Hello from a Newbie!

[JohnH79]

Hello everybody, I'm John from Southampton and I'm new on here!!

I came on here to speak to CSLMatt and order some brackets for my Porsche Brembo BBK on my car. I have had a little look around the forum and like it, so might hang around if that's ok with you lot. I dont have a CSL, so hope I am forgiven!

I'm not worthy as I only have an E46 M3, not a CSL, but I'd like one if that counts!! I do also have a Honda CBR600RR if there are any fellow bikers here.

Here are a couple of pictures of my baby:



and here is my other baby:




Mods on the car so far are: Angel eyes, LED rears, front Depos, Milltek system, 100 Cell Race cats, Tein Springs, CSL diffuser, tints, CDV Delete, Turner Motorsport RTAB Limiter kit, 3/4 size front number plate, Parrot (non feathered variety).

Mods to follow: Brembo Porsche BBK front and rear, CSL style airbox, CSL cams, remap, new wheels, coilovers, front splitter, CSL bootlid. Lots of CSL bits required!! :thumbs:

Mods to bike: Akrapovic full exhaust system with Carbon 'Hex' can, K&N air filter, HRC inlet trumpets, Power commander, Ignition commander, Ohlins steering damper, tail tidy, different front/rear indicators, blue screen, Rev/shift lights, rear seat cowel.


I've been on the M3cutters website for about a year now (same user name), if any of you guys are on there?

[rstoughy]

Welcome to the forum mate :thumbs:

With the mods your planning why not sell the M3 as is, put a little cash in the pot and get a CSL?

You wont regret it.

Oh I have a K5 GSXR-600

[DuncanR]

Welcome John ... worry not about the lack of a CSL at least Its an M3...we even let fookers in here with ...FORDS !! :banghead::blalalala: ...

[JohnH79]

Welcome to the forum mate :thumbs:

With the mods your planning why not sell the M3 as is, put a little cash in the pot and get a CSL?

You wont regret it.

Oh I have a K5 GSXR-600

Hello mate. Thanks for the welcome. Nice to hear from a fellow biker! It looks like biking weather today :supz:

I would love to buy a proper CSL, but my M3 is a 2001 model so only worth about 20p!! There is no way I could afford the extra for a CSL. My plan is instead, to gradually upgrade/improve my M3 to bring some bits inline with a CSL eg engine. I do like all my toys and creature comforts and even as it is, it really is an awesome car, there's just a few points that could do with improvement eg brakes and induction noise!!

I think it's best I dont ever have a ride in a proper CSL, then I wont know what I'm missing!! :whistle:

[JohnH79]

Welcome John ... worry not about the lack of a CSL at least Its an M3...we even let fookers in here with ...FORDS !! :banghead::blalalala: ...

Thanks Duncan. I'm glad that people are still talking to me now you know I'm not a CSL driver!! I was worried people might look at me like I own a Citreon Saxo and meet up in McD's car park every night!! :hahaha:

I cant believe you allow people who own Fords on here!!! :bigcry:
Saying that, one of my best mates Matt has always been a Die-hard Ford fanatic. He has owned Series 1 and Series 2 RS Turbos, a 3-door Sierra Cosworth and more recently a 400BHP Escort Cosworth that he converted to Rear wheel drive!! He loved this car so much he said he would never sell it and be buried in it! Knowing how much he loves his Fords, this was totally believable!! When I picked up my E46 M3, I let Matt have a drive. A couple of weeks later he had sold his Escort (for much less than it was worth) and brought an M3!!! That says a lot for M3's!! :thumbs:

Unfortunately Matt copied me a little too much!!!


Same colour, same black leather, same optional extras, same angel eyes, rear LEDS, same Miltek Exhaust!!! It's great that he liked my car so much, he had to get one. It's just a shame it had to be identical! Now if we ever drive round together, we look like a bunch of gays!! :gayfight:

[phoenixcsl]

I would love to buy a proper CSL, but my M3 is a 2001 model so only worth about 20p!! There is no way I could afford the extra for a CSL. My plan is instead, to gradually upgrade/improve my M3 to bring some bits inline with a CSL eg engine. I do like all my toys and creature comforts and even as it is, it really is an awesome car, there's just a few points that could do with improvement eg brakes and induction noise!!

I think it's best I dont ever have a ride in a proper CSL, then I wont know what I'm missing!! :whistle:

Welcome, enjoy the forum :smokin:

I had a 01 M3 prior to buying my CSL, to be honest I thought the same as you, however, the money I got back from all the mods I had on my M3 (KW's / AP's / Race Cats etc etc etc) put a big chunk towards the CSL, imho the CSL is a far superior car to drive than the M3 was even with £0000s of mods on it.

No you NEED to have a ride in a proper CSL to see exactly whats missing :smt055

[JohnH79]

I think it's best I don't know what I'm missing at the moment!!

That is kind of my thinking too. A lot of the mods I have bought eg miltek system, 100 cell cats, lowering springs etc I have bought second hand and cheap. It means I can use them and when I do come to sell them on, I wont lose any money on them. If you look at it like that, buying mods for my M3 like this, is the same as putting a little money by towards a CSL. It is like my 'CSL fund' but I get to enjoy the mods in the meantime too!! :thumbs:

Welcome, enjoy the forum :smokin:

I had a 01 M3 prior to buying my CSL, to be honest I thought the same as you, however, the money I got back from all the mods I had on my M3 (KW's / AP's / Race Cats etc etc etc) put a big chunk towards the CSL, imho the CSL is a far superior car to drive than the M3 was even with £0000s of mods on it.

No you NEED to have a ride in a proper CSL to see exactly whats missing :smt055

[Bounce]

Welcome to the register matey.

[phoenixcsl]

I think it's best I don't know what I'm missing at the moment!!

That is kind of my thinking too. A lot of the mods I have bought eg miltek system, 100 cell cats, lowering springs etc I have bought second hand and cheap. It means I can use them and when I do come to sell them on, I wont lose any money on them. If you look at it like that, buying mods for my M3 like this, is the same as putting a little money by towards a CSL. It is like my 'CSL fund' but I get to enjoy the mods in the meantime too!! :thumbs:

haha fair enough :thumbs:

Best way to do it imho, I made some decent money on the parts of my old M3 when I sold it, I ended up buying a MK2 Focus RS hated it, then sold it and came 'home' to a CSL, annoyingly half of the mods I had and sold would have been fantastic on the CSL hey ho.

[glendog74]

Welcome John :thumbs:

[RolyGTIR]

Welcome to the madness! :thumbs:

[rstoughy]

Welcome John ... worry not about the lack of a CSL at least Its an M3...we even let fookers in here with ...FORDS !! :banghead::blalalala: ...

:bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry: must be a sign that i've had mine a week tomorrow and the only time i've driven it was the journey home, been sat in the garage since :hahaha: :hahaha:

[JohnH79]

:bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry: must be a sign that i've had mine a week tomorrow and the only time i've driven it was the journey home, been sat in the garage since :hahaha: :hahaha:

Is it a Ford??? :whistle:

[rstoughy]

Is it a Ford??? :whistle:

Fraid so :whistle:

CSL getting used as the daily hack at the moment and it's loving it :thumbs:

[JohnH79]

Well it must be a pretty awesome Ford as you are so keen to get in it and drive it regularly!!! :hahaha: Is it a Ford Capri 1.6 Laser??!! :whistle:

Fraid so :whistle:

CSL getting used as the daily hack at the moment and it's loving it :thumbs: