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      06-04-2018, 07:01 AM   #1
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just picked up my MY2014 GC 640d on friday, looking to learn any secrets and wanted to know the top 5 upgrades / things to do first ?

love the car, is there a coding cheat sheet anywhere. last car was a 5 series and someone put together a nice sheet with the code for top 20 things, Corona birghtness, windows continue up when opening doors, speed display etc.., i have a laptop with coding software etc.. but dont want to blindly stumble around

https://photos.app.goo.gl/bcFsPCqM98oCUvCG2

Thanks

update, almost caught the red glint

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...tnUTZFU3c5WGRB

this is how it looks captured by a detailing guy in a z4

http://www.detailingworld.com/forum/...d.php?t=271066
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      06-05-2018, 02:50 PM   #2
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Welcome to the uk 640d club....

Loads of options mate, if your on FB pop over to "BMW UK 6 Series F06/F12/F13 Owners Club" page

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thanks, not on FB never have been, you seem to stay off jermey kyle that way lol

can you send a link the one i found seems to be US
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thanks, not on FB never have been, you seem to stay off jermey kyle that way lol

can you send a link the one i found seems to be US
Buy the Bimmercode App and a VGate adaptor from Amazon and you can code everything you need very easily and safely.

I have it and its even got expert mode if you need that.
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lol

ok piccys here - ( so hard to catch the colour in the pics, in the sun it has a nice red taint, in the pics it just looks black)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/bcFsPCqM98oCUvCG2

thanks for the FB link will wait till the boy comes over as its closed group

thanks for the coding advice looks good


just relised i didnt put a spec

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Looks great.

I don't understand you euro owners. Diesel just doesn't drive with the same responsiveness as a gasoline motor.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a diesel hater, I have a X5 35d. But I would only own a diesel SUV/truck.

What's the attraction of a diesel car?
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gasoline here is the equivalent to $1.80 a gallon lol over there i think you guys pay aroun 0.80c ? diesel is actually more expensive here at the min around $1.92

more MPG out of a diesel
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I get the financial part...but at the expense of driving enjoyment?
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I get the financial part...but at the expense of driving enjoyment?
lolol

ive had my share of bonkers cars so have calmed down now, the 640d isnt that big of a slouch. the 650 is such a rare beast over here also.

it did almost go for a mustang over my 640, then saw the interior
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lolol

ive had my share of bonkers cars so have calmed down now, the 640d isnt that big of a slouch. the 650 is such a rare beast over here also.

it did almost go for a mustang over my 640, then saw the interior
would you say the 650 is even more rare than the M6?

Here in the states, the 650 is the most common model.
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Sweet looking 640d, I had one back in 2014
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      06-10-2018, 04:34 AM   #13
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would you say the 650 is even more rare than the M6?

Here in the states, the 650 is the most common model.
oh yes, 650 is certainly rarer. ive not even seen a 650 in the flesh.
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I get the financial part...but at the expense of driving enjoyment?
I guess it depends on the type of driving you do. I use my cars mainly for commuting to work and usual family needs. My 640D GC has been a revelation. The torque that the diesel produces gives a really enjoyable driving experience... even if you’re ‘giving it beans’! I also haven’t tried the current 650, but have the old (Bangle). My 640d is far more fun.

All the best

P.s Just to proove I’m not blinkered to diesel, my other car is a 500bhp 2 seater.
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Unfortunately for us Brits.... As the other guys have said.... Diesel was the only sensible option...and for now still is just....
We are gonna get screwed in a bit with city low emission zones... But thatns2 years away for most unless you live in London...Oxford plans to be totally car free... So if you live there you're gonna be walking... We are talking actually city centre stuff here..
I've owned lots of big diesel cars.. But the 640d is a real peach....the best I've had by a country mile..
My last car the E class 350cdi was not a patch on this....
As for you guys state side... It makes me laugh with your chevvies, mustangs and Cameros etc...you'd be flat broke if you lived here running one of those around...the world is nuts... Our tiny little island trying to be sooooooo green and all that, when no one else is really that bothered....YET..
I'm all for saving the planet, plastics etc... But let's get the big guns on the table as well as us...oh sorry mentioned the gun word there....was referring to countries. Not fire arms..
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would you say the 650 is even more rare than the M6?

Here in the states, the 650 is the most common model.
2 650's (one GC and one coupe (cheating as it was for sale at my dealer)) in the time I have owned my 640

10+ M6's (coupes and GC's only)

My reason for the D like others is the mileage I do, and brutally honestly I prefer the D these days as most petrols do not sound much better (even with fake noises) and at least from the recent petrols I have driven do not really have that much difference in terms of responsiveness.
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Looks great.

I don't understand you euro owners. Diesel just doesn't drive with the same responsiveness as a gasoline motor.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a diesel hater, I have a X5 35d. But I would only own a diesel SUV/truck.

What's the attraction of a diesel car?
Around 80% of all 6 series sales from this generation was diesel in the UK. This is despite the fact, 640d is more expensive than the 640i

As i will only buy my cars 2nd hand i had little to no chance finding a decent 640i with the right options. I was ready to buy either in the right spec, which ever came first.

After living with the 640d for a couple years i know now it was the right decision, it has more torque then then 640i and has the same 0-62 time. With all that performance and still getting 40+ mpg, I easily have no regrets.

Hope this explains why most of us ended up with a 640d
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lol

ok piccys here - ( so hard to catch the colour in the pics, in the sun it has a nice red taint, in the pics it just looks black)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/bcFsPCqM98oCUvCG2

thanks for the FB link will wait till the boy comes over as its closed group

thanks for the coding advice looks good


just relised i didnt put a spec

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+1 Love the paint job!
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I still a not convinced. Oh well. Maybe this is why we fought 2 wars?
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+1 Love the paint job!
at the dealer today saw a 6 in the same colour under the bright white lights



looked amazing

lol at the banter in this thread.
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lol

ok piccys here - ( so hard to catch the colour in the pics, in the sun it has a nice red taint, in the pics it just looks black)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/bcFsPCqM98oCUvCG2

thanks for the FB link will wait till the boy comes over as its closed group

thanks for the coding advice looks good


just relised i didnt put a spec

Digital Dash, Head up, HK audio, 20" wheels, Glass Roof, Reverse Camera, smoker package (who smokes in a car now ?), contrast stitching, Extended leather, DAB, High Gloss shadow line, Anthracite headliner, individual Ruby Schwartz paint
It’s really too bad that the nice red taint you speak of wasn’t captured on the photos...
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Red tint..... It looks black on my iPad......
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