E92 M3 for a week..so far

[jibm]

good afternoon gents :thumbs:

I've been given an E92 M3 as a loaner while my CSL is in the bodyshop, and i must say that so far i am completey un-impressed. to begin with it felt very quick however now i am convinced thats due to how soft and sloppy it is - and we all know how quick a loaner is :hahaha: i had a bit of a tussle up with a 360 spider yesterday afternoon - i was just keeping up on the straights, but corners no hope, and my GF said it felt dangerous at speed compared to the CSL. and needless to say i would have been all over it's ass in the CSL

so those of you that were contemplating the switch IMHO dont bother.

I want my CSL back pronto.

[Sailorbaz]

How come some people get an E92 M3 as a courtesy car and I get an Astra Diesel!!! HTF does that one work out?

Good work though! And nice to hear the CSL still feels better!

[AlexGTT]

I had one on order and cancelled it after I was loaned one by my dealer over a weekend. They weren't very impressed when I said I'd rather keep my CSL.

Great car but not as great and I've probably saved myself £25k to fund the purchase and £15-20k depreciation.

[Thorney]

We're up to £15k invested into our E92 M3 and have to say other than the engine (475bhp so a huge difference) the rest of it is still far behind a CSL.

[HC1963M3]

We're up to £15k invested into our E92 M3 and have to say other than the engine (475bhp so a huge difference) the rest of it is still far behind a CSL.

But the DSG 'box is a big leap forward imo . . . . . (ok, so it requires NO skill whatsoever to make seamless up and downchanges, but it is mightily impressive all the same)

[Nords]

How come some people get an E92 M3 as a courtesy car and I get an Astra Diesel!!! HTF does that one work out?

Good work though! And nice to hear the CSL still feels better!

Wellsway only had diesels in, whilst my badger imprint is removed. Have a 318 version, sob!

[jibm]

How come some people get an E92 M3 as a courtesy car and I get an Astra Diesel!!! HTF does that one work out?

Good work though! And nice to hear the CSL still feels better!

they were trying to give me a merc A class, then E class. you just have to keep saying no, i wont accept a lower spec car. i said i pay to keep a CSL on the road, so thats what i want or maybe a Porsche, but only a 911 :hahaha: less than 24hrs later a nice shiney 08 plate M3 delivered :supz:

[jibm]

I had one on order and cancelled it after I was loaned one by my dealer over a weekend. They weren't very impressed when I said I'd rather keep my CSL.

Great car but not as great and I've probably saved myself £25k to fund the purchase and £15-20k depreciation.

right decision :thumbs: although the E92 does pull away nicley in 3rd gear from a standstill i found out this morning :whistle:

[jibm]

ok will someone lend me their CSL for a week and take this piece of "built to please the septic’s" shit away i hate it - my car is not ready until the end of next week. based on this i cant see myself buying a BMW again other than a CSL

things i hate?
the seat belt thing that passes you the belt, it misses every time
the shit version of warm up lights
the dashboard made with old man Rover style vinyl
the suspension - how come something soo soft can hit every bump in the road and send it straight up you spine
no torch J
its only done 28k but feels old and sloppy
the a/c knob should be the stereo knob
its now full of sand (whoops)



things I like?
It has grunt
Bonnet bulge
Door mirrors
I drive radio display
That fact I didn’t pay 50 odd grand for it

[thegingerninja]

I had one for a day, just made me realise how good the CSL is. There was no involvement - just felt like a passenger aiming it along the road. This will always be a problem for any CSL owner, once you've had a car that is so connected to the road, anything else feels weird. Now that my CSL lives under a nice warm cover in the garage, and only comes out to play when the weather is nice - I have an RS4 for the "normal" stuff, an after a weekend in the CSL, I nearly crash the RS4 on the first corner come monday morning!!

[NZ_M3]

For what the E92 M3 was intended as, it does it very well to be honest. It was never meant to be a CSL replacement - never was and never will be.

I've not had an issue with the seatbelt receiver thing ever - works brilliantly everytime. In fact when I get in the CSL now, I am always forgetting that there's no such thing and I keep waiting for something to pass the seatbelt to me :hahaha::hahaha: :banghead:

The variable steering ratio does take a little bit getting used to (do bear in mind it has a wider range than the fixed steering ratio in the CSL - in fact at its fastest setting it is about 20% quicker than the CSL steering) - but I do find it nicely weighted when it goes heavy at high speed. The car communicates in a different manner to the CSL, and trust me the grip level is amazing in this thing once set up correctly (mine had terrible geo new from the factory, it was unbelievable).

I actually felt the built quality was quite a step up in the E92 M3, perhaps yours has been lent out one too many times.

I do agree that the warm up lamp looks kinda of cheapish compared to the LED styled warm up lamp - however, I do believe it adds a 'mechanical' feel to the gauge and interior to something that is already an interior packed with electronic wizardry.

Suspension wise, having owned 2 E46 M3s, I'd pitch it somewhere between the CSL and the E46 M3 to be honest. It's actually not that soft and rather jarring at times (take it on a really rough road and you'll notice how well the whole chassis reacts and how composed the car is compared to the old M3).

I do agree the jewel of this car is the engine itself - now imagine this engine in the CSL chassis ... that'd be something quite fun I gather.

If I was only given the choice of owning one car as something that I can use as a track car and daily drive, I'd pick the E92 M3 hands down to be honest.

Will report back on how the E92 M3 is on the track after my driver training next Wednesday ....

[jibm]

still got the pesky thing (its not that bad ) is it out of order to track it?

[Thorney]

ok will someone lend me their CSL for a week and take this piece of "built to please the septic’s" shit away i hate it - my car is not ready until the end of next week. based on this i cant see myself buying a BMW again other than a CSL

things i hate?
the seat belt thing that passes you the belt, it misses every time
the shit version of warm up lights
the dashboard made with old man Rover style vinyl
the suspension - how come something soo soft can hit every bump in the road and send it straight up you spine
no torch J
its only done 28k but feels old and sloppy
the a/c knob should be the stereo knob
its now full of sand (whoops)



things I like?
It has grunt
Bonnet bulge
Door mirrors
I drive radio display
That fact I didn’t pay 50 odd grand for it

I'd agree with a lot of that.

[Jaw_F430]

still got the pesky thing (its not that bad ) is it out of order to track it?

Someone has on here already I think. Daz maybe:hahaha::thumbs:

[DazBlackCSL]

still got the pesky thing (its not that bad ) is it out of order to track it?

:whistle:

my loaner last year when the CSL was in for some work !