Originally Posted by
TomPengelly
Well i have a vw caddy pickup as the workhorse, and the zetec turbo series 2 as the toy. Its time to buy something 'nice'
What do people know about 645 beemers? Seem a lot of car the money?
Amazingly complicated cars and great value but as said dont expect cars costing up too 100k (M6) to be cheap to run.
Originally Posted by
zetecbeast
Very true.
They are a superb car, but fuel costs are obviously stupid for a daily driver but not for a weekend toy.
If something does go wrong, badly, it can be very expensive.
My advice is avoid auto boxes as they cost a much as the cars worth sometimes on big motors like that.
635i or 640i better bet. The 640i motor is used in the 540i V8 E39s I believe and there are lots of bits available in breakers
The v8 in the 6 series isnt the same as the old one in the E39... its double VANOS and Valvetronic for for a start so you wont find lots in scrappys.
The autos are ok and the worst case is a rebuilt which is between 1k-2k and the boxes are much easier to find in other models. You will also struggle to find manual as most where autos.... also consider a maunal might need a clutch
Originally Posted by
Ad4m RST
Way the prices are dropping like lead in custard I'd wait on the M6 a bit personally...
Thats what I keep looking at!
Massive running costs but such an amazing car to drive!