Why is the 6 series so cheap and why haven't I got one yet..

[LittleEnus]

Stinkfoot said:

the 6 series looks a bit 'drug dealer'

I really hate people that pigeon hole cars like this. How many drug dealers do you know?

They all drive Bentley's anyway

[Diderot]

Vizsla said:

Speed addicted said:

hornetrider said:

Speed addicted said:

... and that I don't really care if passengers are cramped.

That's the spirit!

yup, sod them!

Definitely this! My mate has a 630, can never get my head round how such a large car can be so cramped, like a Tardis in reverse! I would suggest that the rear seats are a no-no for all but smallish children, the headroom is very limited, practically zero vis, just not a nice place to be for anything other than short journeys.

Don't think his running costs are too ruinous, he's done around 80k with no problems, although when it's been in for service/tyres etc the words 'two grand' invariably crop up in the conversation

Nonsense. I went three up to York from the south coast in November with a 5ft 10 mate in the back. Perfectly comfortable he said and he's still alive and without any muscular-skeletal issues Once you get in, you'd be surprised at the amount of space.

[DanL]

I've had a 650 sport for a couple of years now - I average around 18 on my commute, can do 32 on a motorway. It's very fast in a straight line, and extremely comfortable. I'm honestly not sure what I'd replace it with for the same money. Paid a touch under 15k for it at a BMW dealer. Full running costs are in my profile, including the bits fixed under warranty.

[J4CKO]

Just saw a manual one on Ebay, didnt know they did one.

[Devil2575]

J4CKO said:

Just saw a manual one on Ebay, didnt know they did one.

There's a manual 645i not far from me on Auto trader. It looks pretty decent too. Shame I not in the market for one at the moment.

[VolvoT5]

Devil2575 said:

J4CKO said:

Just saw a manual one on Ebay, didnt know they did one.

There's a manual 645i not far from me on Auto trader. It looks pretty decent too. Shame I not in the market for one at the moment.

Why? I just don't understand why anybody would buy a car like this with a manual box. Spoils the whole point of the car IMO.

[deeen]

VolvoT5 said:

Why? I just don't understand why anybody would buy a car like this with a manual box. Spoils the whole point of the car IMO.

So they can pretend it's a sports car?

[hornetrider]

VolvoT5 said:

Why? I just don't understand why anybody would buy a car like this with a manual box. Spoils the whole point of the car IMO.

Good thing we're all different then eh.

[CarAbuser]

VolvoT5 said:

Why? I just don't understand why anybody would buy a car like this with a manual box. Spoils the whole point of the car IMO.

I would have to go for the manual option unless there was a DCT box available. I don't enjoy torque converter autos at all. Just feel vague (even the 8 speed BMW one that every reviewer raves about)

I have a DCT on my current car and only leave it in auto when I'm in heavy traffic. I'm not exactly some fossil who's stuck in the past and can't accept technology, I just like to feel the engine stretch it's legs a bit between gears and feel the power curve.

[UK345]

Would you guys agree that this car would make a good investment ? I can see it being a future classic but i assume prices will come down more. These days consumers buy on finance or pcp so get new versions of cars

[CarAbuser]

UK345 said:

Would you guys agree that this car would make a good investment ? I can see it being a future classic but i assume prices will come down more. These days consumers buy on finance or pcp so get new versions of cars

I honestly wouldn't expect it to go up in value any time soon.

Too heavy to be fast and too ugly (from certain angles) to be a garage queen. The 8 series is only just seeing interest and that's a more iconic looking car with rarity and character on its side.

[Patrick Bateman]

Agreed.

Which is the way we want it, remember. Down, down, down they go.

[alfabadass]

These have actually gone up in price.

There are a lot of ropey high milers commanding £7k plus when 18 months ago they were starting to hit the £5k...looks like I'll have to wait a bit longer!

[MDMetal]

Surely the main point isn't I they're going to go up (if they did it wouldn't be by much for a looking time) but the fact they can't go much lower so when you sell your not likely to loose much?

[gazchap]

Schermerhorn said:

Mine does 7-8mpg around town. When I first got it I thought I had a hole in the tank.

!!!

Both my E60 and E61 M5s managed 11-13mpg on my town commute. Are you sure you haven't got a hole I the tank?!

[TurboHatchback]

CarAbuser said:

UK345 said:

Would you guys agree that this car would make a good investment ? I can see it being a future classic but i assume prices will come down more. These days consumers buy on finance or pcp so get new versions of cars

I honestly wouldn't expect it to go up in value any time soon.

Too heavy to be fast and too ugly (from certain angles) to be a garage queen. The 8 series is only just seeing interest and that's a more iconic looking car with rarity and character on its side.

Indeed, I'm expecting them to keep on descending towards shed territory though that will take a long time. I've being eyeing up 650s for a while, maybe when they've dropped a few more k I shall have one.

[bigfatnick]

VolvoT5 said:

Devil2575 said:

J4CKO said:

Just saw a manual one on Ebay, didnt know they did one.

There's a manual 645i not far from me on Auto trader. It looks pretty decent too. Shame I not in the market for one at the moment.

Why? I just don't understand why anybody would buy a car like this with a manual box. Spoils the whole point of the car IMO.

I tried a few manual ones when I bought my monaro, the clutch is horrible, really grabby with a low bite point, and is an incurable issue, really ruins the car, a little older and wiser I wish I'd bought an auto cabriolet.

Edited by bigfatnick on Tuesday 28th April 11:56

[Schermerhorn]

gazchap said:

Schermerhorn said:

Mine does 7-8mpg around town. When I first got it I thought I had a hole in the tank.

!!!

Both my E60 and E61 M5s managed 11-13mpg on my town commute. Are you sure you haven't got a hole I the tank?!

Believe me, I checked!

Most I ever got from a tank was 350 miles....90% motoway.

[MDMetal]

Are these recommended to use super unleaded? The MPG doesn't seem too bad vs my 350z which does say you really should use unleaded so the cost saving of a 6 series running regular unleaded probably offsets the lower MPG. (Man maths in full operation)

[Devil2575]

VolvoT5 said:

Devil2575 said:

J4CKO said:

Just saw a manual one on Ebay, didnt know they did one.

There's a manual 645i not far from me on Auto trader. It looks pretty decent too. Shame I not in the market for one at the moment.

Why? I just don't understand why anybody would buy a car like this with a manual box. Spoils the whole point of the car IMO.

Because it's got a big torquey engine with a reasonably wide power band so it's not like you're going to be changing gear all the time.
Autos get worse mpg
Autos on older cars especialy ones like this are just something else to go wrong and BMWs "sealed for life" policy means that failures are not unheard of.