M3 CSL or Exige S?

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_Batty_ said:

and enough change for plenty of Euro trackdays?

Lovely, but it wouldn't pull a sailor off your sister.

And speaking of backward steps...

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ApexJimi said:

GP

Without wishing to derail the thread too much, but you've got the M5, right?

So why not shift the CSL, and get into an R500 or Atom? M5 plus one of those would be a near perfect combination I reckon.

(I'm saying this because that's what I'd do...)

It sounds daft but neither the Caterham nor the Atom really turn me on. Both are surely excellent steers, but for some reason I like my cars to have doors.

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DJC said:

How much do you want to spend GP?

Not a great deal more than the CSL is worth. So about £25k(ish)

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DJC said:

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DJC said:

How much do you want to spend GP?

Not a great deal more than the CSL is worth. So about £25k(ish)

Indie warranty do you?

Im not a great fan of the looks per se, but with a £25k budget Id head straight for a Tamora, take it to Dom and have him do the engine properly, John Quick put a decent exhaust on it and slap a warranty from Dom or Heath on it. Your £25k would give you a rock solid 400pony Tamora, warrantied up.

That would be my logical answer and it would provide better bang for your buck than either the Exige or CSL, nor will you lose much money either short or long term. Tamora values are already at their bottom and Dom worked motors+warranty have finally added the reliability and power gains the market has looked for. As those in the TVR world will probably tell you Im not the Tam's biggest fan, the looks count against it, but for whats being offered at that money its a package there aint much else out there will match.

Or do it with a T350. Same thing applies, inc the looks actually, Im not a great fan of their looks either.

Or go for Loons Cup above.

Nice concept Deej, but I reckon the execution would be somewhat different.

I'm an out-of-the-box kinda a guy; when I buy something, I expect it to perform the task for which it was designed without the need for (much) modification or wallet pillage.

Ergo I'd be looking in the direction of a <10k mile Exige (or something similar) with the backup of a full and comprehensive warranty.

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Rags said:

GP.

Based on the feedback regarding your z4м, do you think you will get on with an exige?

I love them to drive.

The Zed was/is also a brilliant steer; mine perhaps needed a little tweek however.

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Rags said:

Does your CSL have warranty?

Full BMW AUC with 19 months remaining. It's the only CSL in the country with such a backup.

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sleep envy said:

oooof!!

bit below the toes, that one

He's my very own internet stalker.

Every so often he reappears from the depths of depravity like some sort of genital wart to have a stab at me.

Very odd behaviour.

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Cheers guys

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L100NYY said:

I've still not done the 'ring thing.......is it wrong that I'm not busting to go? Spa on the other hand is a different matter.

The ring is still the most awesome stretch of tarmac anywhere in the world - despite the hoards of tubes that try and spoil it.