Cheap M6...

Cheap M6...

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dubbs

Original Poster:

1,588 posts

285 months

Tuesday 4th November 2008
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/775663.htm

Numberplate not my cuppa tea but maybe a good one?

Seems very short ownership though which is worrying...

berry100

991 posts

211 months

Tuesday 4th November 2008
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No problemo....

Maybe they didn't get on with the SMG box or preferred a Porsche Turbo!!

Who knows? but if still under BMW warranty and you do all the usual checks then no probs...not like it's THAT cheap anyway....

Chipper

1,314 posts

218 months

Thursday 6th November 2008
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There is nothing really special about that price. There a M6 with near identical year and mileage at a BMW dealership for less.

Deutscher

1,430 posts

220 months

Thursday 6th November 2008
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AUC cars at £34k before haggling:

http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/auc/car_details/0,,1260...

Can't believe how these keep dropping!

Pugsey

5,813 posts

215 months

Thursday 6th November 2008
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Deutscher said:
AUC cars at £34k before haggling:

http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/auc/car_details/0,,1260...

Can't believe how these keep dropping!
Mind boggling! I took delivery of one of the very first of these and passed it on to a dealer for +£2k, who in turn went on to make a profit on top of that!! Someone somewhere suffered on that particular car. What an amazing bit of kit now for an everyday 'runabout' eh?

Nano2nd

3,426 posts

257 months

Thursday 6th November 2008
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oh man if i didn't do so many miles i'd deffo be getting one of those!

Schermerhorn

4,343 posts

190 months

Thursday 6th November 2008
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They'll be sub £20,0000 come next year.

Problem with these cars, same as most high powered cars that depreciate, is that when they get 'cheap' enough (ala E46 M3) they fall into the wrong hands and those people cant afford to maintain them.

A major service on an M6 costs close to £1000 for instance. If anything electrical or mechanical goes then make sure you have that warranty at the ready!

Wanta996Gotta

5,622 posts

208 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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Chipper said:
There is nothing really special about that price. There a M6 with near identical year and mileage at a BMW dealership for less.
What dealer?, the lowest priced one i have saw is at Sytner BMW Leicester at £34k. I took one out for a drive and loved it, special car.

C5L

341 posts

208 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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dubbs said:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/775663.htm

Numberplate not my cuppa tea but maybe a good one?

Seems very short ownership though which is worrying...
The owner buys and sell cars like there is no tomorrow so nothing to worry about. Qaulity car which has been taken care of.

maxell

7 posts

190 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/747173.htm

Isnt that the same car/seller but massively modified? Same plate.

unzippy

67 posts

239 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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Same name, different mobile.

Deutscher

1,430 posts

220 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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If you can buy an AUC car for £34k, say £32k after haggling, you wouldn't want to pay more than £29k privately.

matc

4,714 posts

208 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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maxell said:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/747173.htm

Isnt that the same car/seller but massively modified? Same plate.
I would say it's the same car but with the mods removed.

Wanta996Gotta

5,622 posts

208 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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Deutscher said:
If you can buy an AUC car for £34k, say £32k after haggling, you wouldn't want to pay more than £29k privately.
I tried haggling with dealers and they offered to pay the road tax?? LOL. I think they are all taking a loss on M6's to be honest. There are not many about(1 for sale in the whole of Scotland) so i dont understand why the prices have not held??? it must be the real world MPG that bothers people as it is one hell of a car, the fit and finish, the speed and comfort, all the toys and knowing de-limited that it can do 200mph makes it a seriously great buy.

sato

582 posts

212 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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Wanta996Gotta said:
I tried haggling with dealers and they offered to pay the road tax?? LOL. I think they are all taking a loss on M6's to be honest.
And people wonder why dealers are going under. Whether they make a loss or not is irrelevant, the longer they sit on it the more they are losing.

Deutscher

1,430 posts

220 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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Yes, it's the talk of 12mpg or less that's scared the hell out of people.

Wanta996Gotta

5,622 posts

208 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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sato said:
Wanta996Gotta said:
I tried haggling with dealers and they offered to pay the road tax?? LOL. I think they are all taking a loss on M6's to be honest.
And people wonder why dealers are going under. Whether they make a loss or not is irrelevant, the longer they sit on it the more they are losing.
Totally agree, i did find it strange that they could not take anything off the price. Local Porsche dealers have a habit of lobbing 1-2k of cars without disapearing into the back room and having to ask a Phantom manager for approval.

Wanta996Gotta

5,622 posts

208 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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Deutscher said:
Yes, it's the talk of 12mpg or less that's scared the hell out of people.
Dealer claims that with the correct setting, the M6 can equal my 996's average of 25mpg but did admit that if flooring it then you are looking at mid-teens. If anyone actually runs one and can give an in-sight into the real MPG then let me know.

stuthemong

2,286 posts

218 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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Wanta996Gotta said:
Deutscher said:
If you can buy an AUC car for £34k, say £32k after haggling, you wouldn't want to pay more than £29k privately.
I tried haggling with dealers and they offered to pay the road tax?? LOL. I think they are all taking a loss on M6's to be honest. There are not many about(1 for sale in the whole of Scotland) so i dont understand why the prices have not held??? it must be the real world MPG that bothers people as it is one hell of a car, the fit and finish, the speed and comfort, all the toys and knowing de-limited that it can do 200mph makes it a seriously great buy.
The answer is simple, Bangle.

Even though the car is all the things you describe, I just don't think I could bring myself to buy one due to the rear end. I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks the car ain't all that pretty. Comparing the M6 to the z4mc, although the m6 is a LOT more car in every respect, I honestly think I'd be happier tooling around in the 4. If I wanted the M6, I'd get a M5 tbh, as I think they are much much nicer looking.

anyway. Seriously good car for the money if you like the looks biggrin


EDIT: that said, the car linked to by the OP is actually a very nice example of a M6, teh clour suits it well.


Edited by stuthemong on Friday 7th November 13:24

Badapple

2,265 posts

255 months

Friday 7th November 2008
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not that cheap, 55" 15K one went through bca a couple of weeks back for £24.6K, the buyer was clearly private too