price ideas

hoshy · 19-03-2015, 09:16 AM

Hi chaps,

my 125k mile CSL finally suffered big-end/rod failure and while I am undecided as to sell or restore a guy at the local garage has offered to buy it. It's a good on body / interior but far from pristine. right hand drive, not great history. pretty much due a clutch / gearbox refresh too.

The guy is offering 24k EUR (I live in Germany).

Any thoughts on what you'd expect the price to be?

Yanto · 19-03-2015, 10:25 AM

So that's abt £17k.

Not bad offer based on your description IMO

Jon8710 · 19-03-2015, 10:26 AM

I would bite his arm off mate!

If it were running id say it was worth £25k in the condition you mention

But with the work you have listed that could run into many thousands

hoshy · 19-03-2015, 10:53 AM

cheers chaps. that was pretty much my thinking too.

Nico · 19-03-2015, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Yanto

So that's abt £17k.

Not bad offer based on your description IMO

Fully agree - but I would try your luck with an honest advert here in the UK, given that it's RHD.

Might be attractive to someone who can get big discounts on genuine parts (like me!!) / someone very adept at spannering...

It could very easily live again as a track car....

HTH - Nick.

Chappers · 19-03-2015, 01:31 PM

Oh hey so I've just crapped my pants from reading that, particularly the "finally" bit. £17k isn't bad I suppose considering he's probably breaking it and you can't sell the engine if it's broken.

Yanto · 19-03-2015, 11:42 PM

Also, I know we talk about "worth more in parts", but once you take out the big, valuable bits... (CF parts, Airbox, doors, bonnet, boot, seats etc.) I'd imagine it's a royal pain in the ass to realise cash on the rest.

cslsuperfan · 20-03-2015, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yanto

Also, I know we talk about "worth more in parts", but once you take out the big, valuable bits... (CF parts, Airbox, doors, bonnet, boot, seats etc.) I'd imagine it's a royal pain in the ass to realise cash on the rest.

Totally agree Yanto

"Break your csl to realise 120 percent of the traditional sale route" is frankly a myth.
Having heavily modified my cesil it's been a royal pain in the derriere selling the "attractive items".
The open market typically dictates the real value of csl parts in my recent experience.

19-03-2015, 09:16 AM	#1
hoshy S3 - On the open road Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 80 Casino cash: $833	price ideas Hi chaps, my 125k mile CSL finally suffered big-end/rod failure and while I am undecided as to sell or restore a guy at the local garage has offered to buy it. It's a good on body / interior but far from pristine. right hand drive, not great history. pretty much due a clutch / gearbox refresh too. The guy is offering 24k EUR (I live in Germany). Any thoughts on what you'd expect the price to be?

19-03-2015, 10:26 AM	#3
Jon8710 S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: May 2012 Location: london Posts: 563 Casino cash: $8371	I would bite his arm off mate! If it were running id say it was worth £25k in the condition you mention But with the work you have listed that could run into many thousands __________________ 1979 E24 635csi , 730d work horse , Porsche GT4

19-03-2015, 01:31 PM	#6
Chappers S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 388 Casino cash: $9894	Oh hey so I've just crapped my pants from reading that, particularly the "finally" bit. £17k isn't bad I suppose considering he's probably breaking it and you can't sell the engine if it's broken. Last edited by Chappers; 19-03-2015 at 02:17 PM.

19-03-2015, 10:25 AM	#2
Yanto CSL Register Uber-poster! Moon Lander Champion! Ragdoll Master Champion! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Docklands, London Posts: 5,931 Casino cash: $40036	So that's abt £17k. Not bad offer based on your description IMO

19-03-2015, 10:53 AM	#4
hoshy S3 - On the open road Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 80 Casino cash: $833	cheers chaps. that was pretty much my thinking too.

19-03-2015, 11:42 PM	#7
Yanto CSL Register Uber-poster! Moon Lander Champion! Ragdoll Master Champion! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Docklands, London Posts: 5,931 Casino cash: $40036	Also, I know we talk about "worth more in parts", but once you take out the big, valuable bits... (CF parts, Airbox, doors, bonnet, boot, seats etc.) I'd imagine it's a royal pain in the ass to realise cash on the rest.