CSR260 or bespoke build ?

[scorcher]

I will probably return to "seven" ownership when I decide to sell the Griffith and the CSR keeps catching my eye.I'm guessing you could probably spend £45k on a specced up 260 so this begs the question "could someone build me a much better specced car for £45k or build an equivilant specced car for quite a bit less"?.I believe the CSR is "heavy" for a seven but does this matter if its primarily a road car?( I know less weight = free performance).Could a RST v8 be built for this kind of money?Do the "tuned" Duratechs or the RST's need regular rebuilds/refresh or are they pretty much bullet proof like the old Rover lump in my Griff.?I'd probably be doing in excess of 10000 miles a year.( I managed 6000miles in 5.5 months between Sept and March in a Westie )

[dannylt]

Ignoring the new CSR suspension etc., you can build an equivalently powered well specced S3 for 30 to 35k ish? Depends how much is *has* to be a CSR. I'm guessing an RST will cost you more than a CSR.

[POORCARDEALER]

Buy a r500 for 23K ish, and put a few quid aside for engine refresh etc...same performance for nearly half the cost

[rubystone]

You could build an RST for about that sort of money. Call Russell Savory at Motapower and he'll give you an idea

[dino ferrana]

If it is primarily road use then no question a CSR is better. The improvements in the suspension are huge and the car feels much more planted over our awful roads!