KyleR Posted September 24, 2014 Author Posted September 24, 2014 Just home from work. Night view 1 Quote
gangzoom Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Love the HUD, not loving so much the old CCC sat Nav.....you know you can 'upgrade' to the newer CIC sat Nav for £500-600. But ofcourse that pretty much destroys any BMW warranty (BMW main dealer computers will throw up errors when connected to the car).....Mod or not, never a easy question Quote
KyleR Posted September 25, 2014 Author Posted September 25, 2014 Love the HUD, not loving so much the old CCC sat Nav.....you know you can 'upgrade' to the newer CIC sat Nav for £500-600. But ofcourse that pretty much destroys any BMW warranty (BMW main dealer computers will throw up errors when connected to the car).....Mod or not, never a easy question I've read that the CiC iDrive is better, but I've never used it and therefore don't know what I'm missing. Plus coming from a Zed, this is amazing Quote
KyleR Posted September 25, 2014 Author Posted September 25, 2014 Gorgeous Kyle, ...the BM not you btw. Any pictures of that stonking engine then? As requested, Sir 1 Quote
pjf1985 Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 That looks gorgeous, I bet you're over the moon! Don't leave the forum mate Quote
hensh65 Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) Wow, I had a look at the 6 serise before the 350z and after. Just think they're really good looking cars, that is an absolute weapon. Hope you enjoy it mate Can imagine when you drove away and stamped on the loud pedal the big grin would have been hard to contain Edited September 25, 2014 by hensh65 Quote
GMballistic Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Looks fantastic Kyle in the night view pictures, ...didn't realize these had the HUD display which looks very cool. That engine though... Quote
Daryl Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Fair play mate, hope you really enjoy it, you will never get tired of that noise! Quote
KyleR Posted September 28, 2014 Author Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) So I took the car for a bit of a blast around the Mournes today, about 100 miles all in and an average mpg of 23 which I think is pretty good. just a few things to report back... 1) I'm getting more ahd more used to telling the car when to shift up with my foot. A subtle lift and the car jumps a gear, but I haven't learnt how to tell it to drop a gear yet short of planting my foot. Of course the SMG knows what it's doing, but sometimes I feel its in a gear too high and I'm sure eventually I'll develop the muscle memory to tell the car to drop a gear too. 2) the Rev match is ****ing awesome simply driving through a town full of speed bumps and each time I slow for one it blips the throttle and drops to 2nd, huge grin factor 3) it's a bloody beast!! I was stuck behind some old biddy in a Hyundai doing 35-40 on a nice bendy B road. The car when cruising even that slow sits in 7th and as I wasn't thrashing the car today I had the drivelogic set to 1 of 6 which is the lowest throttle response and slowest gear changes. When I bit of a straight appeared I pulled out and floored it, expecting it to drop a gear or 2 and then accelerate safely past the old dear. However, what happened was slightly different. As I floored it I felt the clutch disengage and the car took a huge breath and what felt like a deep gulp as it changed into 3rd and propel me past Miss Daisy before I could blink with a noise I will never get tired of. What a machine Edited September 30, 2014 by KyleR Quote
GT4 Zed Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Nice one Kyle. We need to hook up and swap cars for a bit. Got the M3 V8 yesterday and very happy with it! I hope I don't regret to getting the M6😠1 Quote
Ricey Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Absolutely love the 6 series personally. That thing is stunning 1 Quote
KyleR Posted October 10, 2014 Author Posted October 10, 2014 Nice one Kyle. We need to hook up and swap cars for a bit. Got the M3 V8 yesterday and very happy with it! I hope I don't regret to getting the M6í ½í¸ I'd love a go in the e92. Be good to compare the 2 beasts and see if the HP difference is noticeable or not and if the chassis differences and lighter weight of the M3 changes things up much. 1 Quote
GT4 Zed Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 That's a date then👠Where are you based? We can plan to hook up one weekend when there's time to spare😎 Quote
Adrian@TORQEN Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 That's a date then👠Where are you based? We can plan to hook up one weekend when there's time to spare😎 yes, get a room you two! 1 Quote
KyleR Posted November 20, 2014 Author Posted November 20, 2014 So, I've completed my first and last mod on the M6 My work is complete 1 Quote
Paddy78 Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 Awesome, absolutely love it! It's not too showy either... right, off to check Auto trader then. 1 Quote
brillomaster Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 Think about £18k would do it... problem is, as much as i'd love a M6, the running costs put me off somewhat... for example, front brake disc on a 650i is ~£60. front brake disc on an M6, ~£240, or 4 times the price... shudder to think how much items normally considered expensive are! I think if I were to get a 6-series, it would be a 650i first to see how I get on, can be had for half the price of an M6 and still has a fairly hefty 360bhp to push it around. Quote
Paddy78 Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 I know what you're saying but you wouldn't buy any M car thinking it was going to be cheap to run. Quote
KyleR Posted November 20, 2014 Author Posted November 20, 2014 Think about £18k would do it... problem is, as much as i'd love a M6, the running costs put me off somewhat... for example, front brake disc on a 650i is ~£60. front brake disc on an M6, ~£240, or 4 times the price... shudder to think how much items normally considered expensive are! I think if I were to get a 6-series, it would be a 650i first to see how I get on, can be had for half the price of an M6 and still has a fairly hefty 360bhp to push it around. £18 would get an average one, this ones a cracker About brakes, you're talking about £500 for a pair including pads and the sensors, all genuine BMW M parts which isn't that far off what you pay for good branded Zed parts. It's the 10l of oil and 10 spark plugs that are the killer lol Quote
onthatB0MBSHELL Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 The M6 is awesome Kyle, a great replacement for the 350. 1 Quote
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