wondering why this hasnt sold

[TommyR]

http://pistonheads.com/sales/3662736.htm

looks great, low miler, reasonable price.


wrong time of year?

[Yanto]

Needs a collector - no point buying to track. Most will go higher miler modded CSL or regular M3 at £10k to mod if tracking. More difficult in current economic climes.

[TommyR]

hmm yes maybe your right..


im going to have to sell mine late summer and its similar spec to this, just curious

[EVLXGE]

How come your moving on Tom?

....ps: are you going on Sunday? :whistle:

[Yanto]

hmm yes maybe your right..


im going to have to sell mine late summer and its similar spec to this, just curious

I think the collectors are out there Tom...prob just a slower burn.

(unless of course there is something not right with this car).

If I could afford it I'd invest in a second car with these miles and throw a dust sheet over it for 5-7 years. Particularly when you see this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330701716686&clk_rvr_id=325209545000

[shane@mbtech]

£33k for 20k miles

or

£24k for 50k miles

No brainer for me. Its 9k too dear to buy to use IMO. Pay 23-24k use the fuck out the thing and get your 23k back.

[Yanto]

£33k for 20k miles

or

£24k for 50k miles

No brainer for me. Its 9k too dear to buy to use IMO. Pay 23-24k use the fuck out the thing and get your 23k back.

+1

[TommyR]

How come your moving on Tom?

....ps: are you going on Sunday? :whistle:


need to buy a house,


hmm i want to but tyres are goosed.you got and spare fronts you could get to me for friday

[EVLXGE]

need to buy a house,


hmm i want to but tyres are goosed.you got and spare fronts you could get to me for friday

Snap I need a bigger house but cesil is going nowhere.

I've got some spare front cups.

[azrael]

I think the collectors are out there Tom...prob just a slower burn.

(unless of course there is something not right with this car).

If I could afford it I'd invest in a second car with these miles and throw a dust sheet over it for 5-7 years. Particularly when you see this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330701716686&clk_rvr_id=325209545000

Think it will take longer than that. Plus in the mean time you still need to service it, insure it, store it and replace the rubber etc

[TommyR]

Ian keen for those cups....

how much

pm me

Tom

[shane@mbtech]

Think it will take longer than that. Plus in the mean time you still need to service it, insure it, store it and replace the rubber etc

15 years IMO, long long time to leave a car, couldnt be arsed. Surely a 34k invested in a cheap house will bring greater reward in 15 yrs time.
15 years of rent, plus appreciation of property.

Sticking a CSL away is a knobs trick, use the fucker and invest in something else.

[TommyR]

i agree.

far better investments out there.

in termes of cars alone, csl is a great place to put the money it seems.

Il miss it when it goes though..but im sure having my own roof over my head will be just as thrilling...?hmm

[shane@mbtech]

i agree.

far better investments out there.

in termes of cars alone, csl is a great place to put the money it seems.

Il miss it when it goes though..but im sure having my own roof over my head will be just as thrilling...?hmm

A great place to put the money, use and abuse then get nearly all your money back. Not to leave in a barn somewhere.

[RichW]

i agree.

far better investments out there.

in termes of cars alone, csl is a great place to put the money it seems.

Il miss it when it goes though..but im sure having my own roof over my head will be just as thrilling...?hmm


errr - no :(

I sold my CSL to fund a house, sure its a nice enough house and it is nice having your own house and not renting any longer but skint now so no more playing out for me for a couple of years :(:(:(

*edited to say i wish i had bought the house sooner then i would have had money to spend now, still, i never thought i would still be alive at 40 so thats new :D

[Maxige]

Hello guys! New member looking for a nice SG CSL to buy...

Do any of you have any other info on that car?

Looks like a very nice example...I was wondering if anybody has any additional info he might want to share?

Thanks a lot for your help, will post soon a message on the new members section! :smt023

[UPtoit]

to much money in the current climate its dealer money, no warranty and to many owners
:moan:

[Maxige]

to much money in the current climate its dealer money, no warranty and to many owners
:moan:

Looks like 4 previous owners...is really that much?

Agreed it's dealer money, but if you could have it for, let's say, 28-29k?

Sounds about right if the car is really in outstanding conditions with low miles?

[UPtoit]

this is a nice car with warranty, market value 28/29k

http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/2003_M3_CSL/index.html

[Bounce]

this is a nice car with warranty, market value 28/29k

http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/2003_M3_CSL/index.htmlIf you ever get trouble with the engine,I don't think warranty would pay out with that running in service.I wouldn't risk it,not with so many others on the market.;)

[shimmy]

It does look like a well kept car but with a running in service 2000 miles to late as he rightl pints out, the engine warranty is useless.

Also last service was Aug 2009 so 30 months ago so any bmw warranty is bmw worthless now. Strange that he is so careful apparently but misses the 2 year service.

Good honest advert though it seems

[derin100]

I agree! It probably is a bit too much money in today's climate and probably a bit lower would probably be more realistic and see it sell more quickly.

To be honest, I've only put it up that high because I don't 'really' want to sell it at all...I just waited so long to get one...it just placates 'her inside the doors' to 'think' that I'm actually trying to sell it! :-D I mean just yesterday I even bought a high quality indoor cover to keep it covered up in my garage.

Re: Getting an 'interim' Oil Service. I should have done this like last July...but with over 8000 miles still to go until its 'proper' scheduled Oil Service and the fact that I've only driven it about 7-800 miles in over a year of ownership and probably only about 120 miles since July I think I'm just going to take a proper 'thinking man's approach' from now on. The reality is I've just been too busy with other things in my life to be able to take it anywhere I would trust to service it. I took it to my local BMW Maindealer in Shrewsbury out of necessity to get the rear coil springs replaced under warranty because I discovered one was snapped when I first got it and they also put in a new stereo/CD player. But I hate the place and wouldn't trust them at all to do any servicing on the car! To find time to drive it all the way to on of the forum recommended places just hasn't been an option for me this year.

I've now owned BMWs for a full 30 years and frankly this whole prescriptive 'servicing schedule thing' is just bollox. Yeah, it'll may cause an issue with the warranty company...so y'know what? Stuff'em! I think I'll just keep the car, not renew the warranty and they won't get another of my near £900 at the end of September.

I now know that the car is an otherwise good, honest car having 'tested' it for those 800 miles. Yes, the first owner was an idiot for not having had the running-in service done on time. The Comprehensive BMW Warranty doesn't seem to be helping me sell the car (even though they've actually always paid out on every little thing and it was important factor to me to have this at purchase time!) in the face of the late running-in service (which frankly, has seemed almost like putting up a 'recorded' car for sale!) it's not proving as important to other potential buyers. Fair enough though...as we're all big boys and gals and we all make our own choices.

The lesson I learnt though was through a friend who prior to me buying this car, bought his third CSL. It was a private sale of a car that had done similar miles. It was a car that had been heavily 'tracked' however. Even on the drive home from Hampshire it immediately threw up a gearbox warning light, the private seller didn't want to know and it cost him an immediate £5K to fix it. then it threw up an engine problem which cost him several £K more...and that car had had its "all important running-in service" on time...a phrase I'm frankly sick of reading in adverts now as you can imagine? He actually offered his car to me thereafter at several £Thousand less than I paid for my car an I declined it simply because at the point of purchase there was no warranty on it.

Anyway, until in the unlikely event that anyone comes along and takes a similar view to me before September's end I'll just keep it....and thereafter I'm probably saddled with it for life! Not a bad thing to be saddled with though? :)