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Long post incoming - I spent a year+ researching and hunting for the right V10 M6 so sharing my experience/thoughts below: Pretty good overview and I broadly agree with your opinions and list of items. I had been researching/looking for a 6-speed V10 M6 for about a year before I found the right one at the right price. I too wanted a coupe, but I ended up finding a 2 owner (possibly even just one who moved) 2007 convertible 6-speed with 50k miles. There are 378 convertible 6-speeds, so slightly easier to find than the 323 coupes. I agree these have absolutely massive price appreciation potential, although my guess for a 1 year timeframe are much lower than yours. The thing is, despite risk of high mechanical/running costs, insurance and taxes are ridiculously cheap. Not being my daily driver, I got a Hagerty agreed-upon value policy and together with taxes/registration it's only $1,000 PER YEAR (and for absolute max full coverage). I think there's almost zero chance M6 prices won't appreciate AT LEAST $1000/year - could easily be $5k+ if well-kept. So if you're considering this as a special 2nd or 3rd car, I can't think of anything better or cheaper as far as unavoidable costs that most don't consider. Think about your use case and mission of the car for you. Is this your daily driver and you have to drive to work everyday? I think there are other cool underappreciated cars that fulfill that role with better reliability and lower risk of high repairs better. Not saying you can't, just prepare to pay up per mile. For similar cost I'm partial to 6-speed 05-06 Pontiac GTOs given that's ~10mpg hwy more than this and running costs are as cheap as any 400HP+ coupe, but that's an aside. The 6-speeds can be silly money like seen in your video, but there's a floor at roughly $30,000 even for 100k mile cars. Many of those are WAY overpriced - the white 08 w/ 37k miles that was $68k in your video got reduced over months down to $55,000-$58,000 before it sold. I think all V10 M6's are ridiculously undervalued, even 6-speeds that command a solid 50%-150% premium over SMG. If you can find one that is closer to 50% premium over equivalent SMG, I think that's a buy all day. You're paying extra $ up front to get the V10 manual experience but equally to bypass unavoidable $$$ repair risk with the SMG. I actually like the SMG too honestly, but you have to be able to drop $2k-$6k anytime to repair it if something goes wrong and you can't really guarantee that won't happen again even if it's been repaired before/recently. That's the one thing I think you didn't emphasize enough despite mentioning it: potential for SMG transmission issues especially the clutch and associated hydraulics. The issue there is that can kind of happen at any time and any mileage without warning. Sometimes they go 100k with no issues, but it is common for those to go and make the car inoperable. That's $2k or so to fix, if the transmission has other problems it can become prohibitively expensive. There are more 2007s than other years, so while the LCI updates are nice, I'd say don't limit your search to LCI only since upgrades are mostly cosmetic. I've ordered a pair of pre-LCI European spec headlights without the orange in them, which are expensive but personally I think look better than the LCI ones and are plug/play vs. a retrofit is complicated. Don't count out convertibles either - I enjoy it myself because rear window can be lowered and it's easier to hear the V10 in general. You lose the issues with the carbon fiber roof, but have to look for top condition and mechanism condition. If you do go with the E64, but even just the E63 coupe, check the water drain holes for blockage - that causes water ingress and electronic issues. The one thing that bothers me with the convertible is it's 450lbs heavier, so take that into consideration. That said, the new 2025 M5 that was just announced is 5,390 lbs... So I feel better now given I'm >1,100 lbs. lighter than that lol. HOWEVER if you're going to go pre-LCI, you need to get one with a build date of March 2007 or later (check the door jam or a VIN decoder). That's when a major update to the V10 internals were done and dramatically improved longevity. Actually Jan. 07 was the update, but March 07-on they got a new oil pan design with 2 drain plugs which makes removing waste oil fully easier if BMW procedures weren't followed to the T. Leaving old oil during changes will hasten wear big time. The maintenance history is critical - I felt my chances of the car treating me right were higher because the oil was changed religiously every 12 months or 4k miles and that was in the Carfax (even when it only had 2k miles put on it), same with brake fluid flush every 24 months. That and the general condition of the car indicates whether you are buying a clean example or a shined up potential dud. One thing I'd advise for these V10's is more than most any other car, you are buying the previous owner, at least mechanically. You can check for cosmetic concerns yourself, but was the oil changed every 3,500-5,000 miles? Was it driven a lot in the cold? Really these engines want 60+ degrees ambient temp otherwise it's stressful on them when cold. Did they always let the engine get to operating range before reving or going over 4000RPM? The 10W-60 oil is super thick and so warming it up before driving hard (it can be driven just not going above 3500rpm) is THE main wear risk along with proper change intervals. Rod bearings are largely dependent on oil change intervals and diligence of the prior owner. The rod bearings used to be a bigger issue than they are now once they are done with good aftermarket ones they should be good for probably the life of the car if you do periodic oil analysis to check for metal content like copper that indicate it's worn down. Those are some thoughts from a year of research and hunting for a V10 M6 - hope that helps somebody!

[@Gen-X-Rising]

I have an E63 M6 Convertible Hamann edition, and I Frikin Love it. It smokes LAMBOS.

[@BradenBuildz]

Helpful vid thanks 👍

[@AnwarAndCars]

Thank you!

[@1995RangeRover]

Beautiful cars just crazy expensive to keep running.

[@AnwarAndCars]

Yeah they are but we’ll worth the experience when comparing to similar cars

[@AnwarAndCars]

Let me know what you think of the bmw m6!

[@borisidijana]

My dream car! I do have a 630i lci which I love bur ultimately m6 is my absolute dream

[@AnwarAndCars]

The m6 is so underrated, have you had the chance to drive one?

[@madhunter6420]

I HOPE THE PRICES WONT INCREASE UNTIL I CAN GET ONE 😂

[@frenzythebeast]

Absolutely fantastic video, hoping to buy one of these beasts in EARLY 2025, hopefully the prices dont rise too much by then 🥲

[@AnwarAndCars]

I love this car man, I kick myself everyday for selling mine. I'm looking for one too in the near future. Prices are steadily climbing however there isnt enough volume or interest at the moment for them to take off. Im sure in 5 years or so people will finally realize what a beast this is. try to get one asap