M6 Competition Pack....delivered :)

[tjk123]

Awesome machine, and a very nice colour combination - brave choice on the white leather. Privacy glass is the only fly in the ointment, IMO.

[scarecrow]

Superb!
Impressive spec and colour combo.

Enjoy.

[Chipper]

I like that a lot!

[forest172]

fantastic, look that colour. Enjoy!!

[Palmball]

Thanks a lot chaps...much appreciate the comments, especially given the typical lack of M6 love

w5pwr said:

I think you will find your last M6 had the same valves on the exhaust system?

Err....quite possibly! But I have to be honest, I never noticed it and I normally would spot things like that. This exhaust does sound different though - slightly louder and more raspy.

mondie said:

That looks fantastic, thanks for the very balanced review. The steering and exhaust are to me the main attractions of the CP so its good to see the steering is much improved, shame about the exhaust. Your pics are the frst time I have found myself really like the CP wheels. Are winter tyres a consideration for you, if so wondering what you are planning there?

Cheers
Simon

Had a 'spirited' drive home in it today and the steering improvements impress me the more I get used to it - it's so much more direct meaning a lot less arm twirling is required.

The wheels are also getting better with time - I reckon they do suit it in real life. Shame BMW skimped by not making them forged

Haven't thought about winter tyres to be honest - had them last year on the missus's Mini JCW and they were awesome so I'll probably put them on our other car (currently a E350 Coupe, but I've just ordered a new 335d xDrive, which I'm about to 'adjust' to an order for a 135i lol!)

scoobyc said:

Thanks for taking the time to post, very informative and honest.

Car looks fantastic, I really wanted that colour for the M5 but computer says no The interior looks lovely and as you said the contrast stitching takes it up another level.

Funny because if it was available on the M6, I'd have gone for the M5's Monte Carlo blue!

gjf764 said:

Wow!
Fancy a swap/ compare with my M135i?

Erm....see above. Might change the missus's car for one of these as I hear they're rather good??? I'm sure the 135i compares very favourably on a bumpy twisty backroad

Mermaid said:

Decent sized brakes on a BMW, finally. Don't like the look of the discs though

You do know that ceramic brakes are meant to look like that (i.e. full of little cracks)?

W8PMC said:

Very nice.

What colour Blue is that? First thought was MCB but looks more vibrant.

San Marino Blue - I think it's (currently) exclusive to the M6 (or at least the M6 was that colours launch car)

HoHoHo said:

All I can say is.......fk me, what a car

I'm hopefully about to push the button an an LCI M5 but if I had the extra cash that would be sitting on my drive

Enjoy it

You probably don't need that much extra budget as theres a lot more support and discount on the M6, helping close the gap considerably.

scoobyc said:

They're only 10mm bigger than the standard steels!!

http://www.6post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64746...

Size is not everything They feel very different despite the marginal size increase and it would be impossible to fit bigger brakes inside the 20" wheels.

gaz1234 said:

Who wet sanded the m3?

Demon Details, Nottingham

Heres the before (notice the orange peel above the side repeater)





Heres the during phase (I shat myself when I saw the car in this state!)






And voila....95% of the orange peel gone

[gaz1234]

Ummm i don't see any difference!

[Palmball]

gaz1234 said:

Ummm i don't see any difference!

Clarity of the shadows....it's the only way to see it in pictures

[scoobyc]

Palmball said:

scoobyc said:

Thanks for taking the time to post, very informative and honest.

Car looks fantastic, I really wanted that colour for the M5 but computer says no The interior looks lovely and as you said the contrast stitching takes it up another level.

Funny because if it was available on the M6, I'd have gone for the M5's Monte Carlo blue!

lol, just as well we're all different! I just think MCB is a bit too light and SMB is even better than interlagos blue when I first saw it.

Mermaid said:

Decent sized brakes on a BMW, finally. Don't like the look of the discs though

scoobyc said:

They're only 10mm bigger than the standard steels!!

http://www.6post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64746...

Size is not everything They feel very different despite the marginal size increase and it would be impossible to fit bigger brakes inside the 20" wheels.

I'm sure they are considerably better, my comment was more a chuckle at the statement that BMW have finally fitted some "big" brakes

[scoobyc]

gaz1234 said:

Ummm i don't see any difference!

Look at how straight and clear the lines of the white windows are in the reflection, before they are all "bumpy" (orange peel) whereas after they are virtually straight and a true reflection after.

[Palmball]

scoobyc said:

I'm sure they are considerably better, my comment was more a chuckle at the statement that BMW have finally fitted some "big" brakes

Err....yeah....I sort of sound like a defensive tw@t there don't I

[Gyrock]

Palmball said:

Disappointingly though, when I removed the wheels (yes, I'm probably the only person to take delivery of their new car yesterday and immediately remove the wheels to seal the inside of them!) it seems the CP wheels aren't forged! Scandalous on BMW's part when you consider the non-CP 20" wheels are forged and these CP wheels were part of a £6k+ option.

Nice write up, beautiful car.

One observation, you need to be unbelievably careful when removing wheels with the Ceramics. The slightly knock to the disk, however small, will damage them and you know that's big bucks. My dealer told me if I wanted them to change the tyres at any point in the future they would need a few days notice in order to get in the tyre lifting device (see below).

Below is extract from the BMWs Technical Training Product Information briefing pack (I have this full PDF is anyone wants to see it).

[Contigo]

Stunning motor, I think this looks alot better than previous M6.

[Bradders901]

Looks amazing in the photos - the car looks well presented also - did it come from the dealer like that or had you done some additional prep (in addition to the wheels)?

[Diderot]

That is beautiful. Love it.

[zedx19]

Amazing car, stunning.

[eliotrw]

DAT. PAINT. COLOUR

HMMMMMM

[gaz1234]

scoobyc said:

Look at how straight and clear the lines of the white windows are in the reflection, before they are all "bumpy" (orange peel) whereas after they are virtually straight and a true reflection after.

gotya.

[Skrambles]

Wow - that colour looks amazing on the m6. Tempted by the 991 turbo s?

[scoobyc]

Gyrock said:

Nice write up, beautiful car.

One observation, you need to be unbelievably careful when removing wheels with the Ceramics. The slightly knock to the disk, however small, will damage them and you know that's big bucks. My dealer told me if I wanted them to change the tyres at any point in the future they would need a few days notice in order to get in the tyre lifting device (see below).

Below is extract from the BMWs Technical Training Product Information briefing pack (I have this full PDF is anyone wants to see it).

Surprised they don't come with a wee tool like Porsche, couple like these would do the trick?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/PORSCHE-REMOVAL-BOXSTER-CA...

[northandy]

Holy crap, that is bloody fantastic!