Palbay's X6 Pics and Videos Thread

[Palbay]

I live in the Upstate area of SC,home of BMW Manufacturing.I spotted this Black X6 at a local McDonalds tonight.It is the first black X6 I've seen in person or in any pics.Absolutely gorgeous automobile!!!! Much better in person than any of the pics I've seen.Got out and walked around the car.Appeared to be a finished production model.Interior was black or dark grey.The back seat had child seats in both spaces.Car had a BMW Manufacturer tag,I'm certain it was an employees take home tester.There was no camo on the car.This is the first X6 around town that I've seen w/ no camo.All badging and BMW logo's were clearly visible. The car from a distance appears smaller that it is up close.I'm 5'10'' tall and the top of the X6's rear hatch hits me about mid chest.One of the front air vents that surrounds the fog lamps is not operational.The right side vent as you face the car contains a small radiator of some sort.Not sure what it is cooling...transmission,motor oil,etc.A very impressive car with an awesome street presence! Snapped a few pics.Thanks.

[NarutoRamen]

Thanks for the pic. At the highest point, the X6 is even taller than the mini-van right next to it.

[Deutsch]

BMW needs to get their employees on a diet program. Don't they know Mickey D's will kill them!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[NarutoRamen]

^^There are far worse things than McDonald's.

[Deutsch]

Originally Posted by NarutoRamen

^^There are far worse things than McDonald's.

It's a joke. I'm making light of all the hysteria around people not wanting to eat Mickey D's after seeing "Super-size Me".

[NarutoRamen]

Originally Posted by Deutsch

It's a joke. I'm making light of all the hysteria around people not wanting to eat Mickey D's after seeing "Super-size Me".

Ahh, my bad. Looks like my joke-meter is broken. I blame the cold/fever I have.

[PanterroR]

Great photos, thanks for sharing and welcome to GCZ!

[Sayyaaf]

Oh why why the quality is that bad !! ... Thanks anyways.

[Palbay]

Sorry about the pics.Not sure what was going on w/ my camera.Palbay

[Palbay]

Thanks for the nice welcome.Palbay

[warot]

Originally Posted by Deutsch

It's a joke. I'm making light of all the hysteria around people not wanting to eat Mickey D's after seeing "Super-size Me".

I actually wanted mcd's after seeing that movie to be honest
Look, what they need to teach people here is moderation. Anything can be bad for you if you eat too much. Hell, some of the salads I've seen here are worth 3 meals on their own.

Back to the car. Looks great. I prefer those wheels on the X5 for some reason, a bit too heavy looking for this coupe looking thing. I absolutely cannot wait to see this car in real life... not to mention work in spartanburg

[PanterroR]

OT: nice avatar, warot... Do you happen to have HR of it?

[warot]

Originally Posted by Tycoon

OT: nice avatar, warot... Do you happen to have HR of it?

I found it on the first page of the E92 M3 picture thread. There is a bigger picture but still not that high res

[PanterroR]

Thanks.

[JadeVetti]

Palbay, you lucky chap!

At least you even had a camera on hand to take pics of a currently rare sight.

Keep em' coming! And welcome.

[Palbay]

JadeVetti, Thanks for the kind words.Being a BIG BMW fan and huge X6 fan I guess it's like getting to live inside the candy jar! I'm very lucky indeed.I have now figured out where this Black X6 lives.I'm going to try and get some daytime pics w/o getting arrested for being some sicko Bimmer stalker!!!??? Thanks. Palbay

[warot]

Originally Posted by Palbay

JadeVetti, Thanks for the kind words.Being a BIG BMW fan and huge X6 fan I guess it's like getting to live inside the candy jar! I'm very lucky indeed.I have now figured out where this Black X6 lives.I'm going to try and get some daytime pics w/o getting arrested for being some sicko Bimmer stalker!!!??? Thanks. Palbay

That's hilarious. Do it!

p.s. how big is Spartanburg. I might be moving there this summer if everything works out. Can you give me an idea what it's like there?

[Palbay]

Spartanburg City population is approx 39,000.Spartanburg County is approx 267,000.We lived in Spartanburg for about 5 yrs before moving over to Greenville.Spartanburg is a very nice place to live.Not quite as cosmopolitan as Greenville,G'ville has more corporate/regional company headquarters ,etc..G'ville just "lives" a little bigger than Spartanburg.Both places very nice.The downtowns of G'ville and Spartanburg are about 25 miles apart.Hope this helps.Thanks. Palbay

[JadeVetti]

Originally Posted by Palbay

JadeVetti, Thanks for the kind words.Being a BIG BMW fan and huge X6 fan I guess it's like getting to live inside the candy jar! I'm very lucky indeed.I have now figured out where this Black X6 lives.I'm going to try and get some daytime pics w/o getting arrested for being some sicko Bimmer stalker!!!??? Thanks. Palbay

LOL! Did you follow them home?

My in laws live in NC, so I drive from Spartanburg/Greenville APO to go see them, you don't know how my heart pounds a bit faster whenever I see that BMW logo from the road at the plant. I'm dying to go there for the M Driving School, maybe this summer.

With your pic posts, you're feeding me some candy from that jar.

Palbay, you and I will be having the biggest clash for The Biggest X6 Fan. Beware!

[Palbay]

Originally Posted by JadeVetti

LOL! Did you follow them home?

My in laws live in NC, so I drive from Spartanburg/Greenville APO to go see them, you don't know how my heart pounds a bit faster whenever I see that BMW logo from the road at the plant. I'm dying to go there for the M Driving School, maybe this summer.

With your pic posts, you're feeding me some candy from that jar.

Palbay, you and I will be having the biggest clash for The Biggest X6 Fan. Beware!

It's a little funny how I have figured out where to look for these early prototypes.About the time the 2nd gen X5 was in prototype testing,I noticed some camo'ed up X5's fairly close to where I live.I did follow a few home.There is one particular neighborhood in the area that seems to have a very high percentage of residents who drive early prototype testers home.I'm not sure what's up w/ that particular neigborhood,other than it's a nice place to live, and only about 8 or so miles from the BMW Plant.When I saw the Black X6 at Micky D's,I figured it was time to visit my "Prototype Neighborhood".Sure enough,I went to the same house where I had seen the 2nd Gen X5,and there she sat,right in the driveway,the aforementioned X6!Trick now is to get those daytime pics.Thanks.Palbay

[klier]

You can become our resident Spartanburg Plant spy!!!

Awesome. S'Pimp in Bavaria and you in the U.S

[EMpower]

Ok 007, get us some more pics of that X6.

[Alx]

I dont know about this model, I just cant seem to get myself to like it, reminds me of something a long the lines of a doon buggy, or even the SPyker D12 Peking-to-Paris....

[Tarek]

Nice catsh,thanx man and welcome to GCZ,still i think that the X5 looks much better than the coupe X6 maybe when i see it in real i'll change my mind and what's up with the name X6 Xdrive 35i? too long why not just X6 like the X5? being a BMW offroader u'll just gonna get that it has Xdrive no need to incorporate it in the name

[Palbay]

Mission accomplished!!!! Agent 00 Bubba Motor Works got his man....er car.....er SAC.Might need to make two posts,lot's of pics.Mission uneventful except for the evil eye from some of the neighbors.Until the next mission or X6 encounter.Thanks. Palbay