How did you buy your CSL? - Page 2

shane@mbtech · 02-02-2010, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Highmast

as you know the price for a CSL in france is almost 50% more than in england. many reasons but it's a fact. So i looked everywhere to find the good one with fiew kilometers and a clear historic for a good prize, i took 2 times planes to see in deutschland 2 CSL wich was not as good as they seems on mobile.de a good site for find a car.
i started to be disappointed and finally i found mine CSL just 20 kms from my home. when i saw it just when the guy opened his box i knew it will be mine...splendid!
Kkilling detail, if it is a deutsch origin CSL, it's first owner was "marko martin" the driver rallyman...it can't be a bad car isn'it!

I read that in a french accent,

**shimmy** · 02-02-2010, 10:32 PM

forgot to mention mine, bought in 2006 from autotrader/exchange and mart

got up one Saturday morning with nothing to do and ended up at the end of the day with a CSL from a petrolhead called Richard from Stratford-u-Avon

Saw him a few weeks later on a Don Palmer masterclass with his new Atom

**shimmy** · 02-02-2010, 10:33 PM

so far only 6 out of 28 bought form BMW dealers = 21.4%

Dan · 02-02-2010, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmy

so far only 6 out of 28 bought form BMW dealers = 21.4%

Only 3 so far including myself though have bought from other traders....!?

derek · 02-02-2010, 10:47 PM

bought mine private via mtorque,

NZ_M3 · 02-02-2010, 11:04 PM

Given the fact that we only had 10 it was a mission to track one down (a good one for that matter). I looked at 4 cars (that's 40% of all the CSLs in NZ haha) before I settled on this one - cleanest interior (like new, actual really like new at 11,000km) cleanest undercarriage and that was it. The actual process to buy it took about 3 weeks though as my sales guy at the time was having a bit of a family crisis and didn't bother to work the miles to make the deal happen (the manager ended up taking over the deal from him and got me to sign on the dotted line - this was after 5 phone calls to him telling him that I want the car, get the documents ready for me). Thank goodness I was persistent!

SpineOnABap · 03-02-2010, 08:46 AM

Main dealer, but that pretty much the only option when I got mine!

flow · 03-02-2010, 09:27 AM

I looked on PH for the cheapest CSL , did not have to be mint because i was looking for a new track car .
I found a nice black one in london , very good price , BMW warrenty second owner .
Car had a few litlle dents , 4 wheels curbed ... so perfect

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With the the good exchange rate last year the car was a bargain .
Mailed the owner , asked alot of pictures of the car .
Then i asked an odd question :... if u bring the car to belgium and the car is as described i'll buy it ..... so he did

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Paid him an advance for his traveling cost.... on a sunday morning there was a black UK CSL in front of my house... inspected the car did a smal test drive and paid the car .
Dropped off the old owner at the eurostar in brussel .

That is my CSL storry and a year later i'm still very happy with the car

**glendog74** · 03-02-2010, 09:54 AM

Spotted mine on Pistonheads in April 08 and bought it private sale for £32k with 36k miles on the clock. Although the mileage was a little higher than most others i looked at, i bought this one as its condition was absolutely perfect and it had lots of warranty freeby work which had already been done to it!

**shimmy** · 03-02-2010, 10:03 AM

Forgot to say mine was £33k in Sept 2006 with 16k on the clock.

Funny thing is a car with the same mileage probably would be no different now!

View Poll Results: How did you buy your CSL?
BMW main dealer	16	29.63%
Other main dealer	1	1.85%
BMW independant specialist trader	2	3.70%
Other trader	3	5.56%
Private sale	32	59.26%
Other	0	0%
Voters: 54. You may not vote on this poll

03-02-2010, 09:27 AM	#18
flow S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 176 Casino cash: $9921	I looked on PH for the cheapest CSL , did not have to be mint because i was looking for a new track car . I found a nice black one in london , very good price , BMW warrenty second owner . Car had a few litlle dents , 4 wheels curbed ... so perfect . With the the good exchange rate last year the car was a bargain . Mailed the owner , asked alot of pictures of the car . Then i asked an odd question :... if u bring the car to belgium and the car is as described i'll buy it ..... so he did . Paid him an advance for his traveling cost.... on a sunday morning there was a black UK CSL in front of my house... inspected the car did a smal test drive and paid the car . Dropped off the old owner at the eurostar in brussel . That is my CSL storry and a year later i'm still very happy with the car __________________ '04 996 GT3 MK2 CS '03 CSL '12 Megane RS265

03-02-2010, 09:54 AM	#19
glendog74 CSL Register Uber-poster! Tetris Champion! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 8,861 Casino cash: $32299	Spotted mine on Pistonheads in April 08 and bought it private sale for £32k with 36k miles on the clock. Although the mileage was a little higher than most others i looked at, i bought this one as its condition was absolutely perfect and it had lots of warranty freeby work which had already been done to it! __________________ Cha'mone Mother F*ker! Last edited by glendog74; 03-02-2010 at 09:57 AM.*

02-02-2010, 10:32 PM	#12
shimmy CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 14,646 Casino cash: $43909	forgot to mention mine, bought in 2006 from autotrader/exchange and mart got up one Saturday morning with nothing to do and ended up at the end of the day with a CSL from a petrolhead called Richard from Stratford-u-Avon Saw him a few weeks later on a Don Palmer masterclass with his new Atom

02-02-2010, 10:33 PM	#13
shimmy CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 14,646 Casino cash: $43909	so far only 6 out of 28 bought form BMW dealers = 21.4%

02-02-2010, 10:47 PM	#15
derek S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,159 Casino cash: $20658	bought mine private via mtorque,

02-02-2010, 11:04 PM	#16
NZ_M3 S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,434 Casino cash: $13579	Given the fact that we only had 10 it was a mission to track one down (a good one for that matter). I looked at 4 cars (that's 40% of all the CSLs in NZ haha) before I settled on this one - cleanest interior (like new, actual really like new at 11,000km) cleanest undercarriage and that was it. The actual process to buy it took about 3 weeks though as my sales guy at the time was having a bit of a family crisis and didn't bother to work the miles to make the deal happen (the manager ended up taking over the deal from him and got me to sign on the dotted line - this was after 5 phone calls to him telling him that I want the car, get the documents ready for me). Thank goodness I was persistent!

03-02-2010, 08:46 AM	#17
SpineOnABap S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: May 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 561 Casino cash: $5714	Main dealer, but that pretty much the only option when I got mine!

03-02-2010, 10:03 AM	#20
shimmy CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 14,646 Casino cash: $43909	Forgot to say mine was £33k in Sept 2006 with 16k on the clock. Funny thing is a car with the same mileage probably would be no different now!