6 series Understated/Underated?
Discussion
smashy said:
Why do they bother with the back seats? genuine q look completely unusable to me ,maybe wrong of course.I love the look of the GC
My daughter is very happy in her BMW car seat in the back of the car - I've got a Coupe too.Admittedly she sit's behind my wife's seat and she is 5ft 2" but it is useable.
cerb4.5lee said:
I regularly swap between a E90 3 series and a 640d and the 640 feels like a boat in comparison.
I've driven a 4 series and it doesn't feel any different to me size wise, in fact over a 435d it is nicer to drive too.But externally it's a big beast but after 6 months it feels normal to me.
That's right, the two rear seats of the 6-series coupe should be considered as (very) temporary seats for adults and if people at the front are tall (e.g. I am 6 foot 4) and seating (actually very) comfortably, only young children or yoga practitioners (access is not exactly easy) will fit in them.
My only real gripe is the mechanism to fold the front seats, which is poorly located almost at the back of the seat and requires more strength than my wife can muster.
Also, the steering is really lifeless but again this is a big barge of a cruiser so who cares?
My only real gripe is the mechanism to fold the front seats, which is poorly located almost at the back of the seat and requires more strength than my wife can muster.
Also, the steering is really lifeless but again this is a big barge of a cruiser so who cares?
moffat said:
My daughter is very happy in her BMW car seat in the back of the car - I've got a Coupe too.
Admittedly she sit's behind my wife's seat and she is 5ft 2" but it is useable.
Admittedly she sit's behind my wife's seat and she is 5ft 2" but it is useable.
I had two older shape six series, the last one being the 635D before buying the 640D. The 635D was definitely more lively, but as a cruise ship the 640D wins hands down. In my view the marketing dept positioned the 640D much better than the 635D (which wanted to be good at too many things). Of course, BMW was also greedy, which did not help sales. But the 640D is such a departure from the older model that the market might still need to realise this simple fact.
I could buy many other cars to cruise down to Southern France but have yet to find a good reason to. With the low dB, the Bang and Olufsen stereo (good, but not that good), space to stretch my frame and 40mpg, only my prostate and nice restaurants determines when I need to stop
I could buy many other cars to cruise down to Southern France but have yet to find a good reason to. With the low dB, the Bang and Olufsen stereo (good, but not that good), space to stretch my frame and 40mpg, only my prostate and nice restaurants determines when I need to stop
AB said:
Unfortunately it isn't an option for me.
I was in a minority (I think) in that I liked the older shape too.
I was in a minority (I think) in that I liked the older shape too.
Edited by PhilRS on Thursday 28th May 18:11
CRA1G said:
HoHoHo said:
Personally I lobve the 640D but have an F10 M5 and I'm cruising down to Italy in the summer for three weeks
Now that sort of trip sounds like I'd leave the 640d at home and grab the keys for the i8...However for me, 3000 miles, 3 weeks across Europe in an M5
It massively depends what you are after.
A BMW 6 series can't be compared to a 3/4 series, after all the 6 series is a touring car. I have a 6 series and for churning miles from London to the south of france/Italy its perfect for 3 reasons:
1) Its a touring car with a good amount of boot space (Compared to a Jaguar XKR for example)
2) Engine is perfect for bomming around country roads as well as motorway driving (Its never going to be as fast as an M3/M4 for example)
3) Comfortable for touring (comparison bieng seats in an Aston which I don't feel are as comfortable)
A BMW 6 series can't be compared to a 3/4 series, after all the 6 series is a touring car. I have a 6 series and for churning miles from London to the south of france/Italy its perfect for 3 reasons:
1) Its a touring car with a good amount of boot space (Compared to a Jaguar XKR for example)
2) Engine is perfect for bomming around country roads as well as motorway driving (Its never going to be as fast as an M3/M4 for example)
3) Comfortable for touring (comparison bieng seats in an Aston which I don't feel are as comfortable)
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