Should you buy an F12 BMW 6 series? 2013 640d Test Drive & Review

In this video I follow through on my Instagram poll, asking whether I should do a video on the 640d or not! Follow me on instagram @shifting_metal to see all the extras and behind the scenes goings on. Watch the video to see what I think of the F12 and the 640d specifically!
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[@brianiswrong]

In SE spec a 2013 640D must be a rare beast. 10 years old and nobody has tried to " M" it up👍

[@ShiftingMetal]

Very true!

[@oceandrive7283]

SE- stands for "Special Equipment"

[@flippingcars101]

Great video bro 😎 love the content, it the regular uploads

[@ShiftingMetal]

Appreciate it

[@gascans801]

SE equals Special equipment, that noise is piped into the car by the speakers to make it sound like that. its not the engine lol

[@ShiftingMetal]

Sounds good though! 😂

[@alundavies5171]

the sound is added to via the speakers!!

[@s94p]

The brake judder will most likely be lower control arm bushings. A very common problem with BMWs of that era. Same thing happened with my F10

[@MisterHughie]

Looks to be ex BMW UK as the first owner, has a few options. In my BMW dealer days, SE was the best, you had Base, SE and Sport (pre M Sport era)

[@kevinhaigh3962]

Very nice definitely, always liked a BMW had one quite a few years ago I'm only 10 grand short of buying it from you 😂😂, would prefer black nice car 😊

[@simonkeay738]

Always thought SE =Special Equipment?

[@aceace5457]

can you show the outside of the car while moving lol would be nice to see it performing.

[@theonlyroger1837]

Yeah boi. Next time a MINI Countryman.

[@alwoo5645]

simple for your brakes just buy some disks and pads and put them on

[@adams7405]

Sold these as a BMW salesman way back...SE is special equipment which most UK cars were.Great cars if you keep up with the maintenance, there are earone's and E38 E39 with 400,000 miles on going strong.Prefer the 630/640i unless you do big miles.

[@clunkclickeverytrip]

I think the (se) are the base spec

[@barryrathbone]

SE in my BMW was base spec! I’m presuming that it was originally a BMW fleet car (hire car)?

[@trevorphillips3055]

I think painting the wheels a darker colour would improve the look and won't sacrifice the ride that swapping for a bigger size would do.

[@Class68driver]

A fantastic car, if I didn't have 3 kids I'd have it off you in a heartbeat.

[@EnglishTMTB]

The reason a lot people think diesels are either boring sounding or rough, tractor-like things is they've only ever experienced 4-cylinder diesels... Understandable if you're looking at diesel purely for its high MPG potential, as most people do. But bigger diesel units with more cylinders (from the now retired 5-cylinder Volvo diesels, through straight 6's like this bimmer and TDV6 engines and so on) actually sound pretty good... Yes, they don't sound quite as good as the equivalent petrols of the same configuration - but if you look at them in terms of MPG relative to BHP/Torque, they still make for a good compromise. Case in point... Mrs has a 1.2TSI Leon (4-cyl petrol) with 110 bhp or thereabouts, will manage high 50's on a decent motorway run and mid 40's for general A-road driving - my Volvo S80 is a much bigger and heavier car, with twice the displacement from the 2.4 D5 engine (5-cyl diesel), getting on for double the horsepower and more than double the torque, but it'll manage mid-low 60's on motorway runs and needs to be driven hard to not be getting high 40's on A-road runs... So I get far more performance and comfort for broadly similar fuel cost per mile (factoring in petrol Vs diesel cost).

[@tommysmith993]

Your channel would be better if you actually had follow on videos of the cars you show. How quick they sold and for how much etc

[@ShiftingMetal]

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[@s94p]

“SE” is Standard Edition?

[@terrywilkins5266]

Special Edition is what it is.

[@c11yan]

Special Equipment

[@mihaelacodrescu6153]

👍❤️

[@joethompson1]

first!❤

[@clunkclickeverytrip]

High peak autos rival channel

[@ShiftingMetal]

Thanks, I can live with that!

[@lewisbrown51]

SE - Sports Executive???

[@oceandrive7283]

No. Special Equipment

[@AlbionAwakes]

Isn't the coupe the F13?

[@robbieshaft]

Correct, convertible is F12, Gran Coupe is F06

[@robbieshaft]

This is an F13

[@realmusicreallife]

The tax bracket is mindblowing. I have a 40d x5 and its like 3 hundred and somthing a year..

[@AL-PAKA]

That's not bad

[@piovo5222]

I had a Touareg once and that was over £600 a year

[@AL-PAKA]

@@piovo5222 which one?

[@piovo5222]

@@AL-PAKA 07 3.0 tdi £630 for the year

[@AL-PAKA]

@@piovo5222 wow only 3.0 , piss take, is A5 3.0 that aswell?

[@ianguilfoyle6786]

Weaker engine n57 compared to the older m57

[@420somewhereG]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🚘

[@StuartAxe]

Please please put some new wipers on it before you sell it! 😁Very nice car.

[@ShiftingMetal]

😂 will do