Bye bye STi, hello M3 CSL
11 April 2005, 02:45 PM
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Bye bye STi, hello M3 CSL
As above really. Traded in the STi 7 for an 04 BMW M3 CSL this weekend, and so far I'm really pretty impressed....
BTW, if anyone comes across my old car CK02 CNY, it has the wrong rear windscreen in! Long story but the useles muppets at Autoglass fitted a standard WRX screen (no aerial) after the original was shattered by a loose stone, and I could not find the day or so needed to have the correct one refitted. Uninsured, I think the cost to replace is £400 and somehow I forgot to mention this on trade-in.
Otherwise it is an excellent car, very well looked after, and given my trade-in price is a bit of a bargain!
BTW, if anyone comes across my old car CK02 CNY, it has the wrong rear windscreen in! Long story but the useles muppets at Autoglass fitted a standard WRX screen (no aerial) after the original was shattered by a loose stone, and I could not find the day or so needed to have the correct one refitted. Uninsured, I think the cost to replace is £400 and somehow I forgot to mention this on trade-in.
Otherwise it is an excellent car, very well looked after, and given my trade-in price is a bit of a bargain!
11 April 2005, 04:47 PM
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Gotta love them CSL's .....played with a couple on track and im most impressed.
have a look in the vid section of my site to find a couple of vids of them. www.northloop.co.uk just listen to that sound
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have a look in the vid section of my site to find a couple of vids of them. www.northloop.co.uk just listen to that sound
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11 April 2005, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jk100
As above really. Traded in the STi 7 for an 04 BMW M3 CSL this weekend, and so far I'm really pretty impressed....
Monster car, monster depreciation, I know I've been there with an E46 SMG Cab, not nice, CSL seems to fare ever so slightly better, but not a lot.
11 April 2005, 06:04 PM
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Deprciation's something which I've considered long and hard over... Still, it's covered 6,000 miles, is 9 mths old, has new tyres (not the slicks) and had £20,000 off the original list price.
11 April 2005, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jk100
and had £20,000 off the original list price.
you did just add an extra zero on the end of that price accidently didn't you??20k, that about a third off isn't it?
bloody hell, what a steal of a 2nd hand car
11 April 2005, 09:16 PM
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Welcome to the club! What colour is it? You know the silvergrey ones are fastest? 
I'd reccommend getting the camber adjusted too if you want some more steering feel, i have and its alot better but more fidgety, but i'm prepared to put up with it
I'd reccommend getting the camber adjusted too if you want some more steering feel, i have and its alot better but more fidgety, but i'm prepared to put up with it
12 April 2005, 08:47 PM
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Congratulations on the car. They are simply superb motors. I saw down my way, and they appear a little more lower, meaner and altogether more menacing than your regular M3. Mind you though, I wouldn't put anything int the back boot. According to some read up's in mags, the back boot has a cardboard floor for weight saving measures. Although I'm sure you never bought the thing for boot space.
Happy motoring mate.
Happy motoring mate.
14 April 2005, 09:51 AM
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This car is one of a small handful in my "Cars to own before i die list". Really is a proper machine, and i hope you enjoy it lots and lots. The down side is there is nowhere else for you to go after this.......sideways step into a GT3 RS maybe !?!?
happy motoring
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happy motoring
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14 April 2005, 10:11 AM
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The scoobs effectively have a piece of cardboard for a bootfloor and I have never had any problems. I would do if I was chucking breeze blocks in though.
You will have to put some pics up of your CSL. Get one of the engine bay and this carbon intake as it sounds interesting
You will have to put some pics up of your CSL. Get one of the engine bay and this carbon intake as it sounds interesting
14 April 2005, 10:42 AM
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Yeah Spec C,
I have the GL and I have always wondered how much the carboard bottom and boot carpet weigh but I am not taking a stanley knife to the carpet as it feeds to the rear seats just so I can weigh it to find out
In general though most scoob saloons have the cardboard bottom except Spec C and RA versions?
I have the GL and I have always wondered how much the carboard bottom and boot carpet weigh but I am not taking a stanley knife to the carpet as it feeds to the rear seats just so I can weigh it to find out
In general though most scoob saloons have the cardboard bottom except Spec C and RA versions?
14 April 2005, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TopBanana
Shame about the residuals... I might have considered buying one otherwise.
