New addition to the family

[Heisenburg]

Hello All,

So…finally got my new 33k miles, SB CSL last week after the long wait. Collected it in the Wild-West of Ireland and did the maiden voyage of 800 miles towards London. A good first trip…drove straight through the dead of the night (on Irish plates :-D), radio off and stupid grin on my face the whole way! I am very happy with it. I have it in at Elms at the minute where Gareth is tearing it apart and checking it over for me, although I’m not too worried. I know the guy I bought off and he is as anal with his cars as I am with my mine.

Here are just a couple of photos I took before I set off. I’ll post some more when Gareth is finished and after I get a few more bits done to have it exactly as I want it. First, I need to get it imported. Then looking at a re-spray on the bonnet as it is peppered with stone chips (goddam Irish roads!). And then I’ll be getting a full correction done as the paint looks a bit dull. Anyways, here it is…

Paddy


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http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y516/P_McGuire/2003%20CSL/IMG-20130914-00201_zps0fcea11e.jpg (http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/P_McGuire/media/2003%20CSL/IMG-20130914-00201_zps0fcea11e.jpg.html)

[glendog74]

Congratulations!

It's nice to see a car come back this way from Ireland for a change as opposed to the UK cars all going that way! :thumbs:

[Heisenburg]

Congratulations!

It's nice to see a car come back this way from Ireland for a change as opposed to the UK cars all going that way! :thumbs:

Cheers mate.

Yeah, I'm lead to believe that there is about 10 - 15 there now, maybe more. Originally there were only two CSLs registered from new in Ireland, and that this is one of them (or so I'm told). Need to do a bit more digging. Maybe someone on here knows more? :thumbs:

[chrisburns]

Congrats Paddy, where in the 'wild west' did you get it from ?

[Bounce]

Well done Paddy :thumbs:

[Heisenburg]

Cheers fellas :thumbs:

Congrats Paddy, where in the 'wild west' did you get it from ?

I bought it off a man just outside Ballina...myself, I'm from Carrick-on-Shannon, so not too far away. Was able to swing by on the way back to London and give the brother a taste of the CSL :119:. Where you based Chris?

[philo]

I seen that car been picked up from dealer way back in 2004!! I remember it outside conlans bmw ticking over ....I wanted it so bad then!!
Was around €120,000
Great to see it again

I hope is same car???

[Heisenburg]

I seen that car been picked up from dealer way back in 2004!! I remember it outside conlans bmw ticking over ....I wanted it so bad then!!
Was around €120,000
Great to see it again

I hope is same car???

Yep, this is it. Well spotted!

The bloke that bought this new, also picked up an X5, a 5 and a 7. All brand new, all black! Celtic tiger or what!

My mate then bought it for €85k in '06 off Conlans again with only 5k miles and had up until now.

[LeinsCSL]

Well done Paddy, she looks a beaut. I'd only ever heard of one original Irish car before (an SG)

Anyway, give us a shout next time you're travelling back through these parts

[Neil M]

Very nice Paddy, was it worth the wait? The smile says it all and it doesn't fade with time, unlike paint! :thumbs:
(Very late model from Dec 03 batch, only 3 came after it: 1 SB and 2 SG's).

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Very nice great colour :thumbs:

[Heisenburg]

Cheers fellas, was well worth wait.