RE: BMW X6 M: Driven
Discussion
pigeonskirt said:
unsprung said:
pigeonskirt said:
It's just that How Many Left has 93 X6M's listed as taxed. Designing a car like this and only selling 100 or so is hardly going to excite the accountants is it!?
Somewhere out there, beyond the distribution of Wotsits and the enforcement of HM Television Licence Fee, there may be other markets that also sell this car. Couple of units here and there. All adds up.As an aside... Although it's nothing new that cars are consumer products, the variety of self-definition / self-expression available today is sometimes breathtaking.
Is it possible to say that, more than ever before, we are what we drive? Maybe.
M@1975 said:
Our marketing director has the old one and it is just offensive from every angle, I thought it might grow on me but nope, still hideous. New one is no better.
I know these things are primarily for different markets to the UK but I really do not understand why people buy them.
I think you've hit the nail on the head. I (like others) find their repulsive, offensive nature attractive. It's the ultimate materialistic possession in many ways: butt ugly, costs a bomb, depreciates and serves no real purpose; owning one is effectively an admission of having more money than sense. It's brutal in it's lack of taste and I love it.I know these things are primarily for different markets to the UK but I really do not understand why people buy them.
But I think most importantly, is an enormous flick of the V's to all people green.
It's bat s
t crazy.macdeb said:
As an engineering exercise FAB no denying that, but the car 
has to be THE most Vulgar, unappealing, ugly piece of crap out there and everytime I see one I think, why?. To show that you have more money than sense? X6 no, and at £90k+ 
I have no desire, genuine need or the necessary wedge to own an X6M but... Seeing how their very existence provokes such anger and winds up so many PHers, if I had the necessary, I would have to buy one. Purely for my own amusement... people thinking they knew me, the sort of person I am simply because of what I drove. Well, that's obviously how you get to know the real person lol has to be THE most Vulgar, unappealing, ugly piece of crap out there and everytime I see one I think, why?. To show that you have more money than sense? X6 no, and at £90k+ 
If I'd bought a more expensive 911, Ferrrari, Lambo I would be a discerning, lucky b
d petrol head who knew his cars. In reality I could still be a poseur with more money than sense.danielj58 said:
I think you've hit the nail on the head. I (like others) find their repulsive, offensive nature attractive. It's the ultimate materialistic possession in many ways: butt ugly, costs a bomb, depreciates and serves no real purpose; owning one is effectively an admission of having more money than sense. It's brutal in it's lack of taste and I love it.
But I think most importantly, is an enormous flick of the V's to all people green.
It's bat st crazy.
I think this is a far more ordinary vehicle than you give credit for. On our busy highways it would be seen by most as just another SUV, one that happens to have carefully scaled-up performance capability. I believe most people would not be offended by it (or by extension, by you) whatever their 'green' credentials – not unless you drive offensively at least. Folks would simply assume you fall into the middle of a bell curve of consumer preference, predominantly brand- and fashion- led, and ultimately very conservativeBut I think most importantly, is an enormous flick of the V's to all people green.
It's bat s
t crazy.Edited by Darsettian on Tuesday 3rd February 04:09
Edited by Darsettian on Tuesday 3rd February 04:11
It's fairly straightforward really - BMW aren't in the business of making cars, they're in the business of making money. The bean counters have seen that this will make a shed load of profit, so BMW makes it. Simples!
The fact that they still offer this in the UK when so few are sold here is a bit strange, but they must sell enough in right-hand drive markets to make it worthwhile engineering the thing and putting it on sale.
As for the X6M itself, it doesn't induce fits of hateful rage when I see one - I just think to myself "for that amount of money, that driver could have bought a much better car"
Such as a Micra.
The fact that they still offer this in the UK when so few are sold here is a bit strange, but they must sell enough in right-hand drive markets to make it worthwhile engineering the thing and putting it on sale.
As for the X6M itself, it doesn't induce fits of hateful rage when I see one - I just think to myself "for that amount of money, that driver could have bought a much better car"
Such as a Micra.
swerni said:
Axionknight said:
Liquid Tuna said:
Wonderful! Like the last one, pointless, ugly and heavy. I love it! It's just a big fk you to the eco-wkers! 
Oh I don't know, it is 20% more efficient than the last one! k you to the eco-wkers! Love the fact so many hate them, this alone appeals to me.
If you want to be hated why not wander around Bradford dressed as an Orthodox Jew- or around Brixton as a Nazi? Much cheaper.
Love the comments in here that seem to suggest that spanking £100k on an ugly, brash, ludicrous car is making some sort of right-on statement.
Norma Smellons said:
You would have to be blind or stupid to buy one of these cars.
The fact that fewer than 100 people bought the last version fills me with some hope for the future of mankind.
In the UK. There are at least 3 other markets that are many many times bigger than our piddling little corner.The fact that fewer than 100 people bought the last version fills me with some hope for the future of mankind.
PGNCerbera said:
Epic, epic car. Love it.
Will seriously consider one as the daily when I tire of the M5.
Love the sheer madness of it. Totally unnecessary. And yet so cool.
If by 'cool' you mean fashionable, yeah, it probably is. If you mean it possesses effortless style then I beg to differ. And there's no madness to be found here – it'll appeal to conservative folk who want to go one better in the ubiquitous SUV market. This is no ground-breaking car; rather, it's safe – both conceptually, and as a transportation device. Will seriously consider one as the daily when I tire of the M5.
Love the sheer madness of it. Totally unnecessary. And yet so cool.
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