Selling my SG (well thinking about it)

[Jimbo]

**Now SOLD**

A change in family circumstances (Children) means I need to think about moving on from my CSL days, sad, but the car really isn’t getting the use it deserves, I don’t even have time to get on the forum much anymore.

Ive owned the car since 2011 and loved every minute of it, it will be a sad day if let the car go. I’ve never tracked the car, shameful given the cars purpose in life!

The headlines

Silver Grey, 85,790 miles with xenons, PDC, stereo & aircon. FBMWSH, Garaged 24/7 on trickle charge. Totally standard, no mods. 5 previous owners (though the first 2 were dealers). All 3 keys, CSL wallet, Plaque – everything you would expect. Car would go back onto its original plates for any sale.

MOT until July, but obviously the car will be sold with 12 months MOT and anything required will be done.

Like many fanatical owners, I keep all the documents in a wallet in chorological order, below is a listed copy of the service history, but to pull out some of the key info as to the cars condition.

Bodywork

The car has not been re-sprayed, so it does have some stone chips in the usual areas (front end around the grille, bonnet, front and rear wheel arches) as you would expect on an 86k mile car. I had the front bumper re-sprayed and the flippers re-laquered a couple of years ago along with a full wheel refurb. The passenger side front wing also has a very small ding about the size of a 5p coin, hard to spot though.

Tyres

It’s running on Pilot Super Sports – with loads of life left in them.

Interior

To note the bad points only to be totally open

The steering wheel is ‘bobbly’ but never really bothered me so didn’t have it redone.
The back of the front seats have a few marks on them
The plastic around the drivers side rear seat about half way up has peeled in a small area, about 4mm sq I reckon
The left hand rear seat has a small tear in the base from some point in its life, it looks like a previous owner has cauterised it to prevent it from spreading, so looks like a small burn. Again you have to look to see it.

Otherwise the interior is great, I wouldn’t want anyone to think it was ‘shabby’.

Mechanical

Car is sound, totally standard and fully serviced, I got Gareth at Elms to check the subframe, he confirmed it had already been repaired by BMW and there were no issues with it (confirmed on the Elms invoice). I since found out it was done by Romford BMW in 2010 under warranty – BMW have it on their system but wouldn’t give me a copy.

On each MOT I get an advisory that one of the exhaust hangers is corroded – but as it isn’t dangerous or causing any issues I didn’t see the need to shell out for a new back box (and I don’t know any welders I trust enough).

The next service is an inspection 1 due in July 2017, the last work I had done was a new set of OEM front discs & pads.

You can see from the list below all the items changed or replaced during the cars life, including the new diff at 50k miles.

Date Mileage Description Location
30/09/04 0 First Registration
29/10/04 1,497 Running In Service BMW Wheatley Hall
16/05/05 10,855 Oil Service BMW Stratstone
16/03/06 27,402 Brake fluid Service BMW Victoria
16/03/06 27,402 Inspection I Service BMW Victoria
29/01/07 36,989 Oil Service BMW Nine Elms London
29/01/07 38,410 Oil Service BMW Park Lane
09/08/07 47,031 Chargeable Handlamp Murketts Huntingdon
09/08/07 47,031 First Aid Kit Murketts Huntingdon
29/08/07 47,520 Inspection II Service BMW Nine Elms London
29/08/07 47,520 Replace Rear Pads BMW Nine Elms London
29/08/07 47,520 n/s/f door trim panel BMW Nine Elms London
24/09/07 49,784 Final drive Oil change (Diff) BMW Battersea
24/09/07 49,784 Propshaft BMW Battersea
24/09/07 49,784 Reading lights BMW Battersea
24/09/07 49,784 2 x output shaft oil seals BMW Battersea
24/09/07 49,784 Replaced final drive input oil seal BMW Battersea
24/09/07 49,784 Replaced throttle valve actuator & potentiometer BMW Battersea
14/12/07 52,502 Replace left rear lower control arm BMW Battersea
14/12/07 52,502 replaced real final drive (Diff) BMW Battersea
03/01/08 53,314 Replaced offside rear allow wheel BMW Battersea
09/06/08 58,461 Oil Service BMW Battersea
06/08/08 60,424 Brake Fluid Service Munich Legends
06/08/08 60,424 Replace poly belts Munich Legends
27/08/08 61,450 Front Discs Thorney Motorsport
27/08/08 61,451 E46 M3 Braided hoses Thorney Motorsport
27/08/08 61,452 Pagid RS421 Pads Thorney Motorsport
27/08/08 61,453 AP PRF660 Brake fluid Thorney Motorsport
22/09/09 69,806 Replace o/s/f control arm & bushes BMW Battersea
16/11/09 70,230 Inspection I Service BMW Cooper Croydon
16/11/09 70,230 Replace power steering pressure hose BMW Cooper Croydon
16/11/09 70,230 Replace rear coil springs x2 BMW Cooper Croydon
04/12/09 - Repaint carbon front bumper Specialised paintwork
15/05/10 - New BMW Battery BMW Stephen James Bromley
03/09/10 76,816 Replace o/s/f wheel bearing BMW Syntner Harold Wood
03/09/10 76,816 Replace Wheel Hub BMW Syntner Harold Wood
27/07/11 80,394 Oil Service BMW Stephen James Blackheath
27/07/11 80,394 Brake fluid Service BMW Stephen James Blackheath
23/03/12 - Repair scuff to rear bumper Revive
26/03/12 - New Sill Strips, covers, hub caps BMW Astle Scunthorpe
03/07/12 83,324 Replace ABS/DSC pressure sensor 1 BMW Astle Scunthorpe
03/07/12 83,324 Update SMG gearbox software BMW Astle Scunthorpe
15/02/13 83,698 Inspection II Service Sytner Sheffield
15/02/13 83,698 Brake fluid Service Sytner Sheffield
15/02/13 83,698 Re-helicoiled diff casing Sytner Sheffield
19/07/13 - Carbon Flipper refurb Mark CSL (Of CSL Register)
28/05/13 - Front Bumper respray Briggate Motors (CSL Register recommendation)
25/07/13 84,101 Replace left exhaust bracket & rubber mounts Elms Cambridge
25/07/13 84,101 Sub frame check - No cracks found (Gareth @ Elms) Elms Cambridge
25/07/13 84,101 Replace rear coil springs x2 Elms Cambridge
25/07/13 84,101 Replace diff input seal Elms Cambridge
09/05/14 - 4 Wheel Refurbishment AP Rotherham
23/07/14 85,479 Replace front discs & pads Sytner Sheffield
23/07/14 85,479 Replace f/s/r ball joint Sytner Sheffield
23/07/14 85,479 KDS wheel alignment Sytner Sheffield
21/07/15 85,670 Oil Service Sytner Sheffield

Ive read about every values and for sale thread going to try to benchmark my car in a market with many opinions….,offers close to £40k, serious interest only, I’m in no rush.

More info and photos available to anyone who is seriously interested.

I’m now off for a little cry.

NB - how do i rotate photos

[shimmy]

POA

[Gazza]

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Ive read about every values and for sale thread going to try to benchmark my car in a market with many opinions….,offers close to £40k, serious interest only, I’m in no rush.

Priced above.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

GLWS and tilt your head

[PeteGray]

See how well it sticks to the road.

[petery]

Too cheap......

[TMAQ]

GLWS. You can rotate pictures using 'Windows Photo Viewer' you'll need to upload them again after. (If you have windows that is).

[Johnnywb]

I'd agree, too cheap based on current asking prices? £45k might be closer to the mark?

Good luck with the sale.

[billyboysm3]

I suppose its only cheap if it sells to quick

[Pagoda1966]

Hi,

Can I just check a couple of points please:

Condition of the wheels?
I guess you have invoices to support the detailed history you've listed (must add up to a pretty penny?)
6 owners in total including you ? is there some documentation to support the first 2 registered keepers being traders?

Thanks


Anth