Hi,
New to this board so hi to everybody and tnx to the mods for approving my account.
Finaly got the wife to agree and I'm about to place an order for a 2006 M6, had to promise her a small car cause she doesn't want to drive the M6. I'm 99% sure about the color (Ext/Int Indianapolis red). Had a long and hard time deciding between Silvergray and Indianapolis but I've finally decided on Indiana.
1. Now before I go find me another dealer (Didn't like the dealer I wen't to first but that's a different story) I would like to see some of the individual colors aswell. Those computer generated pictures at the Individual site aren't really good, the colors shown differ from the real thing, alot! And those strips of paint in the catalog don't give me any idea on how it will look on the car.
I've searched the web but I can't find anything on the colors I want to see, be it on a 5, 6 or 7 series. The colors in question are:
Barbera red
Moonstone metalic
Mineral silver metalic
Is there a place I can goto to view all these colors? Maybe a BMW Individual center or something? I live in NL and I don't mind driving to germany. I'll be spending alot of money on this beast and I want to get the colors just right, so I don't mind going the extra mile (or kilometer).
Maybe the m5board owner (Gustav I think) should start a new section where all the colors are collected, like this site. it would help people like me (and there are alot of them out there) to decide on the color.
http://www.zroadster.net/tim/colors/col-z3current.html
No offence, the owners gallery is nice if you wanna view some pics but if you're looking for something specific it's way too unorganized. Like there are SL65 pics in the E60 M5 galleries?! :confused2
2. On to the next question. I was thinking of getting comfort access. Are there any 7 series owners out there who can share their experience with me? The biggest question I have is the range. My garage is next to my house and when my car is on the driveway there's no more then 5 meters between the frontdoor and the car. I ussualy leave my keys in my coat which is on a hanger at the front door. Will this unlock the car?
What about the batteries in the keys? When they wear out is there a manual way to open and start the car?
3. The CD player also plays MP3's right? I'm almost sure because the E60 M5 manual sais something about "compressed files" but it's not specific on what is actually ment by that. When I wanted to try it out on a M5 which was sitting in the showroom the salesperson wouldn't let me.
4. The TV does it also have digital reception or just good old fashion analog? If it has digital reception where does the chipcard go?
5. The Voice control system how well does it work? Any 7 series owners care to comment? Is it of any use at all?
6. Is the cars voice (input and output) system also available in Dutch or just English and German?
7. The first M5's had quite a few problems. I don't mind problems with the press cars and I didn't take the problems reported in the press that seriously. Obviously BMW rushed these cars and they weren't properly broken in so they started to fail.
But after that people started taking delivery and reports of the same problems started to popup from the customers. Mostly electronics but also engine, gearbox and differential problems.
How about the M6? Did it also have the same problems what are the experience of the people who took delivery?
8. The gearbox. I've heard alot of things about it. Some say it's okay and some say it's rubbish. I don't mind it being an automatic but my experience is that automatics in city traffic do not work that well. Any comments on this? How does the gearbox behave in city traffic?
9. Seats. heated/ventilated? Good idea or bad idea? Anybody care to comment?
10. Also I wouldn't mind if people just shared their general experiences, do's and don'ts would also be welcome.
When I find a dealer to my liking I'll probably ask them to arange a tesdrive. The dealer I went to at first refused to even lift a finger. I told him that I could understand him not being able to get an M6 for a testdrive but atleast try to arange an M5 (he had one in the showroom for godsake). At some point I got really really pissed at the salesperson, got up and left without saying a word. He was treating me as if I was buying a mini or something. I'm there to order one of the most expensive cars he has in his catalog and he treats me like crap. I thought to myself "If he's behaving like this now what about later when my car needs servicing" so I got up and left.
Thanks for all the effort.
New to this board so hi to everybody and tnx to the mods for approving my account.
Finaly got the wife to agree and I'm about to place an order for a 2006 M6, had to promise her a small car cause she doesn't want to drive the M6. I'm 99% sure about the color (Ext/Int Indianapolis red). Had a long and hard time deciding between Silvergray and Indianapolis but I've finally decided on Indiana.
1. Now before I go find me another dealer (Didn't like the dealer I wen't to first but that's a different story) I would like to see some of the individual colors aswell. Those computer generated pictures at the Individual site aren't really good, the colors shown differ from the real thing, alot! And those strips of paint in the catalog don't give me any idea on how it will look on the car.
I've searched the web but I can't find anything on the colors I want to see, be it on a 5, 6 or 7 series. The colors in question are:
Barbera red
Moonstone metalic
Mineral silver metalic
Is there a place I can goto to view all these colors? Maybe a BMW Individual center or something? I live in NL and I don't mind driving to germany. I'll be spending alot of money on this beast and I want to get the colors just right, so I don't mind going the extra mile (or kilometer).
Maybe the m5board owner (Gustav I think) should start a new section where all the colors are collected, like this site. it would help people like me (and there are alot of them out there) to decide on the color.
http://www.zroadster.net/tim/colors/col-z3current.html
No offence, the owners gallery is nice if you wanna view some pics but if you're looking for something specific it's way too unorganized. Like there are SL65 pics in the E60 M5 galleries?! :confused2
2. On to the next question. I was thinking of getting comfort access. Are there any 7 series owners out there who can share their experience with me? The biggest question I have is the range. My garage is next to my house and when my car is on the driveway there's no more then 5 meters between the frontdoor and the car. I ussualy leave my keys in my coat which is on a hanger at the front door. Will this unlock the car?
What about the batteries in the keys? When they wear out is there a manual way to open and start the car?
3. The CD player also plays MP3's right? I'm almost sure because the E60 M5 manual sais something about "compressed files" but it's not specific on what is actually ment by that. When I wanted to try it out on a M5 which was sitting in the showroom the salesperson wouldn't let me.
4. The TV does it also have digital reception or just good old fashion analog? If it has digital reception where does the chipcard go?
5. The Voice control system how well does it work? Any 7 series owners care to comment? Is it of any use at all?
6. Is the cars voice (input and output) system also available in Dutch or just English and German?
7. The first M5's had quite a few problems. I don't mind problems with the press cars and I didn't take the problems reported in the press that seriously. Obviously BMW rushed these cars and they weren't properly broken in so they started to fail.
But after that people started taking delivery and reports of the same problems started to popup from the customers. Mostly electronics but also engine, gearbox and differential problems.
How about the M6? Did it also have the same problems what are the experience of the people who took delivery?
8. The gearbox. I've heard alot of things about it. Some say it's okay and some say it's rubbish. I don't mind it being an automatic but my experience is that automatics in city traffic do not work that well. Any comments on this? How does the gearbox behave in city traffic?
9. Seats. heated/ventilated? Good idea or bad idea? Anybody care to comment?
10. Also I wouldn't mind if people just shared their general experiences, do's and don'ts would also be welcome.
When I find a dealer to my liking I'll probably ask them to arange a tesdrive. The dealer I went to at first refused to even lift a finger. I told him that I could understand him not being able to get an M6 for a testdrive but atleast try to arange an M5 (he had one in the showroom for godsake). At some point I got really really pissed at the salesperson, got up and left without saying a word. He was treating me as if I was buying a mini or something. I'm there to order one of the most expensive cars he has in his catalog and he treats me like crap. I thought to myself "If he's behaving like this now what about later when my car needs servicing" so I got up and left.
Thanks for all the effort.