Just bought an M6 Gran Coupe

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Evening all,

Just thought i'd share a couple of photos of my recent purchase. I'm so impressed with it. I sold my 997 911 and replaced this with it. Really enjoying it so far, my first M car and probably not my last! I added the proper carbon tip spoiler, which i think really compliments the car and matches the roof well.

photos aren't great!





Does anyone know how many M6 GC's there are in the UK? You don't see many on the roads?

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thanks for the info on the number produced.

John: yeah, i know they've stopped making them.

It's a cracking car, it is big though! Just nice having some mod cons that you don't get in a 2005 997 911!

Are there many active M6GC owners on here?

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I'm really impressed with it so far, the build quality and interior are fantastic and after a decade in Porsche's its nice to have some space! The colours all work well, the best one is San Marino i think though

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Ahh very cool, so there’s two of us on here! Looks immaculate that. Is it silverstone 2 or pure silver?

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RichardM5 said:

That one looks like Pure Metal Silver to me, not enough colour in it for Silverstone.

I have one in Sakhir Orange, competition pack and Carbon Ceramic brakes. It also has the M-Performance spoiler and rear diffuser,

That's a great spec on yours. Have you any photos of the rear diffuser? Have you got the same tailpipe trims on it too?

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The spoiler looks great I think and really suits the car.

The diffuser is very nice. Is that a BMW M part or from somewhere else?

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nbetts said:

A few things I think.

They have comedy retail price figures
Massive discounts based on above comedy pricing
Meaning that residuals are piss poor and they depreciate hugely.
They are very large

Now those are the negatives - I like these a lot, they have some of the best interiors that BMW had made at that time.

I think the shape is very nice too.

The engine has too much power for the 2wd powertain - you can see that as a negative or a positive I guess

Bought very well they are wonderful things to knock about in.

Just my 2p worth

I agree with most of this to be fair. They were ridiculously priced when they came out and discounts didn't help with residuals. I think now in the used market though as they've lost a significant part of their value and with there only being 5-600 of them in the UK, they seem a good alternative to an M5. That was my thinking anyway. They are big, well a bit bigger than a 5 series, but big! The engine does feel like it has too much power.

The positives for me, i think they are one of the best looking cars BMW has produced in a long while, you don't see many of them about. They are very well spec'd and have one of the best interiors of a car i've seen in a while in this sector.

My issue was, i only need one car, but i wanted something that gave me the opportunity to press on if i want to, also something fun, but also something i can put the family in and drive round Europe. The alternatives are few (RS6, RS4, Panamera, AMG E class) and i don't think any of them give you the value that you get from the M6 GC, despite them all being very capable and great cars.

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PhilGT2008 said:

Here’s mine when I was down at a driving experience day (many various cars) at Mondello Park. BMW M at the time by chance had loads of sponsor banners up. Seemed the perfect place to park her up for a photo!

Agreed on the traction comments, especially over here in N Ireland we just never have dry enough roads. But that rare time when she hooks up to the road my word its quick. Like mentioned already, drive to the conditions. I will say Michelin Pilot Super Sports made a massive difference on mine over P Zeros that are only good for anything in a warm and dry climate, certainly not UK most year round.

Edited by PhilGT2008 on Saturday 11th November 21:05

that looks great! fantastic background too.

Here's mine the cotswolds recently

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PhilGT2008 said:

Looks great, thats Silverstone II colour?

How do you find the traction on yours? You on Michelin PSS?

If you put your foot down it likes to lose traction. It's not too bad if you manage it though. That said, in this weather, it's remaining stationery!

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Lostprophet said:

What are the M6's like in the wet? Traction issues?

Yes, very much so, i haven't driven one, but i would imagine the M5 is the same!

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tobybmw535i said:

Congrats sounds awesome, we will have to have a mini meet with all of these GC's about!

That's a good idea, We'd need a big car park though!

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pjv997 said:

Only managed to take a couple of pictures on the weekend, but here she is

That colour combination is lovely, works really well.

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Does anyone know if you can (forgive me for saying this) put a roof box on the carbon fibre roof? We're looking at doing a road trip later in the year and the additional storage would be good!

I know there are no roof bar slots, but i didn't know if you could get the roof bars that connect to the car door frame perhaps?

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ahh yes, good thinking, didn't think about that. Was basing my thinking on the wife's car which can and does take them, but would be slightly dreary driving round Europe!

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RHT said:

is this thread still active, just stumbled across it as one does, some interesting comments, I am on my 3rd current gen 6 series and so far so good, I am guessing most of these cars are financed so does depreciation really matter ??

Here is my last one, which was replaced with an identical like for like due to some after sales issues

very nice indeed! That's St. Pauls Square in Birmingham isnt it?

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I still really like mine, As mentioned at the top of the post, I used to have a 997 911, which I haven't missed once to be honest, well maybe once, but hardly at all.

Mine has no niggles to speak of really, that said, it will never be without a warranty!

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Stever said:

I think the CP adds about 15 BHP only so I figured less than 3% increase is neither here nor there with 552 BHP as standard. Perhaps more important is to get the extras you want which will enhance the time you spend in the car far more than the marginal power increase.

On mine I really like the soft close doors and cooled seats, the speed limit display is helpful (it also adds the no overtaking symbol too when appropriate, don't know yet if any others come up). The right colour interior is going to make a massive difference and what I saved on a non CP I put towards a new number plate

That looks great. Did you fill the holes from the surround to fit your plate, or did you take to a bodyshop?

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Looks good and suits it, i wanted to do the same, but mines not black so would stick out like a sore thumb!

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I've had mine since October 17' now and its fantastic. I think its such a complete car, which apart from transporting the dog particularly well, does everything!

Few photos of mine as it is now:









Added a couple of carbon bits to the interior too which work well i think.

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Thanks Mike, i don't think its sweaty though!