Saying Hello - new M6 GC on the way!
Discussion
kippaxking said:
Good work. You won't regret it. The colour scheme sounds amazing, I assume the brown interior is a cost option?
I picked my GC up last week after two years in an M5. Loved the M5 to bits but the GC takes it to another level. The interior alone is worth the extra £25k, not very PH I know but it really makes the car feel more special.
Peter Vardy in Edinburgh were excellent and I really can't think of anything else I would rather be driving.
Is that your garage? It looks cleaner than our bathroom! I picked my GC up last week after two years in an M5. Loved the M5 to bits but the GC takes it to another level. The interior alone is worth the extra £25k, not very PH I know but it really makes the car feel more special.
Peter Vardy in Edinburgh were excellent and I really can't think of anything else I would rather be driving.
Thank for the comments,I'm feeling excited already! Roll on Xmas!
The brown is a no-cost leather (full leather free on 2015 LCI cars), along with sakhir orange, Silverstone and black leather
Not very PH you're right, but I love good interiors, makes the car sometimes. It not a Caterham so it's fine to enjoy the luxury on the inside.
Edited by mikeN54 on Thursday 29th October 21:50
mikeN54 said:
kippaxking said:
Good work. You won't regret it. The colour scheme sounds amazing, I assume the brown interior is a cost option?
I picked my GC up last week after two years in an M5. Loved the M5 to bits but the GC takes it to another level. The interior alone is worth the extra £25k, not very PH I know but it really makes the car feel more special.
Peter Vardy in Edinburgh were excellent and I really can't think of anything else I would rather be driving.
Is that your garage? It looks cleaner than our bathroom! I picked my GC up last week after two years in an M5. Loved the M5 to bits but the GC takes it to another level. The interior alone is worth the extra £25k, not very PH I know but it really makes the car feel more special.
Peter Vardy in Edinburgh were excellent and I really can't think of anything else I would rather be driving.
Thank for the comments,I'm feeling excited already! Roll on Xmas!
The brown is a no-cost leather (full leather free on 2015 LCI cars), along with sakhir orange, Silverstone and black leather
Not very PH you're right, but I love good interiors, makes the car sometimes. It not a Caterham so it's fine to enjoy the luxury on the inside.
Edited by mikeN54 on Thursday 29th October 21:50
Amazing car, it will be worth the wait.
Any other GC owners on here? It seems a very rare car.
Great choice. San Marino and Aragon Brown should go very well, although I've not seen them together in the flesh. Not quite as loud as San Marino and Sakhir.
I've had mine for 2 years now and still enjoy every minute in it. It's a big car and takes some getting used to, especially judging exactly where the wheels are to avoid curbing, visibility in the A pillar/wing mirror area does not help.
Make sure you run it in correctly when you get it, it seems to be very important with these engines. Do it too gently and you'll be burning oil at quite a rate. Give it plenty of revs, up to 5,000, but relatively light load for the first 100 miles with plenty of engine braking, slowing down from 4th to 3rd and then 2nd gear on a fast A road is ideal. Did this with mine and it does not use any oil at all.
There are only about 385 M6 GC in the UK and Ireland, so they are a much less common sight than the M5.
I've had mine for 2 years now and still enjoy every minute in it. It's a big car and takes some getting used to, especially judging exactly where the wheels are to avoid curbing, visibility in the A pillar/wing mirror area does not help.
Make sure you run it in correctly when you get it, it seems to be very important with these engines. Do it too gently and you'll be burning oil at quite a rate. Give it plenty of revs, up to 5,000, but relatively light load for the first 100 miles with plenty of engine braking, slowing down from 4th to 3rd and then 2nd gear on a fast A road is ideal. Did this with mine and it does not use any oil at all.
There are only about 385 M6 GC in the UK and Ireland, so they are a much less common sight than the M5.
Be great to see the colour combo in the flesh when you get it
I aspire to own one of these - my head finds leasing hard to accept - so I'll probably wait until they are cheaper and 2-3 years old.
Having said that - if the offers are still around that make the 'real list price' 72k - has anyone managed to get a new on for £6xk?
I aspire to own one of these - my head finds leasing hard to accept - so I'll probably wait until they are cheaper and 2-3 years old.
Having said that - if the offers are still around that make the 'real list price' 72k - has anyone managed to get a new on for £6xk?
cgauk said:
Be great to see the colour combo in the flesh when you get it
I aspire to own one of these - my head finds leasing hard to accept - so I'll probably wait until they are cheaper and 2-3 years old.
Having said that - if the offers are still around that make the 'real list price' 72k - has anyone managed to get a new on for £6xk?
From the posts I have seen the m6 GC's purchased at 72k odd had a fair few options added to them so if you wanted to lower the spec or get a out of the box one I am sure it would be possible if you tried hard enough. I aspire to own one of these - my head finds leasing hard to accept - so I'll probably wait until they are cheaper and 2-3 years old.
Having said that - if the offers are still around that make the 'real list price' 72k - has anyone managed to get a new on for £6xk?
IATM said:
From the posts I have seen the m6 GC's purchased at 72k odd had a fair few options added to them so if you wanted to lower the spec or get a out of the box one I am sure it would be possible if you tried hard enough.
I payed £72666:00 for a well specced M6 GC CP, It specced up too £111K with Service Pack, soo big saving had it a year, nice car but hard to park in many places and mostly unusable power wise, ticking over @ 90/100 MPH.Nearly got raped come PX time, got lucky though.
Traded it for the new LCI M3, just as quick too 80/100 MPH room for 4 comfortable with a boot.
Happy.
Do I miss the M6 ....................... NOPE.
Edited by JMBMWM5 on Friday 30th October 08:41
12TS said:
http://www.contracthireandleasing.com/car-leasing-... Maybe? £700+ Vat though.
I'm interested too....can see cheapish M5s but not an M6 GC. I have a soft spot for the GC.
how many years? how many miles? etcI'm interested too....can see cheapish M5s but not an M6 GC. I have a soft spot for the GC.
JMBMWM5 said:
payed £72666:00 for a well specced M6 GC CP, It specced up too £111K with Service Pack, soo big saving had it a year, nice car but hard to park in many places and mostly unusable power wise, ticking over @ 90/100 MPH.
Nearly got raped come PX time, got lucky though.
Traded it for the new LCI M3, just as quick too 80/100 MPH room for 4 comfortable with a boot.
Happy.
Do I miss the M6 ....................... NOPE.
Was it bought new at that price as in factory order or was it a pre-reg? Or maybe it was a used car with a proper previous owner and a few miles on it? The prices for these seem to be all over the place. Was offered one yesterday at the same £72K price and it specs to about £100k but is 3 months old with about 3k miles. I thinks this is not the best deal out there?Nearly got raped come PX time, got lucky though.
Traded it for the new LCI M3, just as quick too 80/100 MPH room for 4 comfortable with a boot.
Happy.
Do I miss the M6 ....................... NOPE.
Edited by JMBMWM5 on Friday 30th October 08:41
JMBMWM5 said:
payed £72666:00 for a well specced M6 GC CP, It specced up too £111K with Service Pack, soo big saving had it a year, nice car but hard to park in many places and mostly unusable power wise, ticking over @ 90/100 MPH.
Nearly got raped come PX time, got lucky though.
Traded it for the new LCI M3, just as quick too 80/100 MPH room for 4 comfortable with a boot.
Good purchase deal on the M6.Nearly got raped come PX time, got lucky though.
Traded it for the new LCI M3, just as quick too 80/100 MPH room for 4 comfortable with a boot.
I'm currently in an E63 AMG Estate, so the size thing is OK. I've gone for surround view to save the wheels!
New M3s are nice, but more to lease than a new M6GC, so I couldn't justify it.
mikeN54 said:
Good purchase deal on the M6.
I'm currently in an E63 AMG Estate, so the size thing is OK. I've gone for surround view to save the wheels!
New M3s are nice, but more to lease than a new M6GC, so I couldn't justify it.
I have a set of 20" winter wheels and Michelin Alpin PA4 tyres for sale, they do not fit the M3 as the TPMS Valves are a different frequency.I'm currently in an E63 AMG Estate, so the size thing is OK. I've gone for surround view to save the wheels!
New M3s are nice, but more to lease than a new M6GC, so I couldn't justify it.
They are in great condition 3000 miles only so 7/8mm treads.
12TS said:
mikeN54 said:
Brokers are / have been for a while, discounting M6GC by 25K to £72K new before negotiation, so that is the "real" list price, not 97K.
Thus sept 15 delivery miles cars up for £72K at BMW. http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/M/4.4/Sheffield/3744876-...
Dealers trying for high 50's on a 2yo 2013 car are taking the P##s when you can get a new one for 72, or less.... more like £40K for a 2yo one.
Or lease a new one for less than they'll PCP you a 330d.
I enquired about that car as I thought it was cheap. Over 3 years and 8000 miles p.a. on a PCP it came out at £1700 per month. GFV of £27k. I've no idea how they're going to sell that car when you can lease a new one for half the money. Thus sept 15 delivery miles cars up for £72K at BMW. http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/M/4.4/Sheffield/3744876-...
Dealers trying for high 50's on a 2yo 2013 car are taking the P##s when you can get a new one for 72, or less.... more like £40K for a 2yo one.
Or lease a new one for less than they'll PCP you a 330d.
jm doc said:
12TS said:
mikeN54 said:
Brokers are / have been for a while, discounting M6GC by 25K to £72K new before negotiation, so that is the "real" list price, not 97K.
Thus sept 15 delivery miles cars up for £72K at BMW. http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/M/4.4/Sheffield/3744876-...
Dealers trying for high 50's on a 2yo 2013 car are taking the P##s when you can get a new one for 72, or less.... more like £40K for a 2yo one.
Or lease a new one for less than they'll PCP you a 330d.
I enquired about that car as I thought it was cheap. Over 3 years and 8000 miles p.a. on a PCP it came out at £1700 per month. GFV of £27k. I've no idea how they're going to sell that car when you can lease a new one for half the money. Thus sept 15 delivery miles cars up for £72K at BMW. http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/M/4.4/Sheffield/3744876-...
Dealers trying for high 50's on a 2yo 2013 car are taking the P##s when you can get a new one for 72, or less.... more like £40K for a 2yo one.
Or lease a new one for less than they'll PCP you a 330d.
Not quite as poor as Bramleys advertising one for £105k!
Hi JM Doc.
I have to agree I think it's all a ittle cheeky.
Firstly they offer a car apparently listed at 100k+ which is very very easily obtainable at 70k ish brand new.
Then you see 2 year old examples still at 60k plus on the forecourts but when you ask about finance and get final values at end of term they are all around 25-30k.
Seriously foul play here.
At the moment I think many of them are seriously inflated in terms of price. I have said in a few posts I have seen a new for sale private and at dealers at around 56, not sold and dropped to 52k and sold at 50k for the GC.
The others at 60k+ have say there for 6 months plus.
I have to agree I think it's all a ittle cheeky.
Firstly they offer a car apparently listed at 100k+ which is very very easily obtainable at 70k ish brand new.
Then you see 2 year old examples still at 60k plus on the forecourts but when you ask about finance and get final values at end of term they are all around 25-30k.
Seriously foul play here.
At the moment I think many of them are seriously inflated in terms of price. I have said in a few posts I have seen a new for sale private and at dealers at around 56, not sold and dropped to 52k and sold at 50k for the GC.
The others at 60k+ have say there for 6 months plus.
cgauk said:
Be great to see the colour combo in the flesh when you get it
I aspire to own one of these - my head finds leasing hard to accept - so I'll probably wait until they are cheaper and 2-3 years old.
What is it about leasing you don't like? Is it the perceived ownership issue?I aspire to own one of these - my head finds leasing hard to accept - so I'll probably wait until they are cheaper and 2-3 years old.
Interior snaps below, and a nice US pic of an SM blue GC. (I've got the black grills ordered already)...
Edited by mikeN54 on Sunday 1st November 20:27
mikeN54 said:
What is it about leasing you don't like? Is it the perceived ownership issue?
Interior snaps below, and a nice US pic of an SM blue GC. (I've got the black grills ordered already)...
Have to say that looks very nice - a real step up on the interior of the M5. I was checking the size of the M6GC the other day (just out of curiosity of course ) and note it is 4 inches longer than the M5 and a touch wider. That's a pretty big car for four seats!Interior snaps below, and a nice US pic of an SM blue GC. (I've got the black grills ordered already)...
Edited by mikeN54 on Sunday 1st November 20:27
mikeN54 said:
What is it about leasing you don't like? Is it the perceived ownership issue?
Interior snaps below, and a nice US pic of an SM blue GC. (I've got the black grills ordered already)...
Looks awesome - congrats - the black grills suit it and make it meanerInterior snaps below, and a nice US pic of an SM blue GC. (I've got the black grills ordered already)...
I've leased a car before and was paranoid about keeping it pristine - the return was actually painless but I worried about the car more than if I'd owned it
I think my issues with leasing are psychological deficiencies - i know about renting depreciating assets, I know the maths of leasing versus buying can work out similar on a monthly basis, I know leasing is better for my cash reserves, etc - I just find it hard to commit to £600+ per month on a car - I find ignoring depreciation and paying sporadic expensive service bills easier to handle 😁
pjv997 said:
Have to say that looks very nice - a real step up on the interior of the M5. I was checking the size of the M6GC the other day (just out of curiosity of course ) and note it is 4 inches longer than the M5 and a touch wider. That's a pretty big car for four seats!
Yep it a bar steward to park too.Edited by JMBMWM5 on Tuesday 3rd November 16:19
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