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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 02:35 AM
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Hello all,

Went on a BMW multimodel launch yesterday, it was near Newbury. Some great roads between Newbury and Wantage, and out towards the Swindon-Marlborough road. Eight cars were supposedly on show
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 03:27 AM
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Can't wait to see/hear the M6 convertible going on Top Gear.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 03:48 AM
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Another excellent review
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by matthehat17,Oct 20 2006, 11:35 AM
It'll do an indicated 141 in 4th gear... and it has three ratios to go. Get rid of that speed limiter, please!
Is that something that punters can ask BMW to disable before delivery, subject to signing the usual disclaimers? Or is it removable as an after-market modification by BMW tuners? Presumably it must be - no point making a car like that otherwise.

Nice review.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by matthehat17,Oct 20 2006, 10:35 AM
Some great roads between Newbury and Wantage, and out towards the Swindon-Marlborough road.
Shhhhh! Don't tell everyone, that's where I go to play - and at the moment it's relatively unknown.


Other than that - good review - still wouldn't want one (I can imagine someone like Michael Winner or a footballers wife having one) but good review all the same
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 05:09 AM
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I'd still have the M5 over the M6 and put the other
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 05:28 AM
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[QUOTE=chilled,Oct 20 2006, 02:09 PM] I'd still have the M5 over the M6 and put the other
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 05:35 AM
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 05:39 AM
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[QUOTE=Paper Lawyer,Oct 20 2006, 01:28 PM] Straying away from Matt's review (interesting to see your take ont he M6 convertible after reading EVO's review last night), my neightbour had the AM Vantage earlier this year - four months out of six in the garage (although six weeks due to XC70 reversing into it - the dented bonnet repairs took so long that the Masser Quatroporte hire car meant a
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by MarkB,Oct 20 2006, 12:55 PM
Shhhhh! Don't tell everyone, that's where I go to play - and at the moment it's relatively unknown.



Its good for the bike too
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