[achien]

Why does BMW call their blue "Monaco Blue"? Dont' they realize the Monaco color is red and white???

Is this another stupid marketing gimmick like selling New York Cheese cake in California, or selling Californai pizza in New York?!?

[japac1]

I have always seen Monaco Blue as "blue". It's just a shade of blue. Tag watches also has a monaco blue line.

[Taittinger]

Originally Posted by achien

Why does BMW call their blue "Monaco Blue"? Dont' they realize the Monaco color is red and white???

Is this another stupid marketing gimmick like selling New York Cheese cake in California, or selling Californai pizza in New York?!?

Damn. Can I get a refund for false advertising?

[MBChariot]

There are also jeans and Men's club fleece that also use the shade of Monaco Blue, so it just isn't something BMW came up with.

[ward]

shit, and my Z4 is sterling gray, even though sterling is a type of silver, not gray



what's next, the dakota leather's not made with real dakota?

to make things worse, I had an old car that was royal blue metallic, but it was just car, not an actual member of a royal family

and I also had a daytona violet car, and it had never been to florida

[achien]

Originally Posted by ward

shit, and my Z4 is sterling gray, even though sterling is a type of silver, not gray



what's next, the dakota leather's not made with real dakota?

to make things worse, I had an old car that was royal blue metallic, but it was just car, not an actual member of a royal family

and I also had a daytona violet car, and it had never been to florida

Aren't we all a bunch of gullible consumers?!?

[nmulax]

Originally Posted by achien

Aren't we all a bunch of gullible consumers?!?

So wait... those hard-working nice little people you see on tv don't actually make the Keebler cookies?

[JLUinAZ]

Sapphire Black..... aren't sapphire's blue?.. BLUE BLACK?

Imola Red.. Thats a city... ?! What is RED about a city?

[achien]

That's it, I am taking this to the Consumer Council for mis-representation. May be I can get real Titanium back for my car.

Originally Posted by ward

shit, and my Z4 is sterling gray, even though sterling is a type of silver, not gray

what's next, the dakota leather's not made with real dakota?

to make things worse, I had an old car that was royal blue metallic, but it was just car, not an actual member of a royal family

and I also had a daytona violet car, and it had never been to florida

At least Sterling Silver is a closer color to grey. Red vs. Blue?!?

As for Royal Blue, here is the excerpt from Wiki:
"Traditionally, dictionaries define royal blue as a deep to strong blue, often with a purple or faint reddish tinge. In religion, royal blue is the color of royalty to welcome the coming of a king. In Christian art, royal blue can also symbolize the night sky in which the star appeared to the wise men to announce the birth of Jesus."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_blue

Originally Posted by JLUinAZ

Sapphire Black..... aren't sapphire's blue?.. BLUE BLACK?

Imola Red.. Thats a city... ?! What is RED about a city?

As for Imola, this a a town where Ferrari test-track their cars, may be that's where the Imola Red comes from:
http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-026.html