Just bought an M6 Gran Coupe

I concur. However, I do few miles these days and most is on local roads avoiding motorways so grime isn't too bad. Joe convinced me to start using snow foam prior to washing and it does indeed take a lot of the surface dirt off before using my usual two bucket method. I'm sure the ceramic coating helps as well as water just beads off the paintwork now.

I've also invested in a BigBoi dryer to blow most of the surface water off which leaves me to drag a drying towel over the damp areas which remain.

I love how the Dravit changes shade depending upon the lighting. It really suits the 8 and has more presence than Tiesto Grigio which I think is a Lamborghini colour.

It's more subtle than you'd think and really only pops in bright sunlight (excuse the water marks, but you get the idea):



I do think that the Tiesto Grigio on yours looks fabulous though, I'm not sure it'd be better in Dravit. I'm a bit of a sucker for flatter colours ironically - I really like the Audi 'Nardo Grey' for example.

I think I just like grey cars actually.

Yes got asking price. Dont let carbon brakes put you off. As long as you can get a PPI and a garage to check the discs are not chipped or cracked and the car hasnt been tracked, they tend to last 80k miles for pads!

Got a few shots at Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble this morning. Car covered in salt unfortunately so will get the bucket and sponge out again later.







Finally had some air/ tyre temperature to use some right foot today. It's been cold or wet on every trip since i bought the car, but had a very wide grin on fact this morning.

So after having it detailed and ceramic coated, a muntjac deer decided to dart out from a field on my left on the inside lane of a dual carriageway last Thursday evening.

Thankfully I was only doing about 45 having just come through a roundabout. Been to two bodywork shops both of which said they could repair the bumper but wouldn't recommend it. The under tray also needs replacing as it has a large hole and crack all the way down it where I ran over the deer. Aircon radiator and parking sensors all working fine.

Now awaiting their quotes and have asked them to price separately for respraying the bonnet as I'm considering whether to have the five minor stone chips on it repaired at the same time.

Sorry to hear that too, Muntjac are a real threat there are loads of them round here and not wishing them any harm of course but the damage can be huge.

I'm sure you use will insurance, that will be many thousands if BMW were to do it and independents won't be cheap if they're doing a good job.

What a pisser eh?

It is a pisser but I guess it could have been worse as no metal body work was damaged and the air-con and main radiator were undamaged. I also think the repair quote is reasonable so I'll put it down to experience. On the plus side, Joe who detailed and ceramic coated the car, has told me to pop back in circa ten days after it's been repaired and he'll recoat the new bumper.

Is that not quite normal for cars in general though? i.e. you get through a couple of sets of pads before discs need changed.
At 60k miles, it's unlikely to still be on its original discs, so they may have been changed recently (last 10k miles perhaps?)



Whilst we're on the subject of brakes, is anyone else getting a lot of brake siezing after parking your car up? Especially this time of year with lots of salt on the roads.

They have a minimum thickness specified by BMW. If they say the disks need replacing ask them what the thickness is. If they are under spec slightly i'd get more wear out of the pads then replace pads and discs at same time. Unless there is a huge lip its unlikely the disks urgently need doing.. and even then... i'd eek out the pads.