[jcolley]

My wife and I lived in Mililani for 4 years and we had our eyes on a koa headboard the whole time. Beautiful stuff and very well executed in your car. Don't think I ever posted in here to say it, but truly beautiful and definitely unique!

 

[Atlas]

Yes, the fact you live in Hawaii and were able to have Koa used as your trim is very cool on a lot of different levels. I am in the lumber business and woodworking is my main hobby. I get what you were trying to achieve.

 

[Mark Carson]

E63/64 M6 Tachometer Wrist Watch - Group Buy

I posted an offer in the Group Buy forum in case anyone is interested in a limited edition wrist watch made to resemble the tach in our cars.

E63/64 M6 Tachometer Wrist Watch

If interested, please post into that thread (not this one).

 

[Andy-UK]

Mark, any updates to give on your M6?

 

[Mark Carson]

Funny you should ask. Sunday, June 21st the car turned 30,000 miles. When I got home it was 30,022. The car will be 5 years old in October so I've averaged under 6,500 miles per year so far. I put about 700 miles on the M6 in the first 4 days (in Europe). Then no miles until it showed up in Hawaii in January 2010. After that, it was my daily driver to work for a couple of years and was averaging 8,500 miles per year. I began using a Z4 for work commuting in early 2013 and then an X1 later in 2013. I now work from home and the M6 is again my only ride (my wife uses the X1 now). So I hope to keep the miles down but on days when I do have to drive (for my watch business), I rack up 60 miles round trip. I try to keep those days down to once or twice a week in the M6.

The only other news is that a hunk of road debris (truck retread tire) hit the hood of my M6 while I was driving on the H-1 freeway in May. Dented the hood a little and dinged (cracked) the paint. So it went to the body shop where they smoothed out the hood and re-sprayed the front half of the hood. What was not all bad as that took care of a couple of rock chips I had picked up in the last 4 years. The color match is outstanding, you can't tell that anything has been redone. The use a high-tech spectral analyser which gives them the individual component paints needed. So then don't strictly need the factory paint codes.

Otherwise, things are holding up well. I'm on my 2nd set of CF wheel hub centers and hood & trunk roundels. The CF kidney grills, side grills, and mirror inserts are all doing fine.

Thanks for asking. Cheers to all.

 

[Andy-UK]

Thanks for the update Mark. I bet it is still an event to get in and take it for a drive.

 

[Mark Carson]

You know that any drive in any M6 is an event :hihi: Mine just enjoys sparkling under the Hawaiian sun as en extra bonus. Plus I love my wacky interior. I continue to feel like I don't deserve such a car. But I enjoy the h3ll out of it anyway!

 

[M5DaKine]

id love to see this car in person!

Aloha!

 

[Mark Carson]

Well, since we are both on Oahu I think that can be arranged. I live in Mililani (and work from home most of the time) but I'm in town now and then. Let me know - mark AT markcarson DOT com.

 

[jimsm6]

Glad to see this thread pop up again. I had forgotten how "Individual" and gorgeous your car is!

:cheers:

Jim

 

[Mark Carson]

Thanks Jim. 36K miles after 5 and a half years. The interior still looks like the day it left the Welt (except for a little plastic wear on the steering wheel 'spider') The exterior looks good too but has a few rock chips which I'm always hitting with touch up paint. No ongoing mechanical issues - a rock steady reliable car and still a pleasure to drive. Still on my 2nd set of tires (PS2). Replaced the factory set of rubber at 18K miles but driving a bit easier these days so the replacements are lasting longer. The car still draws compliments. The SMG still clunks now and then and the engine still screams on demand. While I try to keep the miles down, I do love to drive the beast. Aloha.