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I'm looking at buying a 640D as I am doing a lot of motorway miles now after starting a new job. I was hoping some owners could give me some advice with a few queries I had on the car.
What sort of real world MPG do you get on long journeys?
Has anyone fitted a tow bar to one?
Are there any must have options? Or is most of the stuff standard? I'd be looking at a 2013-2014 car.
Does the M sport pack add anything except for the better alloys?
My other option is a 435d, has anyone had experience of the two and can offer a comparison?
Cheers
What sort of real world MPG do you get on long journeys?
Has anyone fitted a tow bar to one?
Are there any must have options? Or is most of the stuff standard? I'd be looking at a 2013-2014 car.
Does the M sport pack add anything except for the better alloys?
My other option is a 435d, has anyone had experience of the two and can offer a comparison?
Cheers
scz4 said:
No tow bar factory option or any of the the usual fitters like Witter etc. Shame as I quite fancied a 640\650 GC.
Have a read here - http://www.6post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96209...
Ah this could be my only problem with the car - I need to be able to tow my motorbike. I'll ring my local tow bar place as they are usually pretty good at fitting tow bars to cars that don't actually have them as an option - I had one on my S3 and that wasn't approved to tow.Have a read here - http://www.6post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96209...
Edited by scz4 on Saturday 13th February 17:07
CSK423 said:
I've got a GC nearly a year old with 15k on it.
MPG is averaging at 42 mixture of 45 mins motorway 10mins B road. Long runs are high 40's, pushing 50mpg for a 70mph run I tend to stick the cruise on at 78mph which gets you around 47.
A lot of spec is standard I wouldn't say there are any must have options but options that help the car retain its value I would say the MSPORT plus pack which consists of the 20" wheels, Head up display, LCD dash and harmon Kardon stereo. This was the options when I bought my pre lci 640D, I think the LCD dash is standard now but you're looking at 2013/14 cars so that doesn't apply. I also have rear camera and the surround view which helps with parking the thing which is just over 5 metres long plus speed limit display. Not must haves but certainly nice to haves. The HUD is very useful and something I'll opt for in my next car.
Some people opt to spend the cash on the Electronic damper control (EDC) to soften the ride due to big wheels and run flats but it's not something that bothered me.
Lots of kit as standard heated electric memory seats (lumber support is not standard though)pro nav (upgraded around 2013 so watch out for that) electric heated folding mirrors etc.
The 435d handles a little better only because it's smaller, the 6 is a large car and you can feel it in the bends when pushing on but if you use it mostly for motorway I would choose the 6 as it's a lot smoother and quieter.
Edit - any excuse to post a pic.....
Thanks for that MPG is averaging at 42 mixture of 45 mins motorway 10mins B road. Long runs are high 40's, pushing 50mpg for a 70mph run I tend to stick the cruise on at 78mph which gets you around 47.
A lot of spec is standard I wouldn't say there are any must have options but options that help the car retain its value I would say the MSPORT plus pack which consists of the 20" wheels, Head up display, LCD dash and harmon Kardon stereo. This was the options when I bought my pre lci 640D, I think the LCD dash is standard now but you're looking at 2013/14 cars so that doesn't apply. I also have rear camera and the surround view which helps with parking the thing which is just over 5 metres long plus speed limit display. Not must haves but certainly nice to haves. The HUD is very useful and something I'll opt for in my next car.
Some people opt to spend the cash on the Electronic damper control (EDC) to soften the ride due to big wheels and run flats but it's not something that bothered me.
Lots of kit as standard heated electric memory seats (lumber support is not standard though)pro nav (upgraded around 2013 so watch out for that) electric heated folding mirrors etc.
The 435d handles a little better only because it's smaller, the 6 is a large car and you can feel it in the bends when pushing on but if you use it mostly for motorway I would choose the 6 as it's a lot smoother and quieter.
Edit - any excuse to post a pic.....
Edited by CSK423 on Saturday 13th February 18:16
If I can get over 40 average I'll be happy - I just didn't want the claimed figures to be miles away from the real world. I'll be doing at least 2 220 mile trips a week which is 95% motorway, so I am leaning towards the 6 series. I also think it looks better than the 4 but that's subjective.
What is the difference between the pro nav and normal one? The main thing I want is the traffic updates, does the normal one still have that?
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