06-03-2014, 02:47 AM | #1 |
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M6 Gran Coupe order placed....
Couldn't resist an M6 Gran Coupe after having an F10 M5 so ordered and deposit down...September 1st delivery!
Was a bit undecided on colour combo to start with but settled on Singapore Grey with Sakhir Orange extended Merino leather, carbon fibre trim. Have loaded it with options but might add some more... Anyone had/used the Night Vision with pedestrian recognition? |
06-03-2014, 03:10 AM | #2 |
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Congrats on the Car.
Night Vision total wast of money mate , if a dear charges out close to you, you've hit it before the warning. The car comes with LED Adaptive Head lights, if you can't see with those you should not really be driving IMO.
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Other thoughts were lane change and lane departure warning? I was going to spec them just for the novelty and see if they really are any use but again if you need these on an M6 GC then you shouldn't be driving one! |
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06-03-2014, 05:41 AM | #4 |
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Lane Change warning is OK but not 100% accurate, it can be a pain when negotiating a roundabout etc.
Lane Departure Warning is a waste of time, the vibrations are so subtle that you hardly notice them in an M6 anyway, when you do, it's just annoying! Congrats on the car, we seem to be getting a few more in the UK now, or at least on the board! Still only 159 in the UK, someone had one built in PERIDOTGRUEN-METALLIC (W81) yesterday. This is the only picture of it I can find. That might be quite nice, might not! |
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I've also been considering the 4 way climate control, electric blinds and heated rear seats just to give the kids something to play with...when I got the F10 M5 the first time they jumped in they said dad these seats are cold, are they not heated!? I'm also going to add climate comfort windscreen and ski bag for what they cost...might be handy for the odd longer object in the boot... |
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I think BMW did very well making Grand Coupe by following current automobile industries. Plus I see more GC than Coupes.
Night Vision and lane changing warning systems are total waste of money. You are not going to depend on those technology right? Plus are you going to blame those techs if you get an accident?...so this is my opinion.
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Probably leave them out and stick with the current build....you can go on forever ticking boxes! |
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06-03-2014, 12:43 PM | #8 |
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I have specced the heated rear seats, and M-Multi function fronts.
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I've fired and 'offer' off to the dealer tonight on the extra options...we'll see what he can do...it's a bit cheeky but you don't get anything unless you try hard! |
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Why hello sir it's you I have to blame for my ordering
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I feel a southern M6 meet coming on in sep!
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Just waiting on the dealer coming back to me today with a 'deal' on a load more options, I'm just trying to load it with all the techy bits to have a play but at £1535 UK price the night vision is ridiclously expensive for what it actually appears to be able to do, I'm also not so sure that it will be counter productive and divert the drivers attention from the road by looking at the screen, unless I've missed something? Quote:
Yes it is indeed...are you glad I inspired you!? Definitely! There must be a handful on here from the UK who would come. |
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Yes I'll give you credit for that glad I didn't go for the M5.. I've seen a few and it doesn't seem to stand out at all, GC you don't see them every day in M guise or other
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As a rough approximation I recon there are 10 times the number of M5's compared to M6s. There are already over 4000 RHD F10 M5's, nearly twice as many as there are RHD E39 M5s, and obviously they are still making them at quite a rate.
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Lets hope GC's remain very few...its nice to have something very rare...future values may be better than the big falls that coupe's normally have....well you never know!
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Less than 160 M6 GC i think ordered so far (Richard has the details) so should be very exclusive,even less with CP, I may just keep this one.
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159 M6 GC in the UK and Ireland (or on their way) as of now.
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Great, one question, the LED,s under the headlights, are they indicators or DRL's?
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