09-07-2013, 05:17 AM | #46 |
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Great car and thanks for the review!
How is it compared to the SLS you owned? And why you sold such a wonderful car?!
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09-07-2013, 05:46 AM | #47 |
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Enjoyable write up indeed - interesting to get back to back comparisons of the two.
The question we all want to know though...is the clock ticking already??
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Thank you for the great review. It is a very beautiful car.
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Great ride! enjoy it to the max my friend...love the color it's amazing!
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It looks absolutely amazing, awesome, great colour combo and fantastic write up. It makes me sad to be saying farewell to my lesser 6 now! Congrats to you and hope it lasts longer than the usual! Did I read that you are thinking of changing the other half's MB E350CDI Coupe for a M135? I thought you had an F30 335d Saloon on order ? Have I missed a thread somewhere ! |
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That contrasting black/white stitching...!
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09-07-2013, 09:32 AM | #53 |
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Excellent review thank you. I am particularly interested because I am considering doing the same, changing my sept 12 m6 for a CP plus ceramics. No one from the press has said that they can tell any difference so it is good to hear from someone who has had both. I must try a cp car.
A lot of the reviews say the m5 is lowered with cp but the m6 not. Is this right? Also the cp wheels 601M are the same width as the 343M wheels. Once again congrats on a great car! |
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Deeply gorgeous Andrew
By any chance, were you parked on a motorway service station - with the mandatory three empty spaces on either side of the car, - on the M6 northbound somewhere around Junction 21 on Friday? |
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09-07-2013, 02:47 PM | #56 |
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I concur on you steering observation. I test drove a 14 M6 and the steering is noticeably better than the steering on my 12 650. Like night and day. The steering alone makes me want to trade in my 6er for the M...
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http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...g=15&lang=enUS http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...g=15&lang=enUS and for m6 width is 9,5 10,5: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...g=15&lang=enUS http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...g=15&lang=enUS |
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Beautiful exterior color, love the interior too; congrats!
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I really enjoyed and respect your CP M6 review, especially coming from another AMG owner. It is really interesting to observe and experience the nuances between these two performance motor vehicle tuning operations and their constantly competing and evolving philosophies behind each.
I also prefer the engine exhaust sound of my naturally aspirated 2007 ML63 AMG over that of my 2014 M6 coupe, yet agree with you on appreciating the differences. I am still getting used to the ever-so-slight twin turbo lag on the BMW compared to the older AMG, but it is very minor. Keep up the informative and interesting reviews and comments, as well as the very nicely detailed photos. Enjoy your beautiful new car!
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Thanks guys, really appreciate the comments! Loving the car...it's really a stand-out machine in the UK because, well, nobody really buys cars like these over here. It isn't diesel you see
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It obviously sounds very different but to say worse would be harsh....the AMG is very very good in this respect but the M6 is nowhere near as 'bad' as some people make out. It sounds more technical, more modern, to the old-school AMG V8 noise. The SLS also had much more direct steering which made it feel quite go-kart like. The M6 is much more refined and the interior design, telematics, audio etc feels generations ahead. It's also faster....maybe not in pure terms (I believe side by side they'd be almost identical) but the way the power is delivered means on the road, it's easier to drive fast. Astonishingly, every single person that has seen both cars (without exception) prefers the looks of the M6. If I was to explain it simply, I prefer the idea of the SLS (but the reality of the M6 (for a daily driver) is better. The SLS had to go as it wasn't deemed 'suitable' for work! And I gotta work to pay these things! Quote:
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Needing to wait for LCI isn't an excuse - the 1 series has just had it added to the spec and that's not an LCI model. I've got over the disappointment now as the actual system fitted is very good (and I believe the same as iDrive touch in everything but the 'touch' bit), but the fact it's not the latest system will always niggle somewhat just on principle! |
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