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Old 06-14-06, 04:13 PM
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Default BMW M series to be featured on TESTDRIVE 6/18/06

Speed Channel's Test Drive will be featuring BMW M series on Sunday 6/18/06. BMW M5 and M6 will be burning up the track. Tune in to this one guys
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thanks for the heads up!
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Old 06-14-06, 10:16 PM
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sigh, i hate myself for not having speed channel....
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Thanx for the reminder I will try not to miss it .
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DID ANYONE JUST SEE HANS STUCK GET THAT M6 TO 194 ON THE AUTOBAHN!!!!

and it wasnt just lazy acceleration, either. and then he slowed it to 139 in the blink of an eye. i gots to have one of those!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Got the TiVo ready and waiting... I can't wait to see it. They drive the hell off of the M6 and the M5 from what I saw from the DirecTV preview.
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Originally Posted by DrRick
DID ANYONE JUST SEE HANS STUCK GET THAT M6 TO 194 ON THE AUTOBAHN!!!!

and it wasnt just lazy acceleration, either. and then he slowed it to 139 in the blink of an eye. i gots to have one of those!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was insane , He could of took it even faster if that X5 SUV wasn't in front of him. Those cars are so planted to the road
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Just saw it. Wasn't just M5 and M6, also drove M4 and M4 Coupe. Very exciting program. One of the best they've done. The 5 series body style is growing on me by leaps and bounds. I once thought it was hideous but now I love it. I am losing my love for the E39. The 6 series design, I loved it from the start. Putting 500hp in it just makes it plain old super sweet. That M4 Coupe is looking nice too.

Test Drive is a good show, they take us inside the most desirable cars on the road.
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Saw it! Now I want an M5 or an M6.
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dang, i missed it.

days like these makes me wonder why i still didn't buy a tivo.
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Originally Posted by genearch
Tivo'd this earlier, just watched.

Damn that M6 is blistering fast. It was amazing to watch the HUD to see how fast it got there. (FYI, in the US, you can remap the ECU to remove the limiter)

Also, the silver Z4M cruising around Seattle looked great. Imagine that car 25% larger

Mine is still a bit of time away. My dealer is very small and they don't expect my allocation until sometime Mid-July. That means Sept build, BMW shuts down in August, for a November delivery. The upside is I'm paying under MSRP.
please gene, can you let me ride in your car when you get yours?
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Originally Posted by rominl
please gene, can you let me ride in your car when you get yours?
Just get one yourself & forget about the LS600hL I think they would cost about the same . . .
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Originally Posted by LexArazzo
Just get one yourself & forget about the LS600hL I think they would cost about the same . . .
haha i don't think we want yet another coupe on our family
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Wow the M6 was insane Han's Stuck was drifting the car on every curve up the mountain, that was pretty bold. I still don't like the styling of the cars with the exception of the M coupe, it actually looks pretty nice!
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sigh how much do i hate myself for not having speed channel?
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