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Mineral Grey
Metallic

Paint code B39 · Order-form paint
4,576built
An F80 M3 in Mineral Grey Metallic

6 of 7 photos measured

Front ¾ · Sun

01 / 07

Photo: Bring a Trailer · The_Dude_Abides

#3 most common of 16 order-form paints. 13.2% of all F80 M3s.

Bimmerpost build sheets, 2018

BMW built 4,576 F80 M3s in Mineral Grey Metallic (B39). Counted in 2018 from every car's build sheet.

The dot is the body color picked off that photo.

6 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.
0 · black100 · white

Dots: the 6 measured photos. Line: BMW's own color chip.

  • Sun, front 3/4: #505053, lightness 43. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Rich02
  • Overcast, side: #4c4d52, lightness 42. Photo: Bring a Trailer · CARAGENTS
  • Sun, side: #484d55, lightness 42. Photo: Bring a Trailer · mojo801
  • Overcast, rear 3/4: #494c55, lightness 42. Photo: Bring a Trailer · CARAGENTS
  • Sun, rear 3/4: #474b54, lightness 41. Photo: Bring a Trailer · mojo801
  • Sun, front 3/4: #344150, lightness 37. Photo: Bring a Trailer · mojo801

Where they went

Mineral Grey Metallic: cars by market and model, Bimmerpost build-sheet tally
MarketPre-LCILCICSTotal
US5671,924–2,491
Canada3981–120
Europe/RoW221888–1,109
RHD markets162694–856
All9893,58704,576
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 4,576: 974 manual and 3,602 DCT. 2,093 had the Competition Package.

Mineral Grey Metallic: cars by market and year, MDataWorks
Market20142015201620172018Total
US–5675324699232,491
Canada–39372222120
Europe/RoW991712552293551,109
UK/AU/JP102140209258147856
All2019171,0339781,4474,576

What they sell for

12 sold at public auction.

$41,950 typical sale price.
Public auction sales of Mineral Grey Metallic F80 M3s
Car and dateMilesPrice and listing
2016 M3 Competition · DCT2026-05-14 · 54,300 mi$40,500Cars & Bids
2016 M3 · Manual2025-04-11 · 49,200 mi$41,250Cars & Bids
2016 M3 · DCT2024-01-17 · 74,900 mi$45,000Cars & Bids
2015 M3 · DCT2023-08-11 · 26,400 mi$43,750Cars & Bids
2016 M3 · DCT2023-08-03 · 97,600 mi$31,000Cars & Bids
2015 M3 · Manual2023-07-18 · 48,000 mi$37,500Bring a Trailer
2015 M3 · DCT2023-02-09 · 64,600 mi$39,000Cars & Bids
2018 M3 Competition · DCT2022-07-11 · 36,200 mi$55,666Cars & Bids
2015 M3 · Manual2022-06-24 · 48,200 mi$42,650Cars & Bids
2016 M3 · DCT2022-04-11 · 46,900 mi$46,000Cars & Bids
2015 M3 · Manual2022-01-25 · 11,000 mi$54,000Bring a Trailer
2015 M3 · Manual2021-07-06 · 41,300 mi$40,550Cars & Bids
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