E46 M3 gone replaced by 645...
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k where you doing it??!! 
Prawnboy said:
thats a lovely machine,gets better looking with age too. i test drove a couple in may, great engine i was going to get one and then my trade in exploded so i had to have a cheaper V8. But every day i drive past them wishing i had that extra couple of grand.
enjoy
Agree on the age bit....love it more these days than when it came out. Seems to have got better over time and not showing it's age at all.enjoy
Just a couple more pictures after another layer of wax....
SO what do you think on wheels.....Was going to get them redone in anthracite or maybe change them. There are two styles I've been offered....A CSL type wheel that fits the standard tyres...Love this type wheel but not sure it will suit the 6....Or a later style BMW wheels but these would need 15mm spacers to fit and although I had spacers on my M3 not sure the 6 is the sort of car that needs them and I don't want the wheels to look all boy racer poking out of the arches so will probably just refurb....
http://www.cmwheels.com/index.php?route=product/pr...
http://www.cmwheels.com/index.php?route=product/pr...
Recently sold my 645 coupe - lovely car but its needs a louder exhaust to release the V8!!
If you are looking at an auto, make sure you floor it and keep it held down all the way to 90 - look for a hard change on the box - can happen in any gear but usually higher and can throw an error/limp home mode. You can reset by stopping and turning on and off tough. This will be the mechtronics control giving up - approx £2500 repair for a reconditioned box. You can drive around it with a slight lift or not floor it in the first place, but its not going to fix itself. You might find it also 'hunts or hesitates' at a constant 37-40mph. Forums are undecided if a gearbox oil change will cure it as they are meant to be sealed for life but that can cost around £400. Mine was OK but i did find one that i test drove with the hesitation so walked away.
R.E. wheels - I loved the standard ellipsoid wheels myself but changed to the style 92 after a couple of cracks. I was lucky enough to find some in original condition with the polished face rather than the flat silver paint after being refurbed.
Expensive blooming Run Flats did my head in, especially when linked to the cracked alloys
If you are looking at an auto, make sure you floor it and keep it held down all the way to 90 - look for a hard change on the box - can happen in any gear but usually higher and can throw an error/limp home mode. You can reset by stopping and turning on and off tough. This will be the mechtronics control giving up - approx £2500 repair for a reconditioned box. You can drive around it with a slight lift or not floor it in the first place, but its not going to fix itself. You might find it also 'hunts or hesitates' at a constant 37-40mph. Forums are undecided if a gearbox oil change will cure it as they are meant to be sealed for life but that can cost around £400. Mine was OK but i did find one that i test drove with the hesitation so walked away.
R.E. wheels - I loved the standard ellipsoid wheels myself but changed to the style 92 after a couple of cracks. I was lucky enough to find some in original condition with the polished face rather than the flat silver paint after being refurbed.
Expensive blooming Run Flats did my head in, especially when linked to the cracked alloys
Andyt25 said:
SO what do you think on wheels.....Was going to get them redone in anthracite or maybe change them. There are two styles I've been offered....A CSL type wheel that fits the standard tyres...Love this type wheel but not sure it will suit the 6....Or a later style BMW wheels but these would need 15mm spacers to fit and although I had spacers on my M3 not sure the 6 is the sort of car that needs them and I don't want the wheels to look all boy racer poking out of the arches so will probably just refurb....
http://www.cmwheels.com/index.php?route=product/pr...
http://www.cmwheels.com/index.php?route=product/pr...
I thought about CLS style wheels for my 645 but had the same concern - I didn't think they would be suited to such a solid/heavy/substantial looking car. I happened to spot a 6 in the classifieds the other week (it's maybe still there) that had them fitted and tbh they looked out of place. I have the standard Ellipsoid (121?) style wheels and I like them, they just need a decent refurb. See here for a list of all BMW wheels. http://www.cmwheels.com/index.php?route=product/pr...
http://www.cmwheels.com/index.php?route=product/pr...
Lovely car btw; got mine a year ago and exactly the same spec but dark blue with nappa cream interior. Is that an umbrella in the passenger footwell?
Edited by parabolica on Wednesday 2nd July 13:57
parabolica said:
I thought about CLS style wheels for my 645 but had the same concern - I didn't think they would be suited to such a solid/heavy/substantial looking car. I happened to spot a 6 in the classifieds the other week (it's maybe still there) that had them fitted and tbh they looked out of place. I have the standard Ellipsoid (121?) style wheels and I like them, they just need a decent refurb. See here for a list of all BMW wheels.
Lovely car btw; got mine a year ago and exactly the same spec but dark blue with nappa cream interior. Is that an umbrella in the passenger footwell?
Yes, it's a BMW umbrella...Think it was an option that not many took up in the UK....Lovely car btw; got mine a year ago and exactly the same spec but dark blue with nappa cream interior. Is that an umbrella in the passenger footwell?
Edited by parabolica on Wednesday 2nd July 13:57
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