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[Windowlicker]

Hi there :thumbs:

New to all things BMW, but recently after selling my labour of love, i have purchased a CSL , in silver grey, about 5 weeks ago now, on an 04 plate with 20,000 miles on her, fairly standard, bar AP's front and rear, and a bit of extra carbon, (strut brace, bonnet vent).

What a car, i thought halving the horsepower i was used to would leave me with a need for something more but the CSL has surpassed all my expectations :smokin: , Perfect really, i wanted a car that i could just put fuel in, clean at the weekends and drive, rather than treating it like its made of glass as the mods it ended up with made it a time bomb for transmisions, diffs, tyres etc.

What a weapon, the sound obviously, the way it just piles on speed in such a linear fashion is massively deceptive, (ooops, 150 again :whistle: ) loving the flat shifting , the suspension , ( feels like a big Go-cart :-D ) , the point and squirt nature of it is fantastic having been used to a 700+ bhp 2.3 stroker with a 35R on , its a genuine delight having low down response and power below 4000 rpm :drool: .

I was/am a member of the MLR (Mitsubishi Lancer register) as were, it would appear , a few more of the members on here, SMD, Rich W, @ Bar Boost , hi again chaps :beer:
Anyway, cracking site Mark has created here, Hi to everyone on it, :thumbs: and a few pics, first my old baby, then my new addition. :smokin: Cheers, Nick.
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[SMD]

Sweet Nick! :smokin:

Any pics of that carbon bonnet vent? :whistle:

[DazBlackCSL]

Hi Mate
Welcome to the site , and to the CSL, car looks lovely mate , and good to see the AP's are already on , first thing that should go when purchased !!

Hope your enjoying and look forward to catching up on our trip when its gets sorted .. Ring / Spa etc etc ;-)

[2bar boost]

Hey Nick! Was wondering when you was going to announce yourself on here :thumbs:

Have to agree, really thought I was going to feel left wanting with regards coming from forced induction to N.A.

But the CSL has more than met my needs so far :smt040

Can remember my trip home and actually having fuel left after 280+miles :hahaha:

[Andyk]

Very nice Nick...love the strut brace.....here's to a CSL filled 2009 mate.

[Windowlicker]

Sweet Nick! :smokin:

Any pics of that carbon bonnet vent? :whistle:

Hi Simon, :tonqe: will get some pics for you soon, its a Vorsteiner (spelling ? ) one.
Not sure if its genuine or not, brand that is, not the carbon,just looks a little too textured, the weave is really obvious, and not super smooth finish wise.
May bet it flatted and relaquered yet. :whistle:

[Windowlicker]

Hi Mate
Welcome to the site , and to the CSL, car looks lovely mate , and good to see the AP's are already on , first thing that should go when purchased !!

Hope your enjoying and look forward to catching up on our trip when its gets sorted .. Ring / Spa etc etc ;-)

Thanks dude, i see you have spent a fair bit on your black beauty, does it all make a worthwhile difference, or have you made some " i wish i hadnt bothered " mods at all??
Cheers, Nick

[Windowlicker]

Hey Nick! Was wondering when you was going to announce yourself on here :thumbs:

Have to agree, really thought I was going to feel left wanting with regards coming from forced induction to N.A.

But the CSL has more than met my needs so far :smt040

Can remember my trip home and actually having fuel left after 280+miles :hahaha:

Alreeeeeet :thumbs:
How goes it?
Agree with your thoughts entirely, its a buzz everytime, wait for the warm up lights to go, then give her some Rod :hahaha: she loves it up her. :drool:
I too am getting great fuel economy, around 20mpg on average, how good is that :beer:
Just need the geo sorting for piece of mind, mine has a strangely light/loose feel in the dead ahead position, tends to make a need for correcting it when driving in a straight line , doesnt pull as such, just feels like free play before it takes up any change in direction through the steering wheel.
Might just be me, who knows. :119: :119:

[Windowlicker]

Very nice Nick...love the strut brace.....here's to a CSL filled 2009 mate.

Thanks dude, :thumbs: roll on drier weather/roads. :-D

[E46ACS]

Welcome Windowlicker!!!! :thumbs:

Good to see another CSL in the North East!!!! :-D

[glendog74]

Welcome Windowlicker

Enjoy! :beer:

[RichW]

Hey - welcome along :thumbs:


I think all us ex-high powered Evo owners have been blown away by the CSL, i also thought i might be left wanting but it simply isnt the case - i just wish i had bought the CSL years ago :beer:


Enjoy! ( Not that you need telling by the sounds of it :hahaha: )

[CSLjimmy]

Welcome to the site mate
Lovely looking CSL you have there, very tidy. I too have come from a Japanese car, was an R34 GTR, like you said earlier, the CSL is a great car, just to get in and use, without worrying about computers breaking down/turbos blowing up lol, i'm thrilled to be in double figures MPG now too :-D
Hope your enjoy the car more and more mate, the noise will never get boring boring though :smokin:

James.

[2bar boost]

Just need the geo sorting for piece of mind, mine has a strangely light/loose feel in the dead ahead position, tends to make a need for correcting it when driving in a straight line , doesnt pull as such, just feels like free play before it takes up any change in direction through the steering wheel.
Might just be me, who knows. :119: :119:

Tbh mine feels similar aswell! At first I wasn't sure if it was me as I haven't driven RWD for over 4years :gayfight:

Within the first 5miles of picking her up, the back stepped out whilst briskly leaving some traffic lights :hahaha: I thought fook this is gonna be a handfull :bigcry: Just put it down to greasy road and too much right foot even though it was hardly anything..
After a few more miles once I was on familiar roads back home I realised that I will have to pay it some attention.
But as with all things new, not sure where to start for the best??

Haven't had a chance to take her out much as been far too busy with work :banghead:

Think I will start with the cheapest option : Tyre pressures :hahaha:
But a trip to BMsport in the new year for a full set up :thumbs:

[_Nathan_]

How many of you ex MLR guys will be at the next MLR day at Spa? Date is almost sorted, would be good to see some of you there