C6,drool

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jonathan_dyane
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Re: C6,drool

Post by jonathan_dyane » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:55 pm

Bad times! Don't they cost a fortune? I have heard that the auto's are 'lubed for life' and correspondingly fail around 120000 miles (sound familiar?)
Jonathan.
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Re: C6,drool

Post by andmcit » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:00 pm

Don't all BMW's come with silly Rayban's and cherished plates instead of suspension!? :roll:

Hammond best sums up their spec sheet - once the car is bought you get the air inside included
but everything else costs extra; so finding a second hand one where the buyer sprung for the
goodies is going to be challenging. Especially when the rest of the world have been brainwashed
into wanting to own one. Do you want to become a "me too" driver?

Andrew

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Re: C6,drool

Post by Peter.N. » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:23 pm

Hi Andrew

The only reason he is tempting me with it is because its cheap. They are nice to drive and fast with a pretty good ride for a modern car but as any breakdown or even fault is likely to cost as much as I paid for all my XM's - I dont think I will bother.

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Re: C6,drool

Post by ItsGrimUpNorth » Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:32 pm

That's right! XM power!
XM Driver with absolutely NO mechanical experience!

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Re: C6,drool

Post by maxg » Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:36 pm

I've been surprised by the number of C6s i've seen round Dublin. 3 in the last week! i think 2 of them might have been the same driver, difficult to tell they seem to be pretty swift on the move. None of them cast an enthusiast's glance toward my XM even tho its shining like a beaut at the moment.
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Re: C6,drool

Post by onthecut » Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:06 am

Peter.N. wrote:You think your in trouble - my sons trying to get me to buy a BMW 530d - and I actually like it. :? :? :oops:
Depending on age, beware injection pump failure due to contamination from engine oil creeping through pump end seal; disintegrating cooling system plastic bits; suspension riddled with apparently quick wear bushes and links; rear seating one step down from a park bench.
As a friend of mine said -- give a dog a good name !

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