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Fittster
14,924 posts
82 months
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Competition pack. What competition does/can an M6 take part in?
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soad
15,873 posts
45 months
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Wonderful motor. 
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Frimley111R
4,210 posts
103 months
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Zzzzz... Long term test on an old model of car. All been done before. Can't you get something new?
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Zod
23,271 posts
127 months
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Clem64 said: Oh how quick you all forget what those b  ds did to the British Car Manufacturing Industry (such as it was), here's a gentle hint, Cadburys and Kraft. I still don't let BMW drivers out at junctions. Ha, everybody point and laugh at the retard!
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rob1234
646 posts
66 months
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Despite myself, I am really quite fond of these. However, I hate the wheels - something like this is much better. Preferably with a big set of APs behind them if rumours about BMW M brakes are to believed...  (clicky for larger)
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Gunton
27 posts
54 months
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Rob1234 i like your thinking! :-)
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bp1
481 posts
77 months
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rob1234 said: Despite myself, I am really quite fond of these.
However, I hate the wheels - something like this is much better. Preferably with a big set of APs behind them if rumours about BMW M brakes are to believed... LOL, each to their own, I love the wheels. Trying to convince myself that the 2k to get a set is worth it for my 6er.  Birds will do you a nice upgrade to AP brakes. DMS will delimit it and add another 50hp.
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Garlick
38,251 posts
109 months
PH Manager Bloke
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Frimley111R said: Zzzzz... Long term test on an old model of car. All been done before. Can't you get something new? We wanted to see what life is like with a V10, and whether the M6 can still cut it. I don't regret the choice here and I think running costs etc over the year might even help those considering taking advantage of the depreciation these things suffer on the used market.
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Schermerhorn
1,184 posts
58 months
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Clem64 said: Oh how quick you all forget what those b ds did to the British Car Manufacturing Industry (such as it was), here's a gentle hint, Cadburys and Kraft. I still don't let BMW drivers out at junctions. The same British Car Manufacturing Industry that churned out millions of sh*t cars with cr*p reliability over decades? Oh yeah, those b*stards!!!!
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robm3
3,401 posts
96 months
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I'm a family man so had to get this to experience that engine instead:  Sadly just sold it to another PH'er 
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Garlick
38,251 posts
109 months
PH Manager Bloke
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Great car that M5 T 
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sleep envy
59,289 posts
118 months
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has anyone taken it home yet? 
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Garlick
38,251 posts
109 months
PH Manager Bloke
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It has been used, yes 
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TheRoadWarrior
1,087 posts
47 months
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infradig said: Or888t said: This is what the m6 is for. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DzsdSWTMugBet you guys wanna pop over there and give it a go now -after a delimit of course Great car,in my opinion the ugliness is part of the'brutal' appeal in fact about the only car to suit the matt-black wrap treatment. Good video but who needs an M6 when a little red Z4 seems to be glued to the back bumper at 194mph! That video brings home just how properly fast ~200mph is.. he really had to stand on the anchors to slow behind that x5 that was doing a ton!
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Stuart
11,284 posts
120 months
PH Director Bloke
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shalmaneser said: I was just wondering....
Presumably you don't pay for these machines (Garlick's impulse purchases aside) - if you do then I'm becoming a car journalist because the salary is clearly bonkers - do you have to pay for the petrol or do you get a petrol card? Is there some contribution from the manufacturer?
I'd just like a bit of disclosure as to how this all works, it's been bothering me for some time!
I would have thought even fuelling this monster would put some strain on most peoples finances! Like most work use of cars, we'll pay for fuel for business use (so a journey specifically for a story) but not for other activity. If I actually sat down and worked out how much fuel I've put in various press cars over the years that can't be claimed back I'd probably be shocked, but I'm sure that Garlick, Pete, Chris and Riggers would agree with me when I say that I really don't care that much. Frankly, it is worth it. Having had both this and the V10 R8 in the space of a few days, I can confirm that V10s know how to get through the fuel, and at £1.30 a litre, it hurts!
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TheRoadWarrior
1,087 posts
47 months
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Fittster said: Competition pack. What competition does/can an M6 take part in? Most amount of money lost through depreciation in 1-3yrs.. Award. ?
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Elskeggso
2,930 posts
56 months
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Zod said: Clem64 said: Oh how quick you all forget what those b ds did to the British Car Manufacturing Industry (such as it was), here's a gentle hint, Cadburys and Kraft. I still don't let BMW drivers out at junctions. Ha, everybody point and laugh at the retard! +1 
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E21_Ross
10,505 posts
81 months
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Mermaid said: Tainted by Bangle, but also has BMW ever made a large good looking saloon/Coupe? I suppose the E9 & it's saloon counterpart were the best, and the E39 was kind of handsome..
BMW engineering, as always, is excellent. the original 6?
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Clem64
107 posts
57 months
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So being a patriot is being a retard ? we may not have produced the best cars, we may not have even produced good cars but they by and large are our cars. so who's the retard f ktard
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Garlick
38,251 posts
109 months
PH Manager Bloke
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Let's leave it there eh kids?
Getting back on topic.........
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