Cheap CSL...

[derin100]

Originally Posted by E30M3SE

Am prepared to travel, but of late whenever I have travelled any sort of distance the car has not been as described, infact some have been out and out dogs, and they are always at dealers.

Last year looking for a little run around, £5-6K not massive money, spent probably 10-12hr travelling around looking at various cars everyone of them was tatty at best dog ruff at worst found one in the end 6 miles from home from a private seller.

As I said previously,
"That is 6.5 hrs each way, it would need to be exactly as described to make that journey......................................."

I know...it can be very frustrating.

Many years ago my wife and I travelled a long way to view a 2002tii. We didn't have very much money at all back then and even the journey costs hurt us. I'd discussed the car with the vendor on the phone and he assured me there was only one scratch on the bonnet.

When we got there the car was literally a shed! Loads of mouldy crap and parts stored inside the car which had a broken, open sunroof exposing everything to the elements. The exterior was just as awful.

What he'd failed to mention was that the "small scratch on the bonnet" consisted of the inscription, in 12" high letters, actually spelt:

CUNT

I was inclined to agree with the author and just about managed to leave without punching the vendor's face in!

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by E30M3SE

Am prepared to travel, but of late whenever I have travelled any sort of distance the car has not been as described, infact some have been out and out dogs, and they are always at dealers.

Last year looking for a little run around, £5-6K not massive money, spent probably 10-12hr travelling around looking at various cars everyone of them was tatty at best dog ruff at worst found one in the end 6 miles from home from a private seller.

As I said previously,
"That is 6.5 hrs each way, it would need to be exactly as described to make that journey......................................."

Would you go as far was Welwyn Garden City

[dr.sticky]

Picked up a RenaultSport Spider from Nutley Sports in East Sussex, a year later I was in Sussex again at Dream Machines for a TVR T350t and last year it was a trip to Nick Johnson in Oxfordshire for the CSL. The best part of each trip has been the drive back up to Morayshire, ( 500 miles + ) avoiding as much motorway as possible.

Mind you the worst bit was the wallet bashing on the fuel front, and looking like a tit driving the Spider (which has no roof what so ever ) through heavy rain as the sun went down on the M6

Its just the way when you're looking for low volume motors, good luck with the hunting.

[E30M3SE]

Originally Posted by shimmy

Would you go as far was Welwyn Garden City

Ohhhhh...... I don't know, that could be pushing it just a little.

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by E30M3SE

Ohhhhh...... I don't know, that could be pushing it just a little.

Nice little SG to view outside my house if you are interested

All OeM except for APs all round

[E30M3SE]

YHM

Originally Posted by shimmy

Nice little SG to view outside my house if you are interested

All OeM except for APs all round

[Great Pretender]

Originally Posted by derin100

I know...it can be very frustrating.

Many years ago my wife and I travelled a long way to view a 2002tii. We didn't have very much money at all back then and even the journey costs hurt us. I'd discussed the car with the vendor on the phone and he assured me there was only one scratch on the bonnet.

When we got there the car was literally a shed! Loads of mouldy crap and parts stored inside the car which had a broken, open sunroof exposing everything to the elements. The exterior was just as awful.

What he'd failed to mention was that the "small scratch on the bonnet" consisted of the inscription, in 12" high letters, actually spelt:

CUNT

I was inclined to agree with the author and just about managed to leave without punching the vendor's face in!

[E30M3SE]

Hope you told him that you totally agreed with the authors sentiments before you left.

Originally Posted by derin100

I know...it can be very frustrating.

Many years ago my wife and I travelled a long way to view a 2002tii. We didn't have very much money at all back then and even the journey costs hurt us. I'd discussed the car with the vendor on the phone and he assured me there was only one scratch on the bonnet.

When we got there the car was literally a shed! Loads of mouldy crap and parts stored inside the car which had a broken, open sunroof exposing everything to the elements. The exterior was just as awful.

What he'd failed to mention was that the "small scratch on the bonnet" consisted of the inscription, in 12" high letters, actually spelt:

CUNT

I was inclined to agree with the author and just about managed to leave without punching the vendor's face in!

[Steviebee]

Hi Guys,

after viewing my web stats this week and noticed there was 102 views from the CSLreg I thought there must have been a thread like this lurking somewhere!

I originally had the car advertised for more, but once I seen a GT3 in the spec I wanted, dropped it to 25785 and had at least 5 enquires within 48hrs one of which resulted in a sale soon after. It was advertised in total for less than two weeks.

I will probably return at one point as they are superb cars, but just have to have a GT3 to get it out my system.

I had a fair stash of cash saved up and it was gonig to end up being spent on the CSL! I'm murder like that! So, ended up investing (car I use that word with cars!?) it in a another car instead.

Great Forum gents - one of the best and surprizingly busy for the small amount of CSLs there are out there.

All the best,
Stevie

[DuncanR]

Originally Posted by funtime

You wont get sympathy from him, on the weekend he drove over 10 hours each way for the trackday at Snetterton!

A small ...imposition to be able to spend time in my company !!