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Macao Blue
Metallic
Paint code 250 · Special order · BMW E30 M3 / E28 M5 Macao Blue heritage
554built
Most common of 94 special-order colors.
Macao Blue Metallic (250) is a metallic BMW Individual paint, seen on the F80 M3 for US model year 2017. 554 F80 M3s were painted in it. Counted in 2018 from every car's build sheet. Model years
The dot is the body color picked off that photo.
7 measured photos
Each dot is the color picked off the body in one real photo. The light and the camera both move it.
6 points of lightness, brightest to darkest photo.
- Sun, side: #49475a, lightness 41. Photo: Bring a Trailer · rmwcali
- Sun, side: #424957, lightness 40. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Codyfred
- Sun, side: #424266, lightness 40. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Ntilva
- Sun, rear 3/4: #3b4269, lightness 39. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Ntilva
- Sun, front 3/4: #394163, lightness 38. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Ntilva
- Sun, rear 3/4: #3a3a67, lightness 37. Photo: Bring a Trailer · rmwcali
- Sun, front 3/4: #393357, lightness 34. Photo: Bring a Trailer · rmwcali
Where they went
| Market | Pre-LCI | LCI | CS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | – | 181 | – | 181 |
| Europe/RoW | – | 268 | – | 268 |
| RHD markets | – | 105 | – | 105 |
| All | 0 | 554 | 0 | 554 |
BMW changed the model in mid-2015. In the US, pre-LCI cars are mostly 2015 models. Bimmerpost build-sheet tally, 2018.Source
By year
MDataWorks counts 554: 59 manual and 495 DCT. 544 had the Competition Package.
| Market | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | – | – | 150 | 1 | 151 |
| Canada | – | – | 30 | – | 30 |
| Europe/RoW | – | 217 | 48 | 3 | 268 |
| UK/AU/JP | 5 | 93 | 3 | 4 | 105 |
| All | 5 | 310 | 231 | 8 | 554 |
What they sell for
7 sold at public auction.
$55,125 typical sale price.
| Car and date | Miles | Price and listing |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 30 Jahre · DCT2026-09-01 · 26,400 mi | $67,000Cars & Bids | |
| 2017 30 Jahre · Manual2026-07-03 · 61,000 mi | $49,250Bring a Trailer | |
| 2017 30 Jahre · Manual2026-03-20 · 41,000 mi | $56,789Bring a Trailer | |
| 2017 30 Jahre · DCT2025-08-20 · 43,000 mi | $48,777Bring a Trailer | |
| 2017 30 Jahre · Manual2023-07-05 · 18,100 mi | $55,125Cars & Bids | |
| 2017 30 Jahre · DCT2023-01-31 · 35,900 mi | $45,500Cars & Bids | |
| 2017 30 Jahre · Manual2022-07-05 · 19,000 mi | $64,000Bring a Trailer |
Swatch color is an estimate. Reference
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