mitaka

I'd like to thank everybody on this forum for years of insightful input. I just traded in my 2012 E550 but I am hoping to be back at some point soon. Good luck to all and wishing everyone many years of trouble free and positive MB experience...

Munich77

We will miss you - what did you get? The E550 is such a sweet ride

PeterUbers

Agreed... Not much out there as luxurious and quicker than the ttv8 for the money

mitaka

Went to the dark side. BMW 650i Grand Coupe

Sean1234

Also a nice ride, enjoy man!

rediesel

Congrats on the new ride. 650 grand styling is awesome.

porksoda

Congrats!

It's the way it is, grass is always greener on the other side. I am coming from the "dark side" over to the E side.

instantfob

Enjoy the ZF 8-speed Automagic transmission. You should look up having a coder to enable all the European only features on your 650i GC. (ie adaptive headlight with anti-glare control)

Come back when MB gives us 9G-Tronic

My garage is nicely divided between Stuttgart and Munich product.

mitaka

Hmm good to know. Looking forward to all the Bavarian secrets. I don't know much about BMWs yet but the obvious differences I am noticing right away are the spirited drive and crisp handling. 6series is much sportier but it is less efficient than the E550 engine by at least 3/4 mpg on each end. The Mercedes NAV / command system is crap compared to BMW. Also BMW comes with five driving modes from comfortable ride to truly sports car feeling. I guess the real comparison would be if I had the MB CLS 550. I did test drive it but frankly it felt so close to my E550 that I could not justify the price tag. The BMW design was far more cutting edge and I instantly fell in love with the 6 series.

Munich77

Congratulations - the Grand Coupe is the sexists BMW out there these days. I would love to have the B6 Grand Coupe.

pamiboy

Is the COMAND system the same in 2012 cars and the current cars?

instantfob

I had the MY12 W212 and the command system is very similar. The main added feature on the 2014+ is the mbrace2 with apps, which is useless with only 3G wireless speed.

BM2BZ

congrats, mitaka! i have to agree with munich77. the 6 gc has the best body style in their entire line ups. i have no problem with either the coupe nor the convertible neither. i know the 640 and 650 will be fairly similar to our 350 and 550. but did you test drive both? i'm thinking about the same move.

SoCalCLK

Nice choice. One of the few alternatives I would take over the W212 E550. Gransport gives you the best of both worlds, coupe-like styling and 4 doors. Like a CLS, but different. Post some pics!

mitaka

mitaka

Munich77

Very nice indeed - is it X-drive?

mitaka

Yes xDrive M-Package Bang & Olufsen Sound. Pretty much fully loaded

BM2BZ

really nice!

Munich77

Awesome - now all it needs is a Dinan tune .

Russ103

That is a sweet looking 6! Congrats!

Airmousam

Enjoy the ride, looks great....hope your luck with BMW is better than mine was