vdubpower

second , like in your sig pic

behind a mercs

dirtye30

Elitism ITT

Vic55

LOL well if I get the M5 lets see what your stock PP car has.... I know what the M5 has.

Guys both are great cars IMHO... I think one (the M), based on my 4 M's, caters more to the driving enthusiast and the AMG side addresses more of the luxo side with performance connected. Ill put it this way- Ive never owned an M the reminds me of an AMG and vice a versa. The closest is the C63 BS which reminds me more a true driver/handler that favors what M cars are more like IMHO.

NickyBlack

Can't put it any better than Vic stated. I've owned 5 M cars over the years and 2 AMG's, and most at the same time. They are similar cars in theory but different in reality. I also test drove a buddy's F10 M5, and if i had to pick just one. It's the M5, it's more the drivers car than the amg, although i love where amg has come because they used to suck at driving other than going straight, but the AMG is the car you take the wife to dinner in.

jett3jett

Not just the m5, the m6 as well is recalled

shardul

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i heard about this recall. BMW advises not to even drive the car.

Vic55

This is true--- park your car and wait for the flat bed...

marketing_guy

I ordered the M6 on the 12th of Sep and picked it up on the 15th, drove it for one day before going on vacation and then last Friday I got a call from the dealer saying it's been recalled and that the parts would be in "in a couple of weeks" and that I shouldn't drive it.

The car has now been returned to the dealership and I'm seeking all $170K of my money back.

Bought a new E63 AMG today, it's awesome, so it's not all bad!

Vic55

How did you like it... for the one day.

vdubpower

wow 170 grand, its that expensive.???

cool that u bought the mercs without getting refund on the bimmer yet....ballsy

marketing_guy

For the day I had it, it was awesome. I don't think I'd had so many looks and thumbs up from people, except for driving a rented Aston V8 Vantage conv. in Miami once.

The power was insane and it sounded better than my previous F10 M5.

I couldn't be without a powerful car for a "couple of weeks", I just can't handle being beaten at the lights by taxi drivers and souped up cars driven by teens.

The $170K (£105,000) price is what we pay over here, it's ridiculous. It has the 20inch wheels, DCT, etc.



This was how many miles I manged to put on it in the day I had it

NickE63

First off! Congrats on your E63 purchase, secondly your nuts for buying a M6 and paying that kind of money but I guess if you have to and you can God Bless You, now go tune that E63 and really be glad you purchased it

vdubpower

and post some pics already...............

King335i

Wow! Beautiful color, no wonder it got so much attention.

So, the million dollar question, how does the (brief) time in the M6 compare to your time so far in the E63?

marketing_guy

They seem to be completely different. The M6, I had stares all the time, but with the E63, no one looks until I stomp my foot down on the gas.

In terms of driving, the M6, you feel more enclosed, lower down and the hood seems to extend forever. You also feel a lot more planted on the road.

The E63 I feel, is more airy, especially with that panoroof, which I'm not a fan of and this is my first Merc with the star protruding from the hood. I can't seem to stop looking at it. It also feels like quite a light car compared to the M6 in terms of steering?

My local BMW dealership is now offering to buy the E63 off of me so that I take the M6 back. Apparently the new pump will arrive Thursday and take one hour to install, according to their general manager. What a twist!

Vic55

Wow what a deal, you get to test drive new cars and dont take any depreciation hits.... Id take the M6!!!!!!!

NickyBlack

The M6 is badass go get it back.

justinwrock

Not going to say which dealer, but one local to me has 2 with bum engines.

vdubpower

Just saw the blue one at crevier

Nice car. Interior is nice. Not necessarily better. Form is different. Function the same. Rear AC is nice to have. Little things.

Heads up display coulsd be nice or a waste.

The thigh support from the front of seat is much better

I think our trunk is bigger.

otakki

Our trunk will feel even bigger without that cluster underneath the rear deck.

I thought every speedometer there is in km/h rather than mph.

marketing_guy

We use mph over here, the rest of Europe use km/h. Although we use 'liters' at the fuel pump. Confusing.

They called me this evening and are looking to get a price on my E63 tomorrow morning and have either an X6 4.0D or 2012 M3 until the pump arrives.

If they'll buy it with no cost to me I'll take it and the X6.

The dealer principle at first refused to refund me, until I mentioned the consumer laws here and my lawyers name.

Vic55

You are comparing a coupe to a sedan (unless you are talking M5)... the M6 is going to smaller in most forms of transportation spacing including luggage. The leather in the M5 is Merino, better than Nappa... more soft and higher grade.

HUD is awesome- hate that Benz never offered it as its not a trademark item of BMW.

The new Comand shoudl rival the 2013 IDrive but most of us have the 2012 version.

I did hear that on the M5- there are no side bolsters on the seats...???

Shifter

Dont think you can compare a 2 door M6 to the E63, better comparo styling wise is to the CLS, but still 4 door.

vdubpower

its quite a bucketed seat to start with, i noticed there was a second button on the seat back button that i think played with the bolsters....

the thigh part that can move out to touch the back of your knees was great ( not sure the technical term for this)
this feature is great in all beemers as far as i can remember all the sporty ones have it...
the mercs airbag system for tha tsucks, barely does anything

NickyBlack

HUD is awesome, and it's an option i tend to use all the time, when i had it.