Who uses their CSL everyday?

[jibm]

I've just started using it everyday. My drive is also really short, only about 4 miles.Not that much of a hassle at all really; just got to treat it nice till the engine warms up (which it doesnt by the end of the drive), and watch out for the seats when going in/out. I am running Eagle F1's so cant comment about cups in winter...

Only other annoying this as a DD is the SMG in auto mode, it never does what I would like it to do.

auto? no...its not very good at that

[DuncanR]

I dont drive mine everyday ....but i do...use it ...i have to squeeze and rub myself down the side of it to get to my other car .... takes ages !:drool:

[AlexGTT]

I used mine everyday for the first 8 months or so and loved it.

[Dan_csl]

Good news then guys, I wondered if it would clog it up so to speak but I guess CSL's are a little more sophisticated than that! :hahaha:

Glad others are in the same boat with short journeys, my current M3 doesn't heat up by the time i've got to work! :bigcry:

Good news is that it shouldn't be far away so can't wait! :supz: :thumbs:

[shane@mbtech]

Good news then guys, I wondered if it would clog it up so to speak but I guess CSL's are a little more sophisticated than that! :hahaha:

Glad others are in the same boat with short journeys, my current M3 doesn't heat up by the time i've got to work! :bigcry:

Good news is that it shouldn't be far away so can't wait! :supz: :thumbs:

Just because others on here use there cars for short journeys does not mean thats its good for the car.

Most of the cars we see in our garage with problems are cars that potter about and most journeys are below 4-5 miles. Short stop start journeys are killers for any car, a csl will be no different. TBH though I would not worry, just dont drive it hard until oil is warmed up, so if you only use it for short journeys and thats it, the csl is probably not the car for you, however if you intend to use the car as it should be used then you will love the csl.

[mattCSLnut]

Just because others on here use there cars for short journeys does not mean thats its good for the car.

Most of the cars we see in our garage with problems are cars that potter about and most journeys are below 4-5 miles. Short stop start journeys are killers for any car, a csl will be no different. TBH though I would not worry, just dont drive it hard until oil is warmed up, so if you only use it for short journeys and thats it, the csl is probably not the car for you, however if you intend to use the car as it should be used then you will love the csl.

Shock !!! Horror !!! :smt103 but I have to agree with U + it seems such a waste of a car (CSL) :smt017 just to sit in few short miles worth of rush hour traffic. Each to their own, but I love the fact that I use another car for Daily Donkey work and have the CSL for FUN use, weekend or otherwise :thumbs: Makes me appreciate what a Fantastic bit of Kit the CSL really is :thumbs:

[Sailorbaz]

I use mine as a daily car, but only for 6 months of the year, if that makes sense. The other 6 are spent in Brasil with the car sat in the garage. I cannot justify having 2 cars lying about the house while I spend half my life out of the country so I just have the CSL. I use it for everything, and the boot WILL take half a dozen bags of post mix which I had to run down to the town for in the summer as an emergency. So, my worries of stuff falling through the floor have long gone!

It is a great all rounder, I couldn't have done that with a Porsche or something similar. Especially having 4 seats and a good boot. The trip to Ireland and back there last week really brought my love for the car back to the surface, apart from the speeding fine but hey, part and parcel I suppose.

[DuncanR]

Baz, let me hazard a guess at where you were nicked ... this will be amazing if i get it right...how about ... Port Laoise on the N7 or M7?:thumbs:

[Sailorbaz]

Baz, let me hazard a guess at where you were nicked ... this will be amazing if i get it right...how about ... Port Laoise on the N7 or M7?:thumbs:

No mate, I was still in Scotland when I was caught. End of the Average Speed cameras on the A77 to Stranraer. I thought I would open her up a bit for the last few miles...the Plod had obviously seen this before. :banghead: Silly boy really! :bigcry:

I take it you seen a CSL sat at the side of the road after being tugged by the Plod in Eire?

[DuncanR]

That bit of the A77 is a real no no as far as plod, but a lovely piece of road ! Didnt see a CSL in Eire, but be warned about that particular bit of road mate, got caught there in my Volvo T5 giving it the beans on a skinny spacesaver tyre ! Load of bollox that the max speed on them is 55mph... did 130 no probs !:hahaha:

[amar7274]

I feel sorry for my car after reading this thread, i've not driven my car now for over 3 months. I only drive it on weekends and if the weather is bad it stays indoors. My regular run around is a MK5 Golf R32.

[Dan_csl]

Just because others on here use there cars for short journeys does not mean thats its good for the car.

Most of the cars we see in our garage with problems are cars that potter about and most journeys are below 4-5 miles. Short stop start journeys are killers for any car, a csl will be no different. TBH though I would not worry, just dont drive it hard until oil is warmed up, so if you only use it for short journeys and thats it, the csl is probably not the car for you, however if you intend to use the car as it should be used then you will love the csl.

I appreciate what your getting at mate, it was obviously my inital concern, I don't drive my current M3 until it's warmed up properly and at least a couple of mornings/nights a week the car will get a good run down the local dual carriageways for different things :thumbs:

I do intend to take the car abroad and maybe even try a track day and see how it goes so the car certainly won't be stuck in town 100% of the time, no way

[phat///M3]

If I had a CSL I would daily drive it, all that garage queen stuff :gayfight:

[tex]

Mine is used every day for a 70 mile commute, well it was until I broke my hand last week and now I'm not allowed to drive... :banghead:

Anyway, once I removed the Miltek exhaust it's been geat to commute in. The HiFi is rubbish but the induction noise makes up for that. The seats are comfy once adjusted to suit and the ride is better than the 335i on 19" runflats I swapped for it.

For me I'm not bothered about the miles as it will still depreciate less than a modern car and be much more fun. Driving it every day is like always having the toy at the right time to enjoy the right mood / road. I have a nice weather toy stashed away for fun use, but can't be arsed to get it out as the weather is never nice and I realisticaly just don't have time to go out of my way to use it.

Just my thoughts...

[glendog74]

Anyway, once I removed the Miltek exhaust it's been geat to commute in.

:whistle: :hahaha: