M cars on Top Gear

I think the Isle of Mann may be getting a surge of visitors after that report.  The report was excellent but all those who's cars didn't make the program (in my case an E28 M5) will feel there was something missing.  Just have to go over myself to redress the balance.

After Jezza's report on the CSL, I have reserved funds out of that lottery win that should happen any week now.  It sounded on the mean side of vicious .  Anyone know where I can get a stainless steel exhaust for mine to do CSL impressions with?

Sorry but the error was even more blatant. "1988 Series 2 200bhp", when driving the 95 (or possibly '96) M5. Oops.still great footage with the M5 reflected off the M3. For those with bandwidth see my earlier posting where somebody has a great capture of the program segment (warning 24 MB).

Despite the errors it finished my weekend on a high.

In response to evosport....

Hi, it was my E30 they used, I live over here. Well spotted, mine is a 87 200BHP car but I managed to source a complete Sport interior excluding the belts soon after I bought it. The originals are tucked away in the loft if ever I sell it (highly unlikely!)

For the record, I have tried over the last couple of years to get a trip organised by the club. The Government actively encourage such visits with cheap fares and hotels but strangely there seemed to be a huge amount of apathy. Fortunately, John Safe who I met through my trips on the BMW Club @ the Ring has picked up the thread (he is IOM and TT mad). Watch out for announcements in the club magazine, but this may not be till '05.

If however anyone fancies a trip over, myself and Rich in the M5 will be more than happy to show you the way round  

Clarkson was a bit economically with the truth on the speed issues, there are many places where the 37.73 mile TT course is 30mph, but also a number of truly unrestricted sections. Prime M country.

Maybe catch you soon

Timmy

87 E30 M3

92 Porsche Carrera RS

Cheers John

It's a tough call on a sunny sunday morning.

M is much sweeter and predicatable to drive. RS is much faster but you sometimes feel it's driving you.

rr_ww wrote: Problem is that after any media coverage, you get an invrease in the numbers of people looking for M cars. Also the sellers put the prices up! Makes it harder for enthusiasts, Oh and the TG report was OK, but left a lot of cars and info out. Noticed he said the M5 was a "94 series 2 car" when it was blatently on a N reg!

He said 98 series 2 (sorry to be sad and point it out)

Has any nice person posted a video of the CSL test?  I downloaded the M Cars one and it played back fine.  Took a while on my ISDN line, but then that's what you get for living in the sticks.  Roll on broadband!