How long have you owned your 6.

snanny · Post by **snanny** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:45 pm

How long have you owned your 6 series?
I purchased my 1984 euro in 1989, 25 years ago. Any original owners still have their vehicle out there?

sharkfan · Post by **sharkfan** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:28 pm

10 years for my M635CSi, 18 years for my 635CSi but that could end soon.

GRNSHRK · Post by **GRNSHRK** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:58 pm

I purchased the Green Shark in 1990, actually just around tax time that year, so must be my anniversary

But that makes 24 years of bliss

I do know of a couple of original owners, unfortunately neither of which inhabit this forum

Masked Man · Post by **Masked Man** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:20 am

I got Grace on 1/9/2009, so we just celebrated our 5th anniversary a few months ago.

Keep the shiny side up

Phillip

Steve M6 · Post by **Steve M6** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:52 am

I bought Black Beauty ('86 635CSi, 5-sp) in December 1987. Went to the local BMW Motorcycle dealer to get my BMWMOA 100,000 mile award application endorsed, and was asked if I was interested in buying a 1-year old BMW car they were getting ready to wholesale. The dealer was short on cash that month.

I bought Froggy ('88 Canadian M6) in September 2006. Spotted a want-ad in the Monterey Herald (during the Pebble Beach Concourse week) placed by a guy in Portland Oregon. Sent him a deposit the same day. We bought 1-way plane tickets and drove the car home.

86_6series · Post by **86_6series** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 2:00 am

Got the 86 in 88 so that makes 26 years

Da_Hose · Post by **Da_Hose** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:23 am

I got mine just before I joined up with BigCoupe.

So I guess that makes it since about March 2008.

Jose

5280 M6 · Post by **5280 M6** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:54 pm

Wow - I'm impressed with the long tenure of ownership posted so far! I'm a relative rookie by comparison, having found my '88 M6 in 2007. It's been a thoroughly enjoyable experience so far, with no plans to let her go.

If we were to count the years of longing, searching, and dreaming, my tenure would be lengthened by several years.

Jim

dakal · Post by **dakal** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 4:21 pm

19 yrs 635

BillDe · Post by **BillDe** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 2:37 am

2007, in the middle of an ice storm.

Paul Humpage · Post by **Paul Humpage** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:39 am

There's a surprising amount of long term owners here which is good to see.

I've had mine since April 2006

hornhospital · Post by **hornhospital** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:57 am

4 years for the 635, 1.5 years for the 633.

2I6es · Post by **2I6es** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 6:22 am

Guess that makes me the new boy on the block. For me ownership didn't start till November 2012. Distance travelled in that time - 22,000km. Do I regret buying my 635 - not bloody likely. Only regret I have is that I won't be able to enjoy it much more. But the memories I have of the drives I've done far exceed length of ownership.

Cheers Vinny

olympia57 · Post by **olympia57** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:42 am

2I6es wrote:Guess that makes me the new boy on the block. For me ownership didn't start till November 2012. Distance travelled in that time - 22,000km. Do I regret buying my 635 - not bloody likely. Only regret I have is that I won't be able to enjoy it much more. But the memories I have of the drives I've done far exceed length of ownership.

Cheers Vinny

Hi Vinny , how are you ?
What a coincidence I bought mine in Nov 2012 as well.
Drove it 320 miles back home and it's been in pieces since !
Hope to have it completely restored and back on the road mid to late summer.
In my defence I would add that the car I replaced the E24 with I had owned for 34 years , but I don't see me equaling that again .........

Don

theseeker411 · Post by **theseeker411** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:44 pm

I've owned mine for almost 5 years now.

henryc · Post by **henryc** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:01 pm

1986 635 owned since 2001-
/henryc

2I6es · Post by **2I6es** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 5:11 pm

olympia57 wrote:Hi Vinny , how are you ?
What a coincidence I bought mine in Nov 2012 as well.
Drove it 320 miles back home and it's been in pieces since !
Hope to have it completely restored and back on the road mid to late summer.
In my defence I would add that the car I replaced the E24 with I had owned for 34 years , but I don't see me equaling that again .........
Don

Hi Don

Getting tired mate but still hanging in there. I have been following your repair schedule in the "What have you done" thread and rest assured I am jealous of your abilities. It may have only done 320 miles but i would hazard a guess that once mods / repairs are complete it will see a lot more, and the smile on your face will be hard to wipe away.

Cheers Vinny

sansouci · Post by **sansouci** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:56 pm

I got mine from the PO who was going off-lease in 1987.

DC · Post by DC » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:58 pm

my shark mania started in February 2006 with my red 6er which is 2 years older than I am (car is 82 and I am 84)

hornhospital · Post by **hornhospital** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:00 am

DC wrote:(car is 82 and I am 84)

WOW! You're old. And the 6er is the oldest one I've ever heard of!

(yeah, I know...car is an '82 year/model, and you were born in '84. I couldn't resist)

nick88highline · Post by **nick88highline** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:51 am

Bought the car in 1999, so 15 years, and in that time I've driven over 84,000 miles in 20 different countries.

bunty635 · Post by **bunty635** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:14 am

wow tip my hat to the long termers.
i 'll tell you a good figure when i age to one.

ERCoupe · Post by **ERCoupe** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:20 pm

'78 purchased '88 => 26 years.

markh · Post by **markh** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:56 pm

I owned this beauty for 3 years and 7K miles. Just sold it a month ago to fund a new business venture. I miss her dearly, but the new owner is in the hood and I'll be able to see her now and then.

3BMW · Post by **3BMW** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:17 am

Bought Sharky in Sept. 2005.....

Daily driver until the repaint and new interior in Nov 2008 - Mar 2009...

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