2013 650xi Gran Coupe ORDERED!

Well, my GC order has been placed, as follows:

2013 BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe
Titanium Silver Metallic
(Ind) Canyon Brown Full Merino Leather
- Anthracite Headliner
- Individual Door Sill Finishers
Fine Line Oak Wood Trim
Cold Weather Package
Driver Assistance Package
Luxury Seating Package
Premium Sound Package
- Bang & Olufsen Sound System
Adaptive Drive
Ceramic Controls
Full LED Lights
Automatic High Beams
BMW Apps
Shadowline Trim [special order]

The only remaining question is the issue of the headliner. According to the dealership, if you order Canyon Brown leather as an ala carte option on a non-MSport car, you get the standard Anthracite (instead of Light Gray) Headliner. They are currently checking to see if it's possible to special order the Anthracite Alcantara Headliner and, if so, what the price tag would be for it. I'm not sure how important it is to me, as long as the headliner is black, but I'll wait to make the final call when I hear the price tag.

I love my '12 Coupe. 85-90% of the time it's all that I need and more, but the other 10% of the time, I really miss the ability to have rear seat passengers. Or, at least, rear seat passengers with legs. I considered getting something else in addition (SUV or a 7-Series), as I've done in the past when I owned 6er Coupes, but I think I'd rather just have one vehicle that meets all of my needs. So, here's hoping the GC is it!

Here's a picture or two from BMW's BYO site. Just imagine it with Shadowline Trim and 35% tint.

Congrats! I just placed a similar order today as well. Got the frozen bronze with canyon brown.

Originally Posted by djsaad1

Congrats! I just placed a similar order today as well. Got the frozen bronze with canyon brown.

Did you end up opting for the Shadowline or sticking with the chrome surrounds?

I ended up sticking with the chrome, from the pictures it seems like the chrome works well with the frozen color.

Originally Posted by djsaad1

I ended up sticking with the chrome, from the pictures it seems like the chrome works well with the frozen color.

Can't wait to see pictures. It's going to be stunning, I'm sure.

I've had so many Silver-on-Black BMWs that I feel all walk-on-the-wild-side for getting a dark brown interior. Wish my nerves would have been able to handle something like Frozen Bronze. Ha.

Did they give you a build date?

I think BMW really hit it out of the park with Canyon Brown - or Cohiba brown. All we need now is diamond quilted!

This is actually my first car that isn't either black on black or black on some type of tan.

If I were buying the car I would have given the color more thought, but on a 3 year lease that I will probably get out of around the 2 or 2.5 year mark, I wasn't worried about it.

No build date, he is shopping other dealers right now to get me a slot. He is guessing right now that he could get me a build in week 40 which would put me in early to mid November.

Originally Posted by djsaad1

No build date, he is shopping other dealers right now to get me a slot. He is guessing right now that he could get me a build in week 40 which would put me in early to mid November.

Same exact situation here.

Lol, they are probably going to be fighting over the same slots.

Originally Posted by djsaad1

Lol, they are probably going to be fighting over the same slots.

Haha. At least we're in different regions (which I think matters). Did they give you any indication if the Individual paint would add to the build timeline?

Originally Posted by XZLR8

Haha. At least we're in different regions (which I think matters). Did they give you any indication if the Individual paint would add to the build timeline?

No they didn't, I hope it doesn't take any longer.

They are buying out the range rover lease now instead of when the car comes in because they are guessing the value will go down a lot when the new range rover comes out next month. For the moment I am actually getting money back on the buyout.

In the meanwhile I will be driving a cts coupe, and I really hate driving that car. You can't see your blind spots at all.

I don't know if this is new or not, but when building a 650 on the bmwusa site, shadowline exterior trim now shows up as standard on the bmw individual composition package.

Originally Posted by djsaad1

I don't know if this is new or not, but when building a 650 on the bmwusa site, shadowline exterior trim now shows up as standard on the bmw individual composition package.

Yes, but only if you get the full Individual package. Since I'm just getting the Canyon Brown leather only, none of the exterior Individual items (Shadowline Trim, special 19" and 20" wheels, etc.) apply.

Great combo. I always liked both Canyon and Cohiba brown. Can't wait to see the pictures when the car arrives.

Originally Posted by WhyGeeGee

Great combo. I always liked both Canyon and Cohiba brown. Can't wait to see the pictures when the car arrives.

Thanks. I'm excited. (And I have to make a decision about the wood today!)

Are Canyon and Cohiba the same color, just different names?

Originally Posted by XZLR8

Thanks. I'm excited. (And I have to make a decision about the wood today!)

Are Canyon and Cohiba the same color, just different names?

What wood options are you thinking about? I went with fine lined oak, but I am wondering if I should switch to piano black.

Originally Posted by XZLR8

Thanks. I'm excited. (And I have to make a decision about the wood today!)

Are Canyon and Cohiba the same color, just different names?

Yes they are the same and I don't know why BMW call it Canyon in the US and Cohiba over here. Regarding the wood choice I tend to like having the different colors flow nicely in my car and always try to make it easy for the eye to look at things without getting distracted.

The Fine line oak trim is nice but since the AC/Radio console will always come in black I tend to go with black wood trim .

I attached 2 pictures to show the difference between Fine Line Oak and Piano Black just in case you wanted to see how they look.

Please forgive me for intruding as I get excited when I see people order a new car but did you think about going with Vermillion red with Titanium Silver? because that is a killer combo an can be spotted easily?

BMW seems to be using the names interchangeably and I think they are indeed the same. I ordered the M6 with Canyon, but Cohiba shows up when searching for my car by VIN. A quick Google search doesn't show any real difference that can't be attributed to varying lighting, but I can't say for sure.

Originally Posted by xDrive McGee

BMW seems to be using the names interchangeably and I think they are indeed the same. I ordered the M6 with Canyon, but Cohiba shows up when searching for my car by VIN. A quick Google search doesn't show any real difference that can't be attributed to varying lighting, but I can't say for sure.

Ah, got it. Maybe Cohiba is the other-side-of-the-pond name or something. I noticed on the BMW Individual iPad app, only Cohiba is listed.

Whatever it's called, I really like...

I really like the shine in the piano black, but don't think it will look great with it right up against the brown. I test drove a car with fine lined oak and it's nice, but a little dull.

Originally Posted by djsaad1

I really like the shine in the piano black, but don't think it will look great with it right up against the brown. I test drove a car with fine lined oak and it's nice, but a little dull.

That's my issue with the Fine Line Oak, too... just a bit too conservative/dull. Since the Canyon Brown interior still has a lot of black leather, too, I think the Piano Black would actually look really great. I just know that I would obsess about every little scratch.

They just told me they were able to get a week 39 slot but they are not able to submit the individual options to it yet. They put in a call to the factory about it, but hopefully I will get the week 39 production slot.

I just received a few confirmations on my order.

First, Shadowline Trim can be special ordered for $350, which I am definitely doing. I cannot special order the Anthracite Alcantara Headliner, though. The Individual Canyon Brown leather (on non-MSport cars) comes with the Anthracite Headliner, which will be fine.

Also, the Canyon Brown interior moved the production back to week 44, so the best estimate is for a late November to mid December delivery.

Originally Posted by XZLR8

Also, the Canyon Brown interior moved the production back to week 44, so the best estimate is for a late November to mid December delivery.

Hmm...I wonder if I will have the same issue with the Canyon Brown interior.