Im considering purchasing a used 2006 BMW M6 and was looking for opinions and comments about the car. Ive never owned a BMW before and was wondering about any quirks or such I should be on the lookout for.
2006 BMW M6 ??????
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You may be better off checking on some dedicated BMW forum for this specific model.
In general, BMWs can be quirky and their biggest issue is typically the previous owner. A lot of neglected cars out there coming off leases/off warranties with only the bare minimum maintenance performed.
With that said, I think I've read somewhere that the 6-series is actually one of the most reliable BMWs of recent years.
In general, BMWs can be quirky and their biggest issue is typically the previous owner. A lot of neglected cars out there coming off leases/off warranties with only the bare minimum maintenance performed.
With that said, I think I've read somewhere that the 6-series is actually one of the most reliable BMWs of recent years.
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Great cars, very classy. I would probably own one if i could chose any BMW.
Cons: high maintenance
Cons: high maintenance
BMW has ridiculously long oil change intervals, IMO.
It should be shorter on the M.
Hopefully you have serviced records and a good independent BMW shop in your area...
It should be shorter on the M.
Hopefully you have serviced records and a good independent BMW shop in your area...
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Originally Posted By: notech47
BMW has ridiculously long oil change intervals, IMO.
It should be shorter on the M.
Hopefully you have serviced records and a good independent BMW shop in your area...
It isn't.
I just changed my oil at roughly 10,000Km's and I hadn't even got off the first "tick" on my OLM........
BMW has ridiculously long oil change intervals, IMO.
It should be shorter on the M.
Hopefully you have serviced records and a good independent BMW shop in your area...
It isn't.
I just changed my oil at roughly 10,000Km's and I hadn't even got off the first "tick" on my OLM........
Originally Posted By: notech47
BMW has ridiculously long oil change intervals, IMO.
It should be shorter on the M.
Hopefully you have serviced records and a good independent BMW shop in your area...
BMW's OLM is possibly the most accurate of all. I think early OLM were based on fuel economly and temperature conditions. Now i think it actually uses a sensor to monitor oil viscosity? Most M engines range from 6-10qts capacity or OEM specced Catrol TWS 10w-60 Ester oil.
BMW has ridiculously long oil change intervals, IMO.
It should be shorter on the M.
Hopefully you have serviced records and a good independent BMW shop in your area...
BMW's OLM is possibly the most accurate of all. I think early OLM were based on fuel economly and temperature conditions. Now i think it actually uses a sensor to monitor oil viscosity? Most M engines range from 6-10qts capacity or OEM specced Catrol TWS 10w-60 Ester oil.
I looked at buying one (and the M5, basically the same car). Fantastic sports machine, but I could not get past the horrid iDrive (fixed its last year, 2010) and the jerky SMG. Everything else was excellent.
BTW, common services are expensive. Brakes, for example, are several hundred dollars per rotor, and there aren't really any "cheap blanks" out there. So keep a slush fund for maintenance.
Be sure you get a full service record and pass on any cars that have been in the shop repeatedly. I saw a bunch of M5s that had gone to the dealership every few months for transmission problems, for example.
Be sure you get a full service record and pass on any cars that have been in the shop repeatedly. I saw a bunch of M5s that had gone to the dealership every few months for transmission problems, for example.
Originally Posted By: notech47
BMW has ridiculously long oil change intervals, IMO.
BMW has used Service Interval (oil change) monitors for the past three decades. The approximate interval has been 15K-18K miles for the past 15 years.
While the cooling systems frequently have problems, it's very rare that the lower end has significant wear when the proper rated oil is changed at the suggested interval.
Most BMW engines do have large sumps (7+ quarts) and use large filters, and specify a higher end oil. But none of it is magic.
BMW has ridiculously long oil change intervals, IMO.
BMW has used Service Interval (oil change) monitors for the past three decades. The approximate interval has been 15K-18K miles for the past 15 years.
While the cooling systems frequently have problems, it's very rare that the lower end has significant wear when the proper rated oil is changed at the suggested interval.
Most BMW engines do have large sumps (7+ quarts) and use large filters, and specify a higher end oil. But none of it is magic.
Meh the 6's are heavy and not that fast, and no V12 option. Not really a big fan.
IMHO if you want a big GT coupe I'd look to Aston Martin, Maserati, or maybe an older Ferrari first.
Maserati especially offers a wonderful coupe which is about a million times more fun to drive than the M6.
IMHO if you want a big GT coupe I'd look to Aston Martin, Maserati, or maybe an older Ferrari first.
Maserati especially offers a wonderful coupe which is about a million times more fun to drive than the M6.
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Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
Meh the 6's are heavy and not that fast, and no V12 option. Not really a big fan.
IMHO if you want a big GT coupe I'd look to Aston Martin, Maserati, or maybe an older Ferrari first.
Maserati especially offers a wonderful coupe which is about a million times more fun to drive than the M6.
The M6 is heavy and not fast? 0-60 in the low 4 second range is pretty [censored] fast to me. Even the regular 645 is a pretty quick car.
Meh the 6's are heavy and not that fast, and no V12 option. Not really a big fan.
IMHO if you want a big GT coupe I'd look to Aston Martin, Maserati, or maybe an older Ferrari first.
Maserati especially offers a wonderful coupe which is about a million times more fun to drive than the M6.
The M6 is heavy and not fast? 0-60 in the low 4 second range is pretty [censored] fast to me. Even the regular 645 is a pretty quick car.
I was looking at a CPO 3-Series last month. My internet forum researches indicated that BMWs generally have weak or problematic air-conditioning. That sent me scurrying away. In VA, that might not bother you as much.
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Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
Meh the 6's are heavy and not that fast, and no V12 option. Not really a big fan.
IMHO if you want a big GT coupe I'd look to Aston Martin, Maserati, or maybe an older Ferrari first.
Maserati especially offers a wonderful coupe which is about a million times more fun to drive than the M6.
The M6 is heavy and not fast? 0-60 in the low 4 second range is pretty [censored] fast to me. Even the regular 645 is a pretty quick car.
That's just meh these days, its also over two tons so its Bentley porky. I test drove a couple 6 series because my business partner loves them and wants one, and they are just meh to me. A $15k R129 SL is 90% of the car at a few percent of the price. The only attraction I can see is they are relatively cheap to lease and BMW takes care of everything so you don't have to fix it out of pocket.
In the big under $100k GT segment I'd buy a Maserati Granturismo, all around a better car.
Or if you want ground pounding 0-60 screaming power, in a big German GT car Mercedes owns that segment. Like I said BMW doesn't even offer a V12.
Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
Meh the 6's are heavy and not that fast, and no V12 option. Not really a big fan.
IMHO if you want a big GT coupe I'd look to Aston Martin, Maserati, or maybe an older Ferrari first.
Maserati especially offers a wonderful coupe which is about a million times more fun to drive than the M6.
The M6 is heavy and not fast? 0-60 in the low 4 second range is pretty [censored] fast to me. Even the regular 645 is a pretty quick car.
That's just meh these days, its also over two tons so its Bentley porky. I test drove a couple 6 series because my business partner loves them and wants one, and they are just meh to me. A $15k R129 SL is 90% of the car at a few percent of the price. The only attraction I can see is they are relatively cheap to lease and BMW takes care of everything so you don't have to fix it out of pocket.
In the big under $100k GT segment I'd buy a Maserati Granturismo, all around a better car.
Or if you want ground pounding 0-60 screaming power, in a big German GT car Mercedes owns that segment. Like I said BMW doesn't even offer a V12.
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Except that Maseratis are HORRIBLY unreliable and the dealer network is extremely small. Have fun paying through the [censored] for every part and waiting weeks for it to arrive from Italy.
At least with BMW there are tons of dealers and the parts are attainable.
At least with BMW there are tons of dealers and the parts are attainable.
If you bring it to a dealer for everything like an out of warranty BMW sure. But if you do basic stuff yourself or find a good indie they are not much worse than anything else.
Besides its like dating a hot women, your going to have to pay. You want the homely girl that you can take to Fridays on a date, or do you want to date someone who looks like Jessica Alba...well Friday's is not going to cut it. Same with cars, you want the $19 oil change special and thousands of trouble free miles? Well you need someone cheap like a Toyota. You want something more high end? Well its not going to cost $19 to get the oil changed anymore...
My buddy just pulled the intake manifold of his Maserati which uses the same V8 as the 430 Ferrari, and it wasn't a terrible job.
Besides its like dating a hot women, your going to have to pay. You want the homely girl that you can take to Fridays on a date, or do you want to date someone who looks like Jessica Alba...well Friday's is not going to cut it. Same with cars, you want the $19 oil change special and thousands of trouble free miles? Well you need someone cheap like a Toyota. You want something more high end? Well its not going to cost $19 to get the oil changed anymore...
My buddy just pulled the intake manifold of his Maserati which uses the same V8 as the 430 Ferrari, and it wasn't a terrible job.
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Maserati's probably have the worst resale of any luxury vehicle sold in the US market.
Originally Posted By: notech47
Maserati's probably have the worst resale of any luxury vehicle sold in the US market.
In that case you should be able to find a used one for cheap.
Maserati's probably have the worst resale of any luxury vehicle sold in the US market.
In that case you should be able to find a used one for cheap.
That's not a bad thing unless your buying new.
Its because the average buyer isn't really up on what high end cars cost to keep. They think BMW's are cheaper to run which is utter [censored], and Lexus to for that matter.
If it was expensive new it will be expensive used to own, don't care what badge is on the hood.
Its because the average buyer isn't really up on what high end cars cost to keep. They think BMW's are cheaper to run which is utter [censored], and Lexus to for that matter.
If it was expensive new it will be expensive used to own, don't care what badge is on the hood.
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If they are affluent and can afford a BMW...
they will have no problem paying for maintenance and repairs.
they will have no problem paying for maintenance and repairs.
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