M3 GTS not quite as lightweight as it was..

[bertie]

Idley browsing the VOSA recall website as you do, I stumbled on this....

http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/searches/...

Seems the M3GTS isn't going to be quite as lightweight as it was supposed to be.

[Cheib]

What's interesting is that IIRC there were only supposed to be 10.....and that recall says there are 17 in the UK. Naughty BMW.......

Ah yes in Mr Harris's review from his EVo days it mentions 10 cars.

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/2543...

That explains my local dealer had one sitting in their showroom unsold for months when all the cars were supposed to have been sold

[Leins]

Good find!

Hadn't realised the rear window was polycarbonate, thought it was just thinner glass like the CSL. I wonder if replacement is required, whether BMW will fashion a thin glass one specially for it

[MrOnTheRopes]

Wondered why the one I bought (and sold) had glass when the manual said polycarbonate.

[Eastern boy]

This was last year and I recal seeng one in the workshop getting glass replacement. May add a few pounds tho!!!

[griff7]

MrOnTheRopes said:

Wondered why the one I bought (and sold) had glass when the manual said polycarbonate.

Hi how are you? how come you sold so quick and what have you had now?
griff

[Cheib]

Eastern boy said:

This was last year and I recal seeng one in the workshop getting glass replacement. May add a few pounds tho!!!

Did you know BMW UK has sneaked a few more into the country ? Or do they keep dealers in the dark too ? Just interested.

[yellowcab]

There were supposed to be 15 from the start, could two be press cars?

[curly72]

There were 15 for sale, and BMW UK have 2 more, one on the press fleet which is being kept as part of their historic fleet and one on the marketing fleet which has now been written off

[thepony]

curly72 said:

There were 15 for sale, and BMW UK have 2 more, one on the press fleet which is being kept as part of their historic fleet and one on the marketing fleet which has now been written off

What cars do they have in their historic fleet :-) ?

Is their M3 CSL all original paintwork :-) ?

[curly72]

thepony said:

curly72 said:

There were 15 for sale, and BMW UK have 2 more, one on the press fleet which is being kept as part of their historic fleet and one on the marketing fleet which has now been written off

What cars do they have in their historic fleet :-) ?

Is their M3 CSL all original paintwork :-) ?

Yes all original with 17000 miles on the clock,
So far they have
507
327
328
M1
Z1
Z8
2002 Ti
E30 M3 Ravaglia
3.0 CSL Batmobile
M635 CSi
M3 CSL
M3 GTS
1 M Coupe
Z3 M Coupe
E34 M5 3.6
E60 M5 Anniversary
E63 M6 individual
Isetta
Mini GP

Future cars include
E28 M5
E39 M5
E36 M3 GT

Edited by curly72 on Sunday 23 September 19:08

Edited by curly72 on Sunday 23 September 19:09

Edited by curly72 on Monday 24th September 08:36