I have been a voyeur, not a stalker
- Johnny
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Thank you all for the warm welcome and the love for the 635. It’s good to no longer be a voyeur.
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Hello, welcome to not lurking.
Hello, welcome to not lurking.
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640 looks great too. And no idea, in answer to the question that you snuck in there that everyone ignored
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“It’s not stalking, it’s selective walking”
Nice to see an all-BMW garage. Approved. I’m interested in the 640 too - a GC is on my list for the future - and IIRC the fuel consumption on the 640i is impressive and not *too* far from the diesel so unless you’re doing mega miles the petrol engine is an appealing choice.
Nice to see an all-BMW garage. Approved. I’m interested in the 640 too - a GC is on my list for the future - and IIRC the fuel consumption on the 640i is impressive and not *too* far from the diesel so unless you’re doing mega miles the petrol engine is an appealing choice.
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Welcome to the forum! Surely your son needs to have a BMW of some description or the front drive is going to be all out of kilter?
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635 looks like a late Highline. Would it have been on the metrix TRX wheels and tyres originally?
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As you know - this decision is heavily driven by insurance costs. Recent discussion here (including a link to another thread)
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He’s a little petrol-head and would love a BMW - but insurance is insanely expensive even on small engined ones. So I’ll have to spoil the look of my driveway and definitely won’t be showing him your message!
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Yeah, it’s a Highline. I imagine it would have originally been on TRXs. I can’t take the credit (or blame for not keeping it original) of the current alloys - the car came with them. I guess that’s not a bad thing as I hear TRX tyres are difficult to source and pricey.
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Mini or Rolls-Royce then.. there was a post recently about a 996 being half the price insurance-wise of a GR86 so don’t be afraid to try a bit left field
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He wont be getting a 996 before I get one!IanF wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:51 amMini or Rolls-Royce then.. there was a post recently about a 996 being half the price insurance-wise of a GR86 so don’t be afraid to try a bit left field
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Matty is correct.
Congratulations on outing yourself.
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I have a couple of mates who had 640d GCs. MPG is much better on those - c. low 40s. I get c. low 30’s on mine. As you’d expect, it can drop to mid-teens with a heavy right foot. As you say, as long as you’re not doing mega miles it’s fine. The GC is reserved for longer trips - weekends away, etc. The majority of the miles go on the i3 whilst the GC covers no more than 2000 miles a year. An M6 GC has been on my want list - but running costs are prohibitive.Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:17 am “It’s not stalking, it’s selective walking”
Nice to see an all-BMW garage. Approved. I’m interested in the 640 too - a GC is on my list for the future - and IIRC the fuel consumption on the 640i is impressive and not *too* far from the diesel so unless you’re doing mega miles the petrol engine is an appealing choice.
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Welcome Johnny!
As has been said a lot already - love the E24! And the 640 GC as well. I've hankered after both for a while and was seriously considering an E24 until I was warned to steer well clear of them last year by the BMW Indy I use (Darren Wood). His view was that, unless you know the car is utterly mint and not been "restored" it will more than likely be a basket case. Said they're the worst BMW by far for rust and pretty much as you say, the vast majority that claim to be the best are very far from it.
It sounds like yours was meant to be though.
I hankered for a 650i GC for a while but the horror stories around the N63 have put me off.
As has been said a lot already - love the E24! And the 640 GC as well. I've hankered after both for a while and was seriously considering an E24 until I was warned to steer well clear of them last year by the BMW Indy I use (Darren Wood). His view was that, unless you know the car is utterly mint and not been "restored" it will more than likely be a basket case. Said they're the worst BMW by far for rust and pretty much as you say, the vast majority that claim to be the best are very far from it.
It sounds like yours was meant to be though.
I hankered for a 650i GC for a while but the horror stories around the N63 have put me off.
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Welcome! Is the E24 granitsilber? I ask because it looks the same colour as my old E31 (850i). Lovely car (the E24, not the E31 which was an unreliable slug). I hadn't noticed the B pillar treatment before the close-up photo above; it reminds me of the C pillars of the Mercedes 450SLC if you are old enough to remember those.
Re cars for kids, we bought a 2011 VW Polo 1.2 SE for my son back in 2015 and we are all still using it - it's the most reliable car I have ever owned and the cheapest to run, but also surprisingly fun to drive and fast enough for most roads. Not sure it has electric rear windows in the back, but your son won't care if he is driving it. We fitted a replacement VW audio unit with Bluetooth (the latest technology at the time) so that he could listen to his phone. I suggest you get something with CarPlay so that he can use the navigation app on his phone, as kids these days have no sense of direction..
Re cars for kids, we bought a 2011 VW Polo 1.2 SE for my son back in 2015 and we are all still using it - it's the most reliable car I have ever owned and the cheapest to run, but also surprisingly fun to drive and fast enough for most roads. Not sure it has electric rear windows in the back, but your son won't care if he is driving it. We fitted a replacement VW audio unit with Bluetooth (the latest technology at the time) so that he could listen to his phone. I suggest you get something with CarPlay so that he can use the navigation app on his phone, as kids these days have no sense of direction..
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I think it's Dolphin Grey. My old 535i Sport was Granite Silver and it looks a bit lighter: