Hi to new members

[alexk]

Originally Posted by Swiss-CSL

Hi everybody,

My name is Patrick, I'm based in Switzerland and a first hand owner of a black CSL (I understand those are the faster ones)
Altough tempted many times, I left everything orginial except for the last part of the breaking hose (Steelflex) and the breaking pads as the original setting wasn't satisfying at that time...

It is pure coincidence that I learned about your May event for the 10 year celebration in Munich when a Swiss friend of mine was in London for work last week and had a meeting with one of you guys (please send me a hello if this sounds familiar) and I got in touch with Billy, who kindly guided me to this great page.

Is this forum friends with the German http://forum.m3csl.de/ and it's webmaster Leo? If not it might be an idea to get them in touch with you to join the celebration - just let me know if you would like me to introduce each other.

As for my participation, I should know within the next few days whether I can get out of the office that time as I very much want to join!

Best regards

Patrick

Sali Patrick,

I live in Zurich too.
The forum of Leo seems to be closed for quite some time now.
Anyway, hope to see you in Munich.

[Malteser]

Originally Posted by Bounce

Welcome to the register Terry,nice looking CS.I nearly purchased that plate last month from the DVLA for £250,how much do you want for it

Hi Bounce, thanks for the welcome! Yeah I couldn't believe my luck when I found this, I'd like to keep it for when I get a CSL, but everything has a price, right!

Regtransfers advertise similar plates, but not as good (Y11 CSL, P13 CSL) for £850 + fees (£955 total). If I'm going to let this go I'd want around £1000.

[Loaded]

Originally Posted by Malteser

Hi, Having recently sold my E60 M5 V10 beast, I had planned on buying an early E46 M3 as my everyday run around & a CSL as my pride and joy, but I soon realised it was going to be harder than I thought to get a nice unabused early M3, and so I ended up spending a bit more than I had planed on car 1, but in return I got a beautiful 2006 M3 CS in Silver Grey.

The downside is that I will now need to save a few more pennies before I can get the CSL, but in the meantime I do have the best of both worlds in the CS.

I'm not into making loads of mods to make the car look like a CSL, although I do have a soft spot for private plates. I currently have a plate [S60 CSL], and rather than leaving it sitting at home I'll probably put it on my CS, unless someone makes me an offer I can't refuse for the plate.

I look forward to chatting with you guys!

Terry

Welcome aboard Malteser. Enjoy your stay here.!

[Swiss-CSL]

Hello Shimmy

Just as a small feedback. It looks like the participants of Leo's Forum have been aware of the event since a while (at least before me) and Leo himself as well as at least one other participant are planning on being in Munich for part of the event or possibly more. I trust that they have communicated that directly in some form with you guys?

And referring to AlexK's question: the German Forum still exists in some form but to register one has to send in the car's serial number etc for a background check for proof that one owns a CSL as well as only use full real names instead of nick names. This always has been fine with me but shrank the group at that time when these measures were introduced.

As there are some really engaged BMW enthusiasts in that forum I will see who is still around from the Swiss guys and directly ask them to join for Munich.

Oh and btw: does anyone of you have contact to the Dutch guys? There used to be two Dutch CSL on the Norschleife when I attended the Scuderia courses but I heard that they both switched to M3 GTS. Maybe they still have their CSL...

Regards

Patrick

Originally Posted by shimmy

Patrick

Welcome and yes please.

If you could cross post the Munich trip details and invite any owners to munich it would be great. We currently have 51 CSLs going. Here are main details.

http://www.cslregister.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9839


Also if any want to drive the Salzburgring on the 28th we would welcome more participants, even without CSLs or even BMWs. "The more the merrier"

AlexK and Alx are our resident Swiss members and we have a few German members including Roland who has been helping to arrange our trip. Hopefully they can add some comments and get people excited.

[Olive]

Originally Posted by Swiss-CSL

Hello Shimmy

... I heard that they both switched to M3 GTS. Maybe they still have their CSL...

I hope for them. The GTS is not as good as the CSL (I tried both in the Paul Ricard Racetrack past year).

[Bealo]

Hello and welcome Newbie's

[Teatowel]

Hi all.

Long time lurker, first time poster, love the show etc

Lots of familiar faces here!

Be gentle with me - I don't have a CSL, just a standard E46 M3 (and an E36 for the track)!

[Neil M]

It's a good job you joined now, your username on the back of one of our 'Commemorative' shirts might have been seen as a reflection on the quality of said garment

Welcome 'Teatowel' enjoy these hallowed halls of CSL'ism.

[Yanto]

Originally Posted by Teatowel

Hi all.

Long time lurker, first time poster, love the show etc

Lots of familiar faces here!

Be gentle with me - I don't have a CSL, just a standard E46 M3 (and an E36 for the track)!

Welcome TT - Good to see you posting over here as well matey

[Teatowel]

Thanks

Feel like a bit of a black sheep only having a standard M3