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Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by 535dboy » Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:30 am

Welcome

GLad to see you avoided the pink, shame about the exhaust pipes

Happy birthday and enjoy your mid life crisis, I'm a way off yet.
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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by Raj » Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:27 am

Welcome and congrats. Lovely colour combo.
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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by AW8 » Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:50 pm

Welcome- Great 1st post & pics of superb vehicle  :)
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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by Rusty » Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:39 pm

Welcome indeed.

That colour looks great.  Haven't seen one like that before, and it really suits the 6.

Oyster has got to be the best colour choice for a family car too.

Enjoy your ownership, no matter how long it may be ;)


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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by MJim » Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:20 am

[quote="535dboy"]
Happy birthday and enjoy your mid life crisis, I'm a way off yet.
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What do you mean ?? You started yours ages ago - just look at your car collection!!  >:D  :))
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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by 535dboy » Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:12 pm

[quote="MJim"]
[quote="535dboy"]
Happy birthday and enjoy your mid life crisis, I'm a way off yet.
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What do you mean ?? You started yours ages ago - just look at your car collection!!  >:D  :))
[/quote]

Na, that's just an enthusiast! I have them to drive not to be seen in

Mid life crisis is when you want people to see you and think god he is great!
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2015 Nissan Leaf twin turbo with Nitros

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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by Jalf » Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:16 pm

Love the colour :)

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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by huck » Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:07 pm

[quote="535dboy"]
Welcome

GLad to see you avoided the pink, shame about the exhaust pipes

Happy birthday and enjoy your mid life crisis, I'm a way off yet.
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Cheers! As for the midlife crisis, I'll maybe agree with you when I buy another motorbike!

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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by snipez999 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:51 am

Na, that's just an enthusiast! I have them to drive not to be seen in

Mid life crisis is when you want people to see you and think god he is great!
Ah so that's why you went for the tame version of the RS6.......... :P
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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by 535dboy » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:56 am

snipez999 wrote:
Na, that's just an enthusiast! I have them to drive not to be seen in

Mid life crisis is when you want people to see you and think god he is great!
Ah so that's why you went for the tame version of the RS6.......... :P
Ha ha.

I'm not a turbo fan anymore. Been there done that, a few times.

I was hoping mine wouldn't have the new V8 twin turbo in it.
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2015 Nissan Leaf twin turbo with Nitros

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2005 BMW 535d MSport

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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by PeterL » Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:01 pm

Hi and welcome.  Nice car you will have to give us an update once you have had her for a few months, looks like a nice spec too.
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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by Pope » Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:04 pm

[quote="Don Coffey"]
Hi and welcome Pope, (are you hopeful of taking up the new post a the Vatican?)  ;)

Running costs won't be that far off the 635d, depending on your driving style, low 30s are achievable from a gallon of your finest diesel.  Not as much as your car, but maybe not as bad as you believe.

Feel free to ask questions to see just what the real running cost are. 

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:)) bless you my son...

I wrote my post when i still had my little X3, and as you know, i've just gone and bought a bloody gert X5,... :blink: so much for being worried about running costs then. :'(

As for the 635d. she's pretty good on fuel. giving me about 28mpg in town and 36mpg at a steady 85mph.
I cant bring myself to potter about in the slow lane when i'm driving the 6, but i reckon she'd do 40+mpg at steady 65-70mph...
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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by graemeX5 » Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:17 pm

Hi & welcome not seen an X6 in that colour must be rare
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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by huck » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:23 pm

Thanks, haven't seen one like it yet.  In the sun today, one side looked a dark green while the other side looked dark blue.  Really nice, IMO, with the light leather seats.  Absolutely loving it and my wife drives it everywhere - she'll never say 'Good choice' but the fact that she hasn't driven the Mini since we got it is the biggest thumbs up I will ever get from her!  ::) :)

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Re: Newbie with X6 (plus initial review)

Post by PeterL » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:38 am

Just noticed where you are Huck, were you in John Lewiss about 2 weeks ago in Cheadle, just that I saw one in exactly the same colour albeit the one i saw was filthy.
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