Considered modifying the M3 CSL Bamford? I'd be tempted to shave a few more kgs off if I had one.

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Originally posted by kdgsayg:
Bamford - Did you previously own an M5?

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Originally posted by Bamford:
No

At last, he finally admits he was lying.

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Originally posted by Bamford:
Ignored post by Grip.
Can't be far off!

Told yer.
Sure enough, she/he depending which sex it is pretending to be today, duly arrives!


Can't read your posts Patsy, but wys mate, wys.

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Originally posted by Bamford:
Bakewell/Grip/Michaelmac/Patriot UK/etc is simply...blah blah

As I have said before, PatriotUK and Grip are one and the same, the others are simply people who you argue with (due to your arguementative nature) that you have cobbled together into one imagined nemesis.

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Originally posted by Bamford:
Patsy had the M5 along with his DB9, Vanquish, Corvette LS7 and Fiesta ST and selection of Audis.

I had a Suzuki Ignis Sport, followed by a Ford Fiesta ST. Never had, nor claimed to have the others.

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Originally posted by pantherd90:
Considered modifying the M3 CSL Bamford? I'd be tempted to shave a few more kgs off if I had one.

Probably not, because it is first and foremost a road car, for me.
If i was going to track it more, then i would lighten it.
But, since i am buying a purpose-made track car soon, see other thread, i don't need to track this too often. Just once in a while.
I am having a re-map by Thorney Moptorsport next week, which gives a small increase in power, but more importantly, gets rid of a slight flat-spot the stock car has.
A full exhaust with de-cat from the same firm will come early next year.
The map gives around 10bhp and the exhaust another 15 bhp.

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Originally posted by pantherd90:

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I don't really get the M3 CSL, there's no debate that it's a good car, but it seems kind of in no mans land. It's too focused, yet not focused enough.

It has huge impracticalities like the carboard boot and those insane tyres (which you can change in fairness), which seems to indicate its a proper, pure no-compromise stripped out road racer. Why then does it still have glass rear and side windows (even if they are thin)? or carpets? retain the standard dashboard? have rear seats? And wheres the rollcage?

Have to agree.

Not light enough to be a true track car, not comfortable enough to be a proper daily drive car.

I agree that it seems strange that BMW keep things like the rear seats, metal bits of bodywork and bits of glass. And that they don't do much to the interior to save weight. Yet they go to the trouble of making a carbon fibre roof, costing god knows how much in specialised machinery and labour to make and fit.

Well, basically you either 'get it' with cars like this one (and Evos) or you don't.
I have to say, that i have met plenty already, in a very short time, who do.
Surprisingly, friends from the lancerregister with evos really like this car and several have asked me to let them know if i ever sell it.
If you don't like it Panther, that's fine, but you genuinely are in a tiny minority mate.

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Originally posted by Bamford:
If you don't like it Panther, that's fine, but you genuinely are in a tiny minority mate.

On what evidence do you base this wild assumption?

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