CSL 1st RWD?

[glendog74]

I am a little envious the way you learned to drive your car actually rob - buy a Csl and learn to drive it whilst learning the ring :smokin: and I've gotta say you are really fast and smooth nowadays at the ring ( not that I am an expert at being fast or on the ring either ) - I really enjoyed our chase laps last year mate :beer:

Love you man! artyman:

[northernjim]

Love you man! artyman:

thats another babycham you owe me mate:smokin::beer:

[Pete]

Welcome Pete

Very nice, I had a 370bhp JMS tuned RS MKII myself about 18 months ago, great cars, but missing soul imho, I only had mine 6 months before I got bored of it.

Changing from the RS to a CSL is an easy option you won't regret it, they are really tractable and the RWD is not scary as some people might think, to be honest I can drive my CSL faster day to day than I could the RS, even on standard suspension the CSL is far less crashy than the RS was. plus you sit lower (I hated the Recaro's in the RS, far too high).

I had a normal E46 for 5 years before the RS, to be honest I wish I'd gone straight to the CSL.

I was in the same boat when I did my first track days in my old M3, take it easy and build up, you'll be surprised at how much grip the CSL has, even if you're nowhere near the fastest person on the day you'll still be pretty quick, they don't bite unless you have a lead foot!

Btw you'll miss the brakes on the RS they are superb as standard! and the popping of the exhaust!

Awesome was hoping somebody had made the switch I have the 6 pot Alcon kit on the RS and yes it stops lol! Driving position is terrible and the car feels super cheap at best, can't wait to get in one at the weekend.

Thanks for the comments all

[s.mac]

Love you man!

Rob you've been out at sea too long.......

[Sailorbaz]

Welcome to the forum Pete and good luck with the CSL at the weekend. You mention build quality/ or quality of materials in the FRS as being cheap feeling? You will not have that issue on the CSL, the car oozes class and build quality.

Rob you've been out at sea too long.......

Less of the 'sea' and 'sailor' comments, that's two this week! :birdman: :hahaha:

[glendog74]

Rob you've been out at sea too long.......

Uh huh! :119:

[phoenixcsl]

Awesome was hoping somebody had made the switch I have the 6 pot Alcon kit on the RS and yes it stops lol! Driving position is terrible and the car feels super cheap at best, can't wait to get in one at the weekend.

Thanks for the comments all

Went from E46 M3 > RS > CSL, I still think the RS has immense road presence, ah very nice, I bet it stops very well then! Standard they were not bad tbh!

They do feel a bit cheap, I thought at first that it was nearly quite well made, but after a month and things like the sat nav dying or never being able to connect the bluetooth correctly I soon changed my mind.

The driving position is awful, I was really disappointed with the seat height, felt like a MPV!

You won't feel that in the CSL, much lower, build quality is spot on and the car has so much soul / personality.

I know you said you'll miss the torque, but you won't notice it so much, the CSL is much more tractable than the RS ever was, so you can use the power more of the time.

Hope your search goes well on the weekend :thumbs:

[dr.sticky]

I went from a Renault Sport Spider to a TVR T350T ( that was a bastard if you even slightly got the rear out of shape ) and now the CSL, to be honest its not that intimidating at all, just treat it with respect when DSC is off and enjoy. A driver training course really lets you learn the limits, and beyond, without ending up on fire, backwards, in a ditch, upside down looking like a total nobend ( yes that was what I did with the TVR, I expect at least 20 "NobEnd" post from you lot. :bigcry: