Another ex Evo owner converted to the fold

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Today finally came round to picking up my SG 04 CSL...

After a night of anticipation the alarm was soon ringing to make my journey up to the north west via the excellent rail service that the UK has on offer

A 4am wake up call wasn't my idea of a good start to the day although I was hoping the route home would compensate

After every train that I needed to board was late I arrived in Lytham to finally view and take ownership of the car that I had only seen in pics

I wasn't to be disappointed, the car was as described a perfect car to fill the void of being Evoless

Some of you may know the car as it belonged to CraigT a regular poster on Mtorque, basically its an 04 car in SG with 44k on the clock and most of the important extra's..

Overall condition of the car on first impressions is spot on for a CSL of the year and mileage, interior almost blemish free which is a bonus to have nice and shiny carbon

It was a longish journey 280miles back down south, well for a tubby in them seats which included the first dsc interuption around 5miles in

Not going to try and compare it against my old IX GT as they are different beasts, the CSL being a little down on power although more than enough for my lack of experience of RWD characteristics

Tbh it felt nicely damped over the various road conditions a little more compliant than the Evo and the pin sharp steering was very similar to what im used to.. Happy with the change in fact its nice to be in a car that feels every bit of it's nigh on £60k price tag..

But for me its the NOISE bring on the Supersprint

Was nice to have fuel left after that length of journey, certainly gave me enough time to warm to the car and the SMGII

Would recommend Scott Clayton @ Scott James/Lytham St Annes Saab, was a pleasure to deal with from start to finish helping me get into a well looked after CSL for a realistic price

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Just a few dealer pics

[bryce]

Congrats. Enjoy it

[Mark CSL]

I am sure you will have fun and we all love the noise

[RichW]

Nice one - i love mine and i'm sure you'll be the same.


Completely different beast to the Evo for sure but alot less of a money pit and alot more rewarding to drive when you get it right

[RichW]

I think thats around 5 of us now that gone Evo -> CSL this year

[NZ_M3]

very nice .. and welcome to the CSL family - we are all bunch of nutters here ... nutters for the CSL that is.

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[Andyk]

Welcome to the fould....now every journey will be an adventure

[englebert]

Welcome and congratulations

Make sure you get the RTABs checked and get the geometry tweaked whilst you're at it, will transform the car