BMW 6 series (F06, F12, F13) 2011-2018

The 3rd generation BMW 6 series is just and simply a great looking car. And it doesn’t matter if it’s the coupe, the convertible or the gran coupe version.

Currently you can buy these cars for less than 25 000 € / $27 100, so even if you are making the same amount of money as one regular guy, with this car you can look like a more wealthier person who is making at least the same amount of money as 4 regular guys in total! Woooo Hooo!!!

But first, make sure you read this article thoroughly !!

Interior

The interior looks that good and that expensive as the exterior, I mean just look at it!

Awesome isn’t it?

And not only that, it also has numerous luxury features as standard so you can’t really find a poorly equipped car + the standard user friendly iDrive system does have nice (still up-to date) graphics and it’s fast as well. Next, there are basically no issues with the build quality or materials quality either (except the slight movement and occasional sounds of the front seats).

On the other side, some owners complained that wearing the front seatbelt for longer time is not very comfortable – this can be because the front seatbelts are attached right to the seat → very close to the the head rest → so the seatbelt is very close to your neck. To top of that, you can’t adjust the seatbelt height. So all in all, if you are testing the car just pay attention to this if it won’t bother you!

This BMW was available with:

• standard seats
• optional sport seats (on the left)
• optional comfort seats (on the right)

All of the seat variations are electrically adjustable and they are also mostly comfortable enough. BUT the standard or sport seats don’t always have adjustable lumbar support !! So obviously – the optional comfort seats are the most comfortable, since they can be adjusted in every possible way.

Obviously, you can’t expect basically any legroom or head room in the back of the regular coupé or convertible versions. However, the gran coupé does have some kind of usable rear seat space although with a strictly limited head room.

Possible issues

Despite the fact that this is still a young car there are some things you should pay attention to!

1. Seats are moving bro !

First of all, there are numerous cases of slightly moving front seat frames while cornering (in this case you can basically feel a slight movement of the seat base while cornering). Some of the owners even got a new seat frame under warranty because of this slight movement. But apparently, you should be able to fix this by applying some teflon based grease into the white plastic brackets under the seat. If this won’t help then the plastic piece is worn out a lot. To top of that, some owners also complained about various occasional rattling or creaking sounds from the front seats mainly if the car was used on bad quality roads.

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2. Check power windows bro !

Problems with closing the electronic windows are also not uncommon, so check all of them before buying. Also, since this car has frameless door windows, make sure that the window automatically lowers a bit when you open the door and closes back when you close the door!

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3. Parking cameras can fail

Check the parking cameras as well (if the car is equipped with them), since there are cases when either the camera itself or the camera harness was faulty causing the camera to stop working.

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4. Electronics & software updates

This car is full with electronics, so make sure that the car has the latest software updates and the battery is in a good condition. With the latest software and properly charged battery you will minimize/avoid the various electronic glitches!

Suspension

This BMW was available with:

• regular coilover suspension
• optional electronically adjustable suspension – electronically adjustable coilover shock absorbers

+ Some cars are also equipped with the active anti-roll bars which minimize the body roll in corners !

As usual:

-check the suspension for strange knocking, creaking, rattling and humming sounds

-check visually the control arm bushings for wear

-and check the shocks for oil leaks

If you are buying a car which is equipped with the active anti-roll bars, then it’s good to check them for leaks, and check the visible hoses from them for leaks as well – since these sway bars work with hydraulic fluid. Generally speaking they should be still in a good condition since the car is still not very old, But if you are buying a higher mileage car or a car which was used on winter salty roads then it’s good to pay bigger attention to these parts, and keep extra money for the hoses and eventually for the more expensive sway bars too.

Keep in mind that the standard run flat tires combined with the 20″ wheels is a bad and uncomfortable combination on bad roads! So if you want a more comfortable ride and if you want to avoid unnecessary expenses (-bent wheels, ruined tires, quicker worn wheel bearings, control arm bushings) then you should replace the runflat tires with the standard tires ASAP + you should use smaller wheel size. But if you have awesome roads without potholes then you can put whatever wheels and tires on your car.

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