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135 to M6. Thoughts after 2 months.
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09-26-2011, 11:41 AM | #1 |
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135 to M6. Thoughts after 2 months.
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com I love the head-up display and it reminds me of my cousins corvette. I think all performance cars should have this feature. That being said, it isn't perfect and although I will no doubt be flamed for saying this, in some ways the 135 is a better all around package as a sporty street car then the M6. As I mentioned above, the car feels small on a highway or back road, but in the city, it suddenly becomes enormous. Parking it is much more of a chore then the 135 and it is much more difficult to get in and out of as the doors require much more room to open when parked next to other cars. The SMG tranny took some getting used to. I find myself almost always using manual mode as when in fully automatic, this transmission feels dumbwitted and jerky. Almost as bad as the gearbox in my wifes Diesel Smart Fortwo she has and that is a truely horrible gearbox. But I am learning to understand its sweet spots and with each drive I seem to like it more and more. In general day to day driving the car does not seem any faster then the 135 and although the M6 is a much faster car, in real life I like the 135 better as the low end and mid range pull in that car always put a huge smile on my face and the M6 just doesn't have that as it makes it's power more in the top end range. On a freeway on-ramp merge or overtaking on a higway... The 135 is way more fun because you just don't expect it to be as fast as it is and it also drinks half the fuel doing so. Lol. The brake feel on the M6 is very good, although they do feel a bit softer then the hard bite that the six-pot 1er brakes have and they do seem to fade just a tad after sitting in stop and go traffic for a while which is something I never felt in the 135. Overall quality is the same on both cars. The interior has better materials as to be expected, but a BMW is a BMW no matter which model and I can't notice any far and away differences in paint quality or door gaps, etc. I am still waiting to take it to a track day in which there I feel that I will love this car more then I allready do, but until then those are my feelings on the two cars. If I had the room in my garage, I would still have my 135 for my daily driver and use the M6 for weekend or evening duties. They are fantastic cars and have a huge respect for both of them. Last edited by Hamster12011; 09-26-2011 at 11:57 AM.. |
09-27-2011, 07:19 AM | #3 |
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I recently made a similar switch (From an 08 335xi to an 08 m5). Car had 40,000km and was selling for less than 50% of MSRP. I couldn't pass it up. I don't miss the 335 at all.
Gas mileage is horrendous, I average 18L/100km or 13MPG and I love every minute of it. I've put almost 20,000km in 6 months and I work from home... The sound is to die for. Reving a V10 over 8000rpm brings a smile to my face everyday. The steering wheel feel is awesome. You really feel connected to the car, road. Having an adjustable suspension is nice too. Throttle response is instantaneous. I was hoping to find a manual but they're really rare in Canada. I had read quite a few reviews saying the SMG was better suited to the car and decided to try it out. I didn't have any problems adjusting to it. I've never used D mode, always in 500 Sport, MDM, S5. |
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