CSL or GT3 the age old question

[Pip1968]

I never take my RS on the track mind you never took any of the CSL's or my M2 . I am a garage queen expert.

Shame on you. I take my GT3 and CSL regularly to the Nordschleife and am sure it will all end in tears one day but ...."it is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a lamb" as they say.

You never get to fully exploit its true abilities unless you go on track.The other alternative is an instant ban and even then you are unlikely to have fully exploited her. Anyone can drive fast in a straight line.

Pip :whistle:

[cslsuperfan]

Shame on you. I take my GT3 and CSL regularly to the Nordschleife and am sure it will all end in tears one day but ...."it is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a lamb" as they say.

You never get to fully exploit its true abilities unless you go on track.The other alternative is an instant ban and even then you are unlikely to have fully exploited her. Anyone can drive fast in a straight line.

Pip :whistle:

Couldn't agree more.......bit like buying a ROLEX and never wearing it.

But hey this is not the other forum and therefore I shall report myself to the nearest moderator for alleged slander against a fellow member.

[Loaded_csl]

I never take my RS on the track mind you never took any of the CSL's or my M2 . I am a garage queen expert.

My garage queens are the CSL and the Sport Evo. I've used the GT2 RS a lot on track days, RSR Spa and extensively in road trips.

Now, i'm thinking to get rid off the GT4 and see if i can find a 997.1 GT3 RS for track use only..


@Jon8710 if you can, go for a GT3 RS and keep them both. Both are excellent and of course are keepers!

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Shame on you. I take my GT3 and CSL regularly to the Nordschleife and am sure it will all end in tears one day but ...."it is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a lamb" as they say.

You never get to fully exploit its true abilities unless you go on track.The other alternative is an instant ban and even then you are unlikely to have fully exploited her. Anyone can drive fast in a straight line.

Pip :whistle:

+1 :thumbs:

[Jon8710]

My garage queens are the CSL and the Sport Evo. I've used the GT2 RS a lot on track days, RSR Spa and extensively in road trips.

Now, i'm thinking to get rid off the GT4 and see if i can find a 997.1 GT3 RS for track use only..


@Jon8710 if you can, go for a GT3 RS and keep them both. Both are excellent and of course are keepers!

It's a lovely idea mate but last time I checked I'm not a billionaire unfortunately,
The All my cash is the CSL but I could stretch to 80k if I sold that and borrowed and little and put some savings in.
As said before I think I'm going to stay put with Cecil and be thankful for that.

[Loaded_csl]

As said before I think I'm going to stay put with Cecil and be thankful for that.

In my opinion you took the correct decision.

:thumbs:

[sfh3l]

It's a long time since I've been on here, but thought I'd add my two-penneth to this thread. Good to hear you still have "my" CSL and I know what a blast it was.

I had the pleasure of a day driving a GTS and it was a lovely car. However, in my humble opinion, it didn't come close to the CSL for sheer "specialness" and thrill. I would also say that I didn't think it was sufficiently different to the lesser 911's for me to be really excited about it.

The GT3 is something else, of course - Porsche's "CSL" for the 911. I think that the experience there would be as mind-blowing as the CSL and might indeed take it to another level. However, it is also a stack more cash, as you observe. My worry would be that you gear up and chop the Cesil in for a nice GT3 and find yourself still with all your cash locked up in a car, but just a different, more costly one. If you need any cash in the future there's then more danger that the toy has to go. With the Cesil as relatively cheaply bought as it was, it doesn't owe you nearly as much as a GT3 would.

I look out for lots of cars on the road, especially ones I own or have owned in the past and I see far more GT3's than I do CSL's.

There are two cars I sorely regret selling in my past. The first was the Sport Evo, which was a sublime little car and only stood me in at ten grand. Mistake. The second was the CSL I sold to you. Probably my second mistake. I managed to hold onto my interesting cars through the time when my kids were young (married 26 years December just gone), but those are definitely limiting times.

Just think very carefully before you take your next step - from one with a few regrets to another who might be able to avoid them

Now for one of my non-mistakes, here's where I was in September, on the way to the BMW Centenary Celebrations in Munich:



Imagine when your Cesil is 45 years old, still being able to enjoy it the way it should be...........:thumbs:

[Alx007]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

What a nice picture; I love the 3.0 CSL!

[glendog74]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

What a nice picture; I love the 3.0 CSL!

+1 :smokin:

[Jon8710]

Hi Sam
Good to hear from you I'm glad you are well and still peddling that E9 stunner,
I was thinking about you just last week as a chap that woks near me has a identical csl as yours and he must have just got it out of hibernation.
I thank you for your input, to be honest it is something I already knew deep down agree with you on all points.
I have had the Porsche itch for a while but don't want to loose the csl to scratch it, I have always have a soft spot for a 996 c4s and seeing as they have bottomed out at price now "just like when I bought your csl sorry"
I think I might push the button in the spring and make out it's a car for my wife's birthday but that might have different levels of success I will keep you posted.
The csl has been a total joy to own and it's a testament to how you looked after it, hopefully catch up one day for a good chin wag.
Hers a pic for old time sake
Cheers

[sfh3l]

Cheers Guys and Jon, you know she needs it. We should all think a lot more of our dear ladies and she will be over the moon with a 996 C4 if she has anything about her :smokin: Just tell her a Financial Advisor told you it was a good investment :supz:

Love the pic of the E46 CSL and think you are bang on with the 996, price and all. I bought my '72 T in 2011 just before I sold the Cesil, so I don't reckon I've done too badly either. I don't think Brexit will destroy cars at that level in the marketplace - perhaps the £1.2M 2.7 RS, but anything is going to pinch cars priced that far from reality. You could always by your 996 in left-hand-drive form as added insurance, but I wouldn't worry.

[nw942]

Ignoring value for money, something like this could scratch the itch: http://www.porsche.com/silverstone/e...gtexperience/?

Or just make it worse.

[Jon8710]

Lot of dosh but looks really good,