Member Since: 28 Feb 2008
Location: Dubai
Posts: 490
My new Izmir Blue Disco!
Hi everyone, first post on the forums but I've been reading the site religiously since I ordered my Disco back in early October - keep up the good work! After waiting almost five months (I'm living in Dubai, UAE), our fully-loaded GCC-spec LR3 V8 HSE is finally here!
Funny story with the color - we ordered Cairns Blue and waited all this time for it - two days ago we go to the dealer to pay the downpayment and we get the first glimpse of our new car. Here's how the dialogue went:
(after almost five months of painful waiting)
Dealer: There she is!
Me: That's not my car
Dealer: What do you mean?
Me: Am I crazy, is that Cairns blue?
Dealer: no, that's IZMIR blue...
Me: I ordered Cairns blue
Dealer: Wait... (runs off)
Anways it turns out that they've apparently discontinued Cairns blue because it wasn't selling well (in this market, or everywhere I don't know) so at the factory they just "upgraded" us (marketing speak) to Izmir Blue! Of course it's more like a completely different color than an upgrade, but after staring at it for about an hour my wife and I decided that we'd keep it rather than wait another few months for a different color, and I am so glad we did! In the sunlight (away from the ugly fluorescent dealership lights) this color is absolutely beautiful. Because it's fairly new and I wasn't able to find any photos on the forums when I was agonizing over whether to buy it or not, I figured I'd post a few pictures for those who may be considering it. Enjoy!
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Hernan1304
Very nice carPete
29th Feb 2008 8:49 am
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Welcome to the madhouse hernan1304. Izmir looks very nice!!
29th Feb 2008 8:53 am
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
First one I've seen in that colour, it looks great, especially with that backdrop
Might not look so pretty against the dim lights of Bradford.2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
29th Feb 2008 9:05 am
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Great looking colour... very sophisticated.
29th Feb 2008 9:44 am
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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My wife wished she had ordered her Fl2 in that colour instead of silver, I like itDS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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29th Feb 2008 9:46 am
NHR
Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
Location: Warsaw
Posts: 923
Very nice. Had I ordered my car rather than taken one the dealer had in stock, I would have been tempted by that clour or the tonga green.
29th Feb 2008 10:30 am
jm105845
Member Since: 21 Aug 2007
Location: dublin
Posts: 271
lovely colour
nice disco looks well in the sunshine
since it is friday 29th(leap year)i feel i can ask this question
what price would this disco cost me if i lived in uae
expect to get an answer that will me off totally
29th Feb 2008 10:46 am
Paul284
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Dubai
Posts: 53
Having lived in the UAE myself you do not want to know! We had a D2 from new that cost us £16,500 for a mid range model (that was 5 years ago) It is also the fact that you could fill up or less than £10 a tank with petrol - I wish.......
Came back to the UK and it was a bit of a shock paying full price for a new model HSE. Let alone the diesel to go with it - remind me --- why did I come back 2010 5.0 V8 HSE, Ipanema Sand
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29th Feb 2008 11:19 am
pko
Member Since: 06 Apr 2006
Location: usually in the pub
Posts: 398
I've had my Izmir blue for 3 weeks now & I think it's the best colour I've owned. Took a chance as I ordered it without seeing the car only the colour swatch in the dealers. The dealer hadn't seen one either, but they were so impressed they've ordered a demonstrator in that colour.
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29th Feb 2008 12:07 pm
AndrewW
Member Since: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Saddleworth
Posts: 2302
IZMIR blue? Is near silver, too.
Is that a preparation for TATA colour names?
Lovely colour, though 2006 D3 finally swapped for a 2016 D4 Graphite in Graphite grey. No mods
29th Feb 2008 12:25 pm
weim71
Member Since: 21 Jun 2007
Location: Scotland
Posts: 57
Hernan,
Nice car, enjoy it!
I wish i was back living in Dubai, Its pouring rain here and seeing your photos has depressed me!07 D3 Zermatt Silver, Stainless Steel Tubes, Chrome Mirror caps, Tints.
29th Feb 2008 1:51 pm
hernan1304
Member Since: 28 Feb 2008
Location: Dubai
Posts: 490
Re: lovely colour
Thanks everyone for your comments!
jm105845 wrote:
nice disco looks well in the sunshine
since it is friday 29th(leap year)i feel i can ask this question
what price would this disco cost me if i lived in uae
expect to get an answer that will me off totally
According to a conversion on Google, it was 27,920 GBP (V8 HSE including all options plus mudguards, rollable loadspace mat and roof cross-bars). Insurance for 13 months (you pay for it upfront here) cost about 1,220 GBP including offroad, and free towing.
Just filled up for the first time today and it was about 15 GBP for a full tank of 95 Octane petrol (the only options here are 95 and 98..). How much is it in the UK? Do they sell the V8 version or only diesel there?
1st Mar 2008 1:58 pm
weim71
Member Since: 21 Jun 2007
Location: Scotland
Posts: 57
It costs me £86 to fill the tank of Diesel. 07 D3 Zermatt Silver, Stainless Steel Tubes, Chrome Mirror caps, Tints.
1st Mar 2008 2:17 pm
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
In the UK, the base Diesel model is more than you paid for your V8 HSE 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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me off totally
It is also the fact that you could fill up or less than £10 a tank with petrol 
- I wish.......
