Looking to buy a CSL, anyone know this car? - Page 2

SIEN · 11-10-2009, 09:50 PM

Sounds like the kind of thing I heard Derek.

Maybe he's got a few duff cars and the rest are OK then... either way selling a damaged repair and not advertising that is not good (I'm taking it he's not advertising it as such?)

englebert · 12-10-2009, 01:16 PM

Going to Nick Johnson's is a good way of comparing cars, but i wouldn't pay over the odds for of his cars that aren't prepared for sale like an AUC car.

I almost bought a very cheap NSX of another dealer, but decided it was too rough. Later, i saw Nick had bought it and was charging many thousands more for the same car with no work done... fair play to him, he must be a god salesman.

Pacman · 12-10-2009, 03:02 PM

With regard to Nick, I bought my CSL from him, reg BM04 CSl with 14k miles and many people on the forum know how good it was, I recently sold it to a collector.

As others have said he doesn't have a showroom and the cars are not well presented. When I bought mine and went to collect it I had to change all 4 wheels, clean the windscreen etc.

Also, Nick will probably get you to put the BMW warranty on the car, ie deduct the money from the price, thats what I did and it was not a problem.

I would definitely go visit him and as mentioned he will give you a good test drive!

SIEN · 12-10-2009, 03:33 PM

Don't understand, why would you then pay a premium for buying from a 'shop'?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pacman

With regard to Nick, I bought my CSL from him, reg BM04 CSl with 14k miles and many people on the forum know how good it was, I recently sold it to a collector.

As others have said he doesn't have a showroom and the cars are not well presented. When I bought mine and went to collect it I had to change all 4 wheels, clean the windscreen etc.

Also, Nick will probably get you to put the BMW warranty on the car, ie deduct the money from the price, thats what I did and it was not a problem.

I would definitely go visit him and as mentioned he will give you a good test drive!

Pacman · 12-10-2009, 03:52 PM

Never said anything about a premium.

Just saying its worth while visiting him to see a selection CSL's in one place.

SIEN · 12-10-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pacman

Never said anything about a premium.

Just saying its worth while visiting him to see a selection CSL's in one place.

Ah sorry, everyone else has mentioned paying a premium for his cars, just figured you had to.

cslsuperfan · 12-10-2009, 04:07 PM

Totally agree with pacman,

i bought a 10K 04 plate off nick J in 2007 and despite being on the higher end price wise he had 5 SG's to view and his test drives are exactly that.
Not a word from him in the passenger seat!!!!!

Johnnywb · 12-10-2009, 06:42 PM

I had a look at the two cars i think you're talking about, one being a grey one with the Thorney Stage 2 and the other being a black one. I too thought that the grey one was very good value, but it looked quite scrappy next to the black one and a quick search of the reg number on here showed it had a lot of owners and had been sold at auction not long ago.

I didn't look too much at the black one, as i'm looking for a grey one!

Not reasons to write it off, but it didn't leave me with a warm rosy feeling! Having seen a couple since, i think there's better cars, albeit they're a bit more expensive.

12-10-2009, 01:16 PM	#12
englebert S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kent Posts: 397 Casino cash: $705	Going to Nick Johnson's is a good way of comparing cars, but i wouldn't pay over the odds for of his cars that aren't prepared for sale like an AUC car. I almost bought a very cheap NSX of another dealer, but decided it was too rough. Later, i saw Nick had bought it and was charging many thousands more for the same car with no work done... fair play to him, he must be a god salesman. __________________ '03 SG CSL - SOLD Making do with a CSL replica, 1M and E90 M3.

11-10-2009, 09:50 PM	#11
SIEN S3 - On the open road Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: West Sussex Posts: 109 Casino cash: $1494	Sounds like the kind of thing I heard Derek. Maybe he's got a few duff cars and the rest are OK then... either way selling a damaged repair and not advertising that is not good (I'm taking it he's not advertising it as such?)

12-10-2009, 03:02 PM	#13
Pacman S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northants Posts: 32 Casino cash: $233	With regard to Nick, I bought my CSL from him, reg BM04 CSl with 14k miles and many people on the forum know how good it was, I recently sold it to a collector. As others have said he doesn't have a showroom and the cars are not well presented. When I bought mine and went to collect it I had to change all 4 wheels, clean the windscreen etc. Also, Nick will probably get you to put the BMW warranty on the car, ie deduct the money from the price, thats what I did and it was not a problem. I would definitely go visit him and as mentioned he will give you a good test drive!

12-10-2009, 03:52 PM	#15
Pacman S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northants Posts: 32 Casino cash: $233	Never said anything about a premium. Just saying its worth while visiting him to see a selection CSL's in one place.

12-10-2009, 04:07 PM	#17
cslsuperfan Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: wales Posts: 2,222 Casino cash: $19520	Totally agree with pacman, i bought a 10K 04 plate off nick J in 2007 and despite being on the higher end price wise he had 5 SG's to view and his test drives are exactly that. Not a word from him in the passenger seat!!!!!

12-10-2009, 06:42 PM	#18
Johnnywb S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: London SW4 / W1 Posts: 387 Casino cash: $6791	I had a look at the two cars i think you're talking about, one being a grey one with the Thorney Stage 2 and the other being a black one. I too thought that the grey one was very good value, but it looked quite scrappy next to the black one and a quick search of the reg number on here showed it had a lot of owners and had been sold at auction not long ago. I didn't look too much at the black one, as i'm looking for a grey one! Not reasons to write it off, but it didn't leave me with a warm rosy feeling! Having seen a couple since, i think there's better cars, albeit they're a bit more expensive.