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The new six is no longer meltily ugly enough to make salvador Dali retch, which is nice.
I was in the 'less is more' camp with the old 8ers; I thought the 840 was a really nice little car for grand touring & roundabouts.
But for the money, something as totally daft as the V10 is very tempting. Even if it is far too fast & big for the UK; sometimes it's because it is!
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Then why did you get an S2000 and not an MX-5?
The mrs and I are quietly saving for a Gallardo. If we decide it's too much like hard work, an M6 would make a good fallback option...but it's not a Lambo...
The mrs and I are quietly saving for a Gallardo. If we decide it's too much like hard work, an M6 would make a good fallback option...but it's not a Lambo...
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Not a regular poster on here but have lurked around for years...
It's funny this topic has popped up today as hopefully (fingers crossed), I have just sold my M5. As Gaddafi says, prices are tumbling fast and I have just accepted £18.5k for a 2006 (55) car - I paid £30k just 18 months or so ago; it's a buyers market out there now and to be honest, just getting an offer is hard work!
Mine is/was immaculate, 53k miles, fully loaded, FBMWSH, rolling warranty, blah blah blah... they are like rocket ships though, almost far too fast for UK roads as a whole, maybe the performance bargain of the year, and they are very comfortable too. They may not be to everyone's eye but you cannot deny 507bhp in almost Q car form!
Warranty is ESSENTIAL and only the BMW one, I pay £69pm and have made claims in excess of £5k, you need deep pockets without one. Fuel economy is horrendous (mine is averaging sub 15) but running costs are pretty reasonable given what it can do.
Would I recommend one... in a heartbeat (if just for the noise of that V10 alone).
That's my two pennies worth.
Cheers
It's funny this topic has popped up today as hopefully (fingers crossed), I have just sold my M5. As Gaddafi says, prices are tumbling fast and I have just accepted £18.5k for a 2006 (55) car - I paid £30k just 18 months or so ago; it's a buyers market out there now and to be honest, just getting an offer is hard work!
Mine is/was immaculate, 53k miles, fully loaded, FBMWSH, rolling warranty, blah blah blah... they are like rocket ships though, almost far too fast for UK roads as a whole, maybe the performance bargain of the year, and they are very comfortable too. They may not be to everyone's eye but you cannot deny 507bhp in almost Q car form!
Warranty is ESSENTIAL and only the BMW one, I pay £69pm and have made claims in excess of £5k, you need deep pockets without one. Fuel economy is horrendous (mine is averaging sub 15) but running costs are pretty reasonable given what it can do.
Would I recommend one... in a heartbeat (if just for the noise of that V10 alone).
That's my two pennies worth.
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TBF, it must be quite a clutch and subject to a lot of (potential) abuse.
But then I know M-car running costs CAN be eye-watering anyway, which is why a car costing so much new is suddenly free with every expensive warranty you take out.
Swings and roundabouts...
But then I know M-car running costs CAN be eye-watering anyway, which is why a car costing so much new is suddenly free with every expensive warranty you take out.
Swings and roundabouts...