Pics of your Fast Estate...

[Jules Sunley]

bolidemichael said:

Jules Sunley said:

Ninjacj said:

Jules Sunley said:

Last weekend I took the B5 to meet up with two other V8 Touring owners from another thread

Awesome! That red one must be an espeiclaly rare combo. Not sure I have ever seen red like that on an E60 or E61. And this era of Alpina is incredibly strong!

Yes defo rare. The owner of the red 550 has just upgraded the exhaust (due to the old one blowing - proper man maths) and it sounded lovely.

Fantastic of the original owner to have specced a 'sleeper' car in red!

Never thought of it like that. I never used to like red BMWs back in the day but now I think they look great. Funny how some things age better than others. A mate of mine has a 1 of 1 Japanrot (red) E60 B5 saloon with a two tone red and black interior. Now that is a thing to behold.

Edit - found a couple of pics, none of the interior sadly

Edited by Jules Sunley on Saturday 7th May 01:57

[bolidemichael]

Jules Sunley said:

bolidemichael said:

Jules Sunley said:

Ninjacj said:

Jules Sunley said:

Last weekend I took the B5 to meet up with two other V8 Touring owners from another thread

Awesome! That red one must be an espeiclaly rare combo. Not sure I have ever seen red like that on an E60 or E61. And this era of Alpina is incredibly strong!

Yes defo rare. The owner of the red 550 has just upgraded the exhaust (due to the old one blowing - proper man maths) and it sounded lovely.

Fantastic of the original owner to have specced a 'sleeper' car in red!

Never thought of it like that. I never used to like red BMWs back in the day but now I think they look great. Funny how some things age better than others. A mate of mine has a 1 of 1 Japanrot (red) E60 B5 saloon with a two tone red and black interior. Now that is a thing to behold.

Edit - found a couple of pics, none of the interior sadly

Edited by Jules Sunley on Saturday 7th May 01:57

Somehow, the photo doesn't flatter the shape of the car/colour combo, though the E61 looks good to me.

My favourite E61 M5 colour is Indianapolis Red, as featured on this very thread by the (lucky) owner, within the last few months.

[Glenn63]

JoshT97 said:

Finally get to post in this thread....new to me C63 Estate in Hyacinth Red

Very nice, don’t see many in that colour.

[Percy.]

JoshT97 said:

Finally get to post in this thread....new to me C63 Estate in Hyacinth Red

Very nice!

I personally haven't seen many (if any) C63 estates in red.

I test drove a C63s estate yesterday, currently looking like the top choice on my purchase list for July when my company car goes back and I move to car allowance.

[LeeM135i]

Percy. said:

JoshT97 said:

Finally get to post in this thread....new to me C63 Estate in Hyacinth Red

Very nice!

I personally haven't seen many (if any) C63 estates in red.

I test drove a C63s estate yesterday, currently looking like the top choice on my purchase list for July when my company car goes back and I move to car allowance.

I am biased as I have the C63S coupe, the estate is truly a one car solution to every (if you exclude economy) situation. Love mine, for the first time I am not looking to buy another car.

[Jules Sunley]

LeeM135i said:

I am biased as I have the C63S coupe, the estate is truly a one car solution to every (if you exclude economy) situation. Love mine, for the first time I am not looking to buy another car.

I think that is the true test. Feel the same way about my B5, I can't see any other car making me smile as much. In the past I've always planned 'the next one'.

Edited by Jules Sunley on Sunday 8th May 11:20

[JoshT97]

LeeM135i said:

I am biased as I have the C63S coupe, the estate is truly a one car solution to every (if you exclude economy) situation. Love mine, for the first time I am not looking to buy another car.

Economy not as bad as i thought actually. Tends to do 28-30mpg going with the flow of traffic. Average of about 24mpg per tank so far with some yobbishness included. Ride is a little harsh and gearbox can be jerky at low speed on occasion but it feels undeniably special for such a practical car which you can't say the same for many things nowadays. it gets a surprising amount of attention too, I'm a Mobile Car Valeter/Detailer so work out the back of it and in the 3 weeks I've had it I've yet to have a day where someone hasn't come up to me to chat about it.

[PomBstard]

Looks like I’m not the only one who enjoys the low-key approach - came back to my car to find an identical Calais V8 wagon parked next to it - even has roof bars…

[PomBstard]

Double post

[Marcus-7tcc2]

JoshT97 said:

LeeM135i said:

I am biased as I have the C63S coupe, the estate is truly a one car solution to every (if you exclude economy) situation. Love mine, for the first time I am not looking to buy another car.

Economy not as bad as i thought actually. Tends to do 28-30mpg going with the flow of traffic. Average of about 24mpg per tank so far with some yobbishness included. Ride is a little harsh and gearbox can be jerky at low speed on occasion but it feels undeniably special for such a practical car which you can't say the same for many things nowadays. it gets a surprising amount of attention too, I'm a Mobile Car Valeter/Detailer so work out the back of it and in the 3 weeks I've had it I've yet to have a day where someone hasn't come up to me to chat about it.

I've now got a 2019 E63S estate and it's an absolute weapon (I've owned some fast cars but this is next level) but one of the very few areas where it lacks is on the economy side....I realise that a 604 bhp twin turbo V8 missile isnt going to be frugal but in my old C7 RS6 I could get very early 30's (31.1 mpg to be exact) in quite a short space whilst doing 65-70, I've just come back from a long drive and over 60 miles with adaptive cruise on and 69-70 mph constant I got 29.7 mpg and that was trying very hard. What doesnt help is the tiny fuel tank-67 litres! For such a big car its a bit of joke. From RS6 to RS5 to M3 Comp my average daily was around 27/27 mpg (obviously when making progress a lot less) this its early 20's.
I know economy isnt and shouldnt be a factor in these sorts of cars but with fuel prices the way they are you need deep pockets to run an E63s-if it's your daily you will spend a lot of time at the pumps (reminds me of my 1st RS6-the V10-the AMG isnt quite as bad but worryingly close).
Apart from that and some other minor things it is an epic wagon.

[Percy.]

JoshT97 said:

Economy not as bad as i thought actually. Tends to do 28-30mpg going with the flow of traffic. Average of about 24mpg per tank so far with some yobbishness included. Ride is a little harsh and gearbox can be jerky at low speed on occasion but it feels undeniably special for such a practical car which you can't say the same for many things nowadays. it gets a surprising amount of attention too, I'm a Mobile Car Valeter/Detailer so work out the back of it and in the 3 weeks I've had it I've yet to have a day where someone hasn't come up to me to chat about it.

Any photos you could post?

[Percy.]

LeeM135i said:

I am biased as I have the C63S coupe, the estate is truly a one car solution to every (if you exclude economy) situation. Love mine, for the first time I am not looking to buy another car.

I only have room for one car and I have a Doberman so estate or SUV are my only two options.

I am ashamed to admit I did test drive an X3 M40i yesterday, but that just reaffirmed my preference of an estate over anything else.

[JoshT97]

Percy. said:

I only have room for one car and I have a Doberman so estate or SUV are my only two options.

I am ashamed to admit I did test drive an X3 M40i yesterday, but that just reaffirmed my preference of an estate over anything else.

M340i Tourer is the perfect "do everything" car IMO, would have bought one myself but I feel they've still got a fair amount of depreciation to do so (ironically) the C63 will cost less to own overall at least in my situation from the deal I got.

[JoshT97]

Percy. said:

Any photos you could post?

will only let me post one pic per message so I won't clog the thread up too much.

[JAMSXR]

JoshT97 said:

will only let me post one pic per message so I won't clog the thread up too much.

Very nice. Had mine on track on Friday, it’s a real do it all car. Love it.

[bolidemichael]

The alloys look awesome. Are they official MB wheels?

[JoshT97]

JAMSXR said:

Very nice. Had mine on track on Friday, it’s a real do it all car. Love it.

how was it? it feels stiff enough to do OK just obviously a bit heavy for track work. Have considered doing a day in it. Also what tyres are you running? MB Dealer supplied it with mismatched tyres front--rear so in the process of putting the new continental sport contact 7's on it after watching the tyre reviews comparison test. Do think Cup 2's would be amazing once up to temp but all but useless on the road.

[JoshT97]

bolidemichael said:

The alloys look awesome. Are they official MB wheels?

yep! one of the few optional extras it has! it's a non S so came with 18's as standard, these are 19's.

[Jules Sunley]

JoshT97 said:

Finally get to post in this thread....new to me C63 Estate in Hyacinth Red

Liking the red, very nice

[Percy.]

JoshT97 said:

will only let me post one pic per message so I won't clog the thread up too much.

Thanks

These are definitely the best looking alloys on the C63