The new addition to the fleet!

[S70T5Chris]

That looks awesome Chris certainly one stunning car, you must have had to rob a bank to have all that gear fitted for most of us some thing like this is only a dream so make sure you put as many pics of it as you can please as its great to see how it looks

Wow, thanks Pete!

[S70T5Chris]

looking good chris, always been a fan of these cars, having driven both a standard M3 and a CSL on a track, you will definately be addicted to the extra noise, a CSL howl on the limiter is a memory i will never forget, still very twitchy but once you find your limits its very rewarding and as a point to point car not much will hassle you..



Can i have a go

You can show me how to drive it properly!

[WOODY T5]

Yep that looks very fit chris

[Biff]

Dear oh dear, that looks stunning. I will show this my mate when he comes back from Saudi. Don't think he will be selling his when I do. Lol
Spot on Chris but can I just ask since when did it matter what the members of this forum drive & how much the cars & mods cost?
Banter??

[jamesy12345]

^^^what Biff said

The m3 is a beauty, I for one am interested to hear about any marque that forum members drive - performance or not. Not everyone shares this opinion but if a car costs me a fortune then I like it less! My T4 was a few hundred quid and it is great!!

[Ettienne]

Actually the carbon csl air in take and map sees about a 20-30bhp increase. Generally a standard m3 dynos at 320-30bhp.

It's not just the power increase, but also the drivability that is improved, and the noise!

I am tempted!

Bloody hell, you'll have to get buy a big warehouse to store them in, you'll never be able / want to sell any of them. It would be like something from fast and loud.

[S70T5Chris]

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Spot on Chris but can I just ask since when did it matter what the members of this forum drive & how much the cars & mods cost?
Banter??

It doesn't mate, certainly not to me. I haven't given that impression have I? Apologies if I have.

[Doingitsideways]

Not everyone shares this opinion but if a car costs me a fortune then I like it less!

Me too matey, just like I was saying the other day.

Cars like the M3, Audi R's etc never usually do much for me. Probably in the same way that Lambos and Ferraris don't either - because I know deep down that no matter how hard I work, I'll never own one.

But this M3 just ticks all the right boxes and I can't help but admire it for what it is - an awesome, customised performance car.

It looks superb mate, excellent work

[leet5r]

outstanding , there was a black m3 at croft today and it had ap brakes all round and a supersprint exhaust , when well and suprised a lot of the look at me type cars

[Biff]

It doesn't mate, certainly not to me. I haven't given that impression have I? Apologies if I have.

No Chris not at all, I was referring to Mike.
It's great you use high end mods & your car is to a top standard.
It's even better you don't brag about it & knock people for having low value cars.

[Ettienne]

^^^what Biff said

The m3 is a beauty, I for one am interested to hear about any marque that forum members drive - performance or not. Not everyone shares this opinion but if a car costs me a fortune then I like it less! My T4 was a few hundred quid and it is great!!

When I first bought t5r's / 850r's they were, real q-cars and extremely cheap to buy and where such good fun and very cheap to tune if working around the standard turbo and brakes.

This has definitely moved on now with prices going up, but they are still a rarity to see on the roads.

There certainly is a point in tuning cars where diminishing returns occur, the level Chris's car is at, is certainly there. It costs a lot to get that bit more performance, but it's very nice to see a petrol head tuning one of these as most are owned by people who want to tail gate me on the motorway.

[MIKESC70T5]

No Chris not at all, I was referring to Mike.
It's great you use high end mods & your car is to a top standard.
It's even better you don't brag about it & knock people for having low value cars.

Sorry Biff, that wasn't my intention, I was taking the Micky out of Frankies DIESEL Volvos that he buys for £200 each. I love T5 Volvos which is why I've had an 850t5r and a C70t5.

Mike

[T5frankie]

Sorry Biff, that wasn't my intention, I was taking the Micky out of Frankies DIESEL Volvos that he buys for £200 each. I love T5 Volvos which is why I've had an 850t5r and a C70t5.

Mike

the point was..that ive bought 3 broken diesels all non runners for around 250 quid each then managed to repair them and now theyre all on the road fully taxed mot and insured and running well, how much have i saved if i was to buy them fully working?

You mike are just a snob and think you're better than every one else and because your car is worth more then it's ok to look down on people, you have belittled my cars, my house and my home, enoughs enough ok. people on here are obviously starting to see what a plum you really are and will soon be put in the current jamest5 category if you don't stop sounding like someone with his head up his arse.

[MIKESC70T5]

the point was..that ive bought 3 broken diesels all non runners for around 250 quid each then managed to repair them and now theyre all on the road fully taxed mot and insured and running well, how much have i saved if i was to buy them fully working?

You mike are just a snob and think you're better than every one else and because your car is worth more then it's ok to look down on people, you have belittled my cars, my house and my home, enoughs enough ok. people on here are obviously starting to see what a plum you really are and will soon be put in the current jamest5 category if you don't stop sounding like someone with his head up his arse.

On a serious note Tony, if that's how I come across to the majority of people on here then I honestly do apologise. You and I don't like each other, and as far as I'm concerned you give me as much stick as I do you about our cars. Look at your latest comment on this thread alone, " at last a proper M3 to look at ". My latest comment about your cars was a tongue in cheek remark about the cheap runabout diesels you have just acquired and this was only posted in response to the above comment you made about the M3 so it's just banter in my opinion.
As for being a snob, that couldn't be further from the truth. I'm a working class guy who's a manager for a small independent chain of car shops lol.

Mike.

[Ettienne]

Who is tony?

[LiamT4]

Very nice car chris, brakes look a bit small though.........

[S70T5Chris]

On a serious note Tony....

Have you gone back in time?! LOL!

[MIKESC70T5]

Have you gone back in time?! LOL!

Sorry meant Frankie, but those who have long memory's will remember T5Tony and Frankie and Tony could be identical twins lol.

Anyway back on topic, saw this car at the Vine Meet this afternoon and it's lovely and it makes my 6pot brembos look tiny lol.

[S70T5Chris]

A Little update.

The car is booked in to have the front end resprayed late Dec/early Jan. Bumper, bonnet, wings, blended into the doors, headlight trims and wing mirrors.

It's just come back from Brystones to have a new passenger door switch, which was playing up, and kept making the alarm go off! I bought a new Bosche S4 battery for it too.

I've had another steering wheel retrimmed from Royals, perforated leather sides, alcantara top and bottom with M stitching. He's also making me alcantara gearstick and handbrake gaitors, which should be with me next week.



I've received some new pedals from Pedal Haus in the states. They is uber sexay!



New Boot, bonnet and side vent monochrome badges!







And got me some new M embossed interior mats LINK Incredible quality considering the cost!

Just need to fit it all now!

[martybelfastt5]

quality!