635d to 650 cabrio

[635djimmy]

Hi all
I've done about 10,000 miles in my 635d. It really is a great car, but I do miss petrol and putting the windows down just to hear the engine.
I also have a trip around europe coming up in june. I would like to stay with the 6 so have decided to go for the 650i, just to be different the cabrio.
WIth regards to using a convertible all season how they are they to look after? and insulation wise (this would be my first convertible)
Also, even though I know it wont be greta on fuel being a V8 what should I expect MPG wise and miles to a tank?

Regards

James.

[5678]

Mine's a coupe, but I've heard that the roof on the 6 is very good.

MPG wise, at 70-80 you can get high 20's poss even 30 (only at 70mph though!) Going to Le Mans last year and sat at 80 the whole way (had pregnant wife with me ) I was seeing 400-450 miles from a tank.

Edit: for real world urban driving, we get an average of 22-23mpg. If you start opening it up and pressing on then this will turn to high teens quite quickly.

Edited by 5678 on Thursday 21st April 13:59

[635djimmy]

Many thanks for the reply.

I haven't ruled put the coupe yet. As while its lovely weather at the moment I might think differently in the winter...

Those figures aren't as bad as I was expecting to be honest.

[Webber3]

I get about 17mpg around town, 24mpg on fast motorway trips and up to 30mpg on the motorway if I stay below 60mph.

The roof is excellent, when it's up you just forget you're driving a soft top. Noise levels are low and temperature has never been an issue either way.

I used the car for most of last winter, except when the windows froze up and the doors wouldn't open. The problem is that the windows have to drop a few millimeters to allow the doors to be opened and closed. I've since treated the car with a rubber restorer, so that might help.

[5678]

635djimmy said:

Many thanks for the reply.

I haven't ruled put the coupe yet. As while its lovely weather at the moment I might think differently in the winter...

Those figures aren't as bad as I was expecting to be honest.

From what I know now, I'd have probably bought a soft top version.

Regarding mpg, ours shows 19-22mpg far more than it shows 25+! My wife can nanny it to keep it around 24-25 with "urban" driving. I'm always at ~20 though.

Also agree with the above. Stop start round London or the like would see mid teens.

[635djimmy]

Thanks guys.
webber, good to hear that the roof is good. I had the same problem with the dropping window with my coupe last winter.

James.

[thegreatdogwood]

Webber3 said:

I get about 17mpg around town, 24mpg on fast motorway trips and up to 30mpg on the motorway if I stay below 60mph.

The roof is excellent, when it's up you just forget you're driving a soft top. Noise levels are low and temperature has never been an issue either way.

I used the car for most of last winter, except when the windows froze up and the doors wouldn't open. The problem is that the windows have to drop a few millimeters to allow the doors to be opened and closed. I've since treated the car with a rubber restorer, so that might help.

I agree with this. I have covered nearly 50k of motorway miles in just over 2 years and the cab is far nicer than the coupe as one really cool function is to drop the rear window for a little ventilation and to hear the exhaust note more if it is not warm enough to drop the roof. I have averaged about 22mpg but don't begrudge that at all as the sound is worth the extra ££

There is an auxilliary heater that you can set on a timer to defrost the car before you go out on a cold day so never any need for the doors to be frozen

Soft close doors should be a priority option on a cab as yu just pull them too rather than slamming a frameless door. Head up display is superb if you are touring as easy to forget the speed you are doing and Logic 7 speakers is another must have.

[635djimmy]

Many thanks for the reply.

Certainly sounds good. I'd be willing to sacrifice the economy for a bit of noise.

Options wise, I would want the soft close doors. The HUD too as I had it in my previous M5 and thought it was brilliant.

Something els i'm on the lookout for is the extended options list but doesn't seem to be many around

I did spot this one but the chap said its sold. Many options on it.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2716498.htm

[thegreatdogwood]

635djimmy said:

I did spot this one but the chap said its sold. Many options on it.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2716498.htm

That is a beautiful example / spec and extremely rare. I would personally avoid a black interior as remember that you are driving it with the roof up for a lot of the year and the whole black interior )seats, dashboard, roof lining) is a bit gloomy. Now this one with champagne merino really is a lovely combo as long as you don't have kids with messy hands...!