General.Massacre
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Hi All.
So as many would have seen, my 640d has been up for sale with thoughts on upgrading her.
As of yesterday, the car sold, and i was able to go ahead, after a lot of searching, research, and back and forth mind games with myself.
So with the above said, I introduce my new (to me) 2013 BMW F13 M6, Alpine White III with Sakhir Orange interior.
This car has been a dream to own for many years since I first saw it on the road. and its, in my opinion, one of the most menacing cars on the road today, and is the only car that i would have sold the 640d for, but its I decided its time for me to experience an own an M car, and this is what i wanted.
The Back Story:
Since i started searching for an M6, i made use of 2 very important resources, BMW to check for Comments, and @Coisman to check for vehicle history.
After looking at a few, and getting strange feedback, and some deals that just weren't meeting my requirements and demands (yes I'm a difficult customer to service). I revisited this one that i first went to to see.
Coismans response for this car came back with minimal owners, however had a very loud warning, "Vehicle deemed not viable to repair". to which i immediately saw and ignored the car initially, after some time i was thinking, and went back to his email, and contacted the Insurance company that owned the car at the time of the comment, and asked for information. the Lady assisted and stated the car was NOT in a crash at all and said it was in incredible condition, and that the comment was related to the previous owner at the time having hydrolocked the motor, and claimed. he couldn't repair it, and the car went to Auction with the damaged motor. It was picked up, and had the motor fully rebuilt by RM Autotech in Durban, this included Main and Big End Bearings, Valve Stem Seals, rings, Upper and Lower Sump gaskets and everything else that would accompany a car. I spoke to the Gent at RM Auto and he remembers the car and explained the rebuild and that the car was in overall excellent condition.
I raise this above information purely for information sake for in the event that sometime in the future the car is for sale, or someone is interested, there is no hidden info thinking that the car was written off and rebuilt. and that in fact, the car is immaculate. to say the least.
I contacted the Dealer and requested a visit and a test drive.
Initially they didnt accept my offer and deal, and i left with @osiris empty handed, pretty upset, and deflated, as it was a great drive.
Fast forward a few weeks, and The dealer contacted me again, and discussed figures, and came to an excellent agreement and proceeded with the deal within the day.
I took delivery yesterday afternoon, and enjoyed the drive back from Pretoria to Fourways.
She is a dream to drive, and ill soon be making her mine with some coding to personalize it more.
So here she is.
2013 model, 105 000km
Will provide updates as I always do as time goes on.
The current plan is to carry out an oil change with Motul 5w40.
The car is so much more powerful than I expected, and i know it will humble me very quickly, so will be taking time to get used to it, feel the driving style ad enjoy it as is.
Big shoutout to @Bugger for answering a lot of my questions and giving valuable insight, and also to @osiris for putting up with my constant nagging about how amazing i feel this car is. I'm happy to be an M owner officially.
So as many would have seen, my 640d has been up for sale with thoughts on upgrading her.
As of yesterday, the car sold, and i was able to go ahead, after a lot of searching, research, and back and forth mind games with myself.
So with the above said, I introduce my new (to me) 2013 BMW F13 M6, Alpine White III with Sakhir Orange interior.
This car has been a dream to own for many years since I first saw it on the road. and its, in my opinion, one of the most menacing cars on the road today, and is the only car that i would have sold the 640d for, but its I decided its time for me to experience an own an M car, and this is what i wanted.
The Back Story:
Since i started searching for an M6, i made use of 2 very important resources, BMW to check for Comments, and @Coisman to check for vehicle history.
After looking at a few, and getting strange feedback, and some deals that just weren't meeting my requirements and demands (yes I'm a difficult customer to service). I revisited this one that i first went to to see.
Coismans response for this car came back with minimal owners, however had a very loud warning, "Vehicle deemed not viable to repair". to which i immediately saw and ignored the car initially, after some time i was thinking, and went back to his email, and contacted the Insurance company that owned the car at the time of the comment, and asked for information. the Lady assisted and stated the car was NOT in a crash at all and said it was in incredible condition, and that the comment was related to the previous owner at the time having hydrolocked the motor, and claimed. he couldn't repair it, and the car went to Auction with the damaged motor. It was picked up, and had the motor fully rebuilt by RM Autotech in Durban, this included Main and Big End Bearings, Valve Stem Seals, rings, Upper and Lower Sump gaskets and everything else that would accompany a car. I spoke to the Gent at RM Auto and he remembers the car and explained the rebuild and that the car was in overall excellent condition.
I raise this above information purely for information sake for in the event that sometime in the future the car is for sale, or someone is interested, there is no hidden info thinking that the car was written off and rebuilt. and that in fact, the car is immaculate. to say the least.
I contacted the Dealer and requested a visit and a test drive.
Initially they didnt accept my offer and deal, and i left with @osiris empty handed, pretty upset, and deflated, as it was a great drive.
Fast forward a few weeks, and The dealer contacted me again, and discussed figures, and came to an excellent agreement and proceeded with the deal within the day.
I took delivery yesterday afternoon, and enjoyed the drive back from Pretoria to Fourways.
She is a dream to drive, and ill soon be making her mine with some coding to personalize it more.
So here she is.
2013 model, 105 000km
Will provide updates as I always do as time goes on.
The current plan is to carry out an oil change with Motul 5w40.
The car is so much more powerful than I expected, and i know it will humble me very quickly, so will be taking time to get used to it, feel the driving style ad enjoy it as is.
Big shoutout to @Bugger for answering a lot of my questions and giving valuable insight, and also to @osiris for putting up with my constant nagging about how amazing i feel this car is. I'm happy to be an M owner officially.
many happy and safe miles...
