M cars on Top Gear

dom_k wrote: ive just watched it coz a lass i know taped it for me! its quite good i rekon... 2 csl's, a m1, m3 and m5 on top gear in the same night??!!

 

 

and a z4.

for those who missed it and would like to see the CSL then click here csl link

I.O.M SPEED LIMITS ARE

30, 40, 50 and 60 limits are in force ,this means you stick to the limit like normal ,
the national speed limit sign means ===============================>     as fast as your car or bike can go , i was there when the TT Was on and you still get a ticket in the speed limits.

  Ok!!! Club will organise IOM visit, BUT--all depends on YOU.Special deal for us, depending on NUMBERS , which decides how much freedom we get.Look out for item in Dec Mag.Richard & Tim say it, like it is.BUT depends on YOU.

Edited by B 7 VP

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!

 

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)

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.

Timmy,
Nice cars you have there. And de-restricted roads. You lucky beggar.

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

 

It was broadcast in the UK on Sunday 2 Nov 03