drives like a 5 series.
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Dravit gray on a 850 today at the showroom. It is a very rich gray, very nice, but I think I prefer Azurite on the 750. My wife came with and she felt very strongly that Azurite was nicer. She gets a vote but cedes final decision to me. BTW, I am lucky because whenever I am buying a car, she essentially says, "get exactly what you want; do not settle; you deserve it." Maybe that's why we are married almost 52 years.
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Thanks. Looks great but does anyone have pictures of Donington Grey and Bernina Grey for comparison?
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