RE: Driven: BMW X6M
Discussion
xj6executive said:
Ugly as hell, heavier than an M series should ever be.............totally pointless exercise
Seems very similar to the Porsche Cayenne and how it fits into the Porsche range...........that never sold, did it!!
BMW like Porsche are there to make profit first and foremost.
snake doctor said:
BlackSteel said:
I love this car. Don't give a stuff what anybody else thinks. Nothing will part the red sea...sorry third lane quicker than this thing!
People have stated that they think it is pointless! You just don't get it..& that's not a real problem. Myself & lots of others DO get it though!!
So next time your in your ML or Panza..sorry Audi Q7 or Range Rover sport & the Big Bad M needs to get though..just move over.
At last!!People have stated that they think it is pointless! You just don't get it..& that's not a real problem. Myself & lots of others DO get it though!!
So next time your in your ML or Panza..sorry Audi Q7 or Range Rover sport & the Big Bad M needs to get though..just move over.
It's a niche car for a niche market. You want 5 seats get an X5. You want economical, get a diesel SUV. You want good looking, don't get an SUV period.
I'm without kids, can afford, want big, want fast, want engineered, want 2 or 4 seats and don't care about pretty. All the expensive cars i've owned have been dynamically good at what they do, iconic or both.
I'm going to drive one ASAP next year and I believe in what the worlds press drivers have said, it will be fabulous.
Un-PC and not a great looker, but who cares. Not me, the niche market!!
The creation of infinite niches by ze vaterland's brand kommendants over the last decade is of itself, a bad thing.
Modern Britain is a vile example of what happens when you let the plebs run wild and totally unchecked, in the palaces of the mighty.
The average villain used to be content with a Fiesta XR2; now, he thinks himself The Duke of Buckley and fit to mix drinks with the same by virtue of altitude - an altitude granted by undeserving chuck.
Dire!
derestrictor said:
snake doctor said:
BlackSteel said:
I love this car. Don't give a stuff what anybody else thinks. Nothing will part the red sea...sorry third lane quicker than this thing!
People have stated that they think it is pointless! You just don't get it..& that's not a real problem. Myself & lots of others DO get it though!!
So next time your in your ML or Panza..sorry Audi Q7 or Range Rover sport & the Big Bad M needs to get though..just move over.
At last!!People have stated that they think it is pointless! You just don't get it..& that's not a real problem. Myself & lots of others DO get it though!!
So next time your in your ML or Panza..sorry Audi Q7 or Range Rover sport & the Big Bad M needs to get though..just move over.
It's a niche car for a niche market. You want 5 seats get an X5. You want economical, get a diesel SUV. You want good looking, don't get an SUV period.
I'm without kids, can afford, want big, want fast, want engineered, want 2 or 4 seats and don't care about pretty. All the expensive cars i've owned have been dynamically good at what they do, iconic or both.
I'm going to drive one ASAP next year and I believe in what the worlds press drivers have said, it will be fabulous.
Un-PC and not a great looker, but who cares. Not me, the niche market!!
The creation of infinite niches by ze vaterland's brand kommendants over the last decade is of itself, a bad thing.
Modern Britain is a vile example of what happens when you let the plebs run wild and totally unchecked, in the palaces of the mighty.
The average villain used to be content with a Fiesta XR2; now, he thinks himself The Duke of Buckley and fit to mix drinks with the same by virtue of altitude - an altitude granted by undeserving chuck.
Dire!
You quoted me for what particular reason....?
Snakey,
Just to disagree with your position - I truly know what you mean, however - and would typically have supported your stance.
For some random reason, this car (X5M, too) just doesn't feel right; like it's the straw which broke the camel's back, as it were.
The Cayenne was indeed, 'bad' enough (I quite like the ML63 which totally undermines me, I know!) but somehow, for me, personally, //M is a Holy Institution and this Fatty Arbuckle is a most unwelcome inetrloper.
We already have the 4.4 V8 twin turbo BMW SUVs - why these? It corrupts the magic, for those who have supped excessively on dishes from the Gordon Ra//Msey menu.
Just to disagree with your position - I truly know what you mean, however - and would typically have supported your stance.
For some random reason, this car (X5M, too) just doesn't feel right; like it's the straw which broke the camel's back, as it were.
The Cayenne was indeed, 'bad' enough (I quite like the ML63 which totally undermines me, I know!) but somehow, for me, personally, //M is a Holy Institution and this Fatty Arbuckle is a most unwelcome inetrloper.
We already have the 4.4 V8 twin turbo BMW SUVs - why these? It corrupts the magic, for those who have supped excessively on dishes from the Gordon Ra//Msey menu.
I can't concur , DeR.
The X6M is not the wheels of choice for an aspiring driver who once used his XR2 to terrorise the local Burger King.
The X6M does not somehow represent a tipping point, a step too far.
As I see it, it is the high watermark of large powerful cars. It is one of the last examples of a large car maker offering something because they can, ignoring the green lobby and the PC brigade.
We will not see their kind again. Even know, mark 2 versions of these ( and Range Rovers ) are likely to be hybrids.
This is a large, heavy, dramatic and magnificent beast. It is Mel Gibson's interceptor. It would be my first choice of wheels if society fails and the middle classes are running amok inside a burnt-out Waitrose.
This is a car from an era that is coming to an end. For that reason alone, I intend to own one some time soon.
The X6M is not the wheels of choice for an aspiring driver who once used his XR2 to terrorise the local Burger King.
The X6M does not somehow represent a tipping point, a step too far.
As I see it, it is the high watermark of large powerful cars. It is one of the last examples of a large car maker offering something because they can, ignoring the green lobby and the PC brigade.
We will not see their kind again. Even know, mark 2 versions of these ( and Range Rovers ) are likely to be hybrids.
This is a large, heavy, dramatic and magnificent beast. It is Mel Gibson's interceptor. It would be my first choice of wheels if society fails and the middle classes are running amok inside a burnt-out Waitrose.
This is a car from an era that is coming to an end. For that reason alone, I intend to own one some time soon.
King Fisher said:
And worst of all, you know it'll get stuck fast on a wet lawn, like all Merc "off roaders".
Not true. The original G wagen which I believe is still for sale is admittedly somewhat spartan inside but brilliant off road. The new G wagen is pretty good in the rough stuff too.I like the X6, (a lot). But wonder what the point of it is. Especially when you consider that BMW also make an X3, X5 and 5 Series Estate.
toppstuff said:
I love it.
I love the fact that they can build it. I love the fact that it exists.
We should respect everyones freedom to have one of these if they want one, without criticism IMO.
With over-regulation and the nanny state seemingly just around the corner, this car is a definitive "up yours" to the government and the eco-fascists.
For that reason alone I think it should be welcomed.
What a brilliant comment. This sums up why I like Pistonheads, why when I earn a bit of cash and want to have some fun with it, why can't we do this? I love the fact that they can build it. I love the fact that it exists.
We should respect everyones freedom to have one of these if they want one, without criticism IMO.
With over-regulation and the nanny state seemingly just around the corner, this car is a definitive "up yours" to the government and the eco-fascists.
For that reason alone I think it should be welcomed.
Up yours to the "Green" Movement. I am all for saving the planet, and being efficient. It's the way this argument is portrayed, it's like a bloody religion for some glassy eyed eco zealots and ruthlessly exploited by a heartless government for
The X6M is ridiculous, and not my cup of tea. However, I also find the Range Rover supercharged ridiculous, and the BMW M5, both of which I would dearly love to be able to afford to own. The concept is what is important. Thank god manufacturers can still do this, and that people still buy them.
Great post sir!
Dibby said:
Crass, gareish, devoid of style ... you have to be 'of a type' to drive one of those.
It would look just great again a backdrop of fake Georgian pillars and a widdling kiddy statue on the drive
Right, just like you have to be a miserable sod or a gay man to drive an MX5, right? Love the groupthink here.It would look just great again a backdrop of fake Georgian pillars and a widdling kiddy statue on the drive
derestrictor said:
My wife knows loads of milfy types who would love such a thing.
I have a default position in such matters but oddly, not today.
Tbh, I quite like the X6, in the way that one might prefer the sartorial tweaks of an SS Gruppenführer's jacket to that of his equivalent's trenchcoat in The Gestapo.
To wit, it's certainly effective at what it does but there's an antisocial side effect best left unrealised.
Back to the milfs and their vaccuous, lightly sautéd, himbo hubbies: yes, awful people.
Impatient, angry and aggressive with no fundamental wit or other, redeeming characteristics who probably utilise Wii technology - the cretins.
I've thought about this long, hard, good and proper and I'm with the trado purists - this is cock nobbling central, first tier and no matter how much fiddling a chap may do, he's got to be some kind of inveterate disciple of Pendle's Premium Pud Pulling Syndicate to have the brazen nuts implant to order up such a thing.
It's an affront; it's tragic and I f@cking weep at the significance of its birthing.
Great comment!I have a default position in such matters but oddly, not today.
Tbh, I quite like the X6, in the way that one might prefer the sartorial tweaks of an SS Gruppenführer's jacket to that of his equivalent's trenchcoat in The Gestapo.
To wit, it's certainly effective at what it does but there's an antisocial side effect best left unrealised.
Back to the milfs and their vaccuous, lightly sautéd, himbo hubbies: yes, awful people.
Impatient, angry and aggressive with no fundamental wit or other, redeeming characteristics who probably utilise Wii technology - the cretins.
I've thought about this long, hard, good and proper and I'm with the trado purists - this is cock nobbling central, first tier and no matter how much fiddling a chap may do, he's got to be some kind of inveterate disciple of Pendle's Premium Pud Pulling Syndicate to have the brazen nuts implant to order up such a thing.
It's an affront; it's tragic and I f@cking weep at the significance of its birthing.
Tbh I think you are absolutely right and probably very close to the truth.
Edited by vintageracer01 on Friday 25th December 01:07
Edited by vintageracer01 on Friday 25th December 01:08
I wished that the M department spent time producing motorsport versions of the 1 series and CSL for the E92 M3s. This would be in line with their values. This is a car designed for the China, Russia and USA markets - very anti-Copenhagen Accord !!! I left the brand a while ago to their competitors.
BigTaf said:
IMO THE MOST POINTLESS CAR IN PRODUCTION if you want a 4x4 buy a 4x4 if you want a coupe buy a coupe dont buy this. It just goes to show that if you put a BMW bage on a 
some idiot will buy it
It can seat 4 in comfort, tow a large trailer, cope with bad weather (with correct tyres) some idiot will buy itwhere as a veyron can't
Therefore a veyron is more pointless
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