SG CSL wanted

SG CSL wanted

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jackg

Original Poster:

288 posts

271 months

Saturday 28th December 2013
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Hi guys

I'm after a low milage csl in SG. I'd prefer to buy privately for obvious reasons and my budget is £35k

Ideas?

Thanks

Jx

mr sagman

1,718 posts

235 months

Saturday 28th December 2013
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You should be able to get a nice low mileage car with your budget.. However, low mileage cars are getting rarer and rarer.. 12-18 months ago you could have taken your pick with your generous budget, Its a different market now though, with Hexagon / NJ snapping up all the cars they can get hold of, Then dictating the market prices.
Put a post on CSL register and you might just tempt someone to part with a low mileage minter, Post Xmas people may just need the money, Good luck.

Mermaid

21,492 posts

170 months

Saturday 28th December 2013
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What do you consider low mileage?

darreni

3,759 posts

269 months

Saturday 28th December 2013
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Given the cars are now 10 years old, I'd concentrate more on condition & history than mileage.

There is an 11k mile car for mid £50's that has had one service in its lifetime.

mr sagman

1,718 posts

235 months

Sunday 29th December 2013
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darreni said:
Given the cars are now 10 years old, I'd concentrate more on condition & history than mileage.

There is an 11k mile car for mid £50's that has had one service in its lifetime.
hehehehe For sale at a 'specialist' south of Oxford, He tried to convince me that, one oil change every 10 years is ok, provided the service light hasn't come on yet, hehe

darreni

3,759 posts

269 months

Sunday 29th December 2013
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mr sagman said:
hehehehe For sale at a 'specialist' south of Oxford, He tried to convince me that, one oil change every 10 years is ok, provided the service light hasn't come on yet, hehe
There are a lot of cars with that type of history around.

Warranty is also a must for me.
Mine has been ultra reliable, but has still had a diff, propshaft, both driveshafts, full exhaust, diffuser, rear arms, hubs etc along with the rear floor/ subframe replacement, all under warranty/ goodwill.

As I said before, judge the car on condition & history.

E30M3SE

8,465 posts

195 months

Sunday 29th December 2013
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mr sagman said:
darreni said:
Given the cars are now 10 years old, I'd concentrate more on condition & history than mileage.

There is an 11k mile car for mid £50's that has had one service in its lifetime.
hehehehe For sale at a 'specialist' south of Oxford, He tried to convince me that, one oil change every 10 years is ok, provided the service light hasn't come on yet, hehe
rofl

He really is 'special' isn't he.

Mermaid

21,492 posts

170 months

Sunday 29th December 2013
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E30M3SE said:
rofl

He really is 'special' isn't he.
Magnesium man

shavenhaven

465 posts

134 months

Sunday 29th December 2013
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Mermaid said:
What do you consider low mileage?
£35k = approx 40k miles

jackg

Original Poster:

288 posts

271 months

Sunday 29th December 2013
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I'd say 30k miles max
Thanks
Jx

shavenhaven

465 posts

134 months

Sunday 29th December 2013
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jackg said:
I'd say 30k miles max
Thanks
Jx
You might get very very lucky and steal one for £35k from someone who is out of touch with current values, but fwiw i was offered £37k by a dealer for my 4-previous owner, FBMWSH, warranty, 30k mile SG approx 2-3 months ago. I've decided to keep for time being as values not going down (fingers crossed) and in my experience - an extremely hard car to replace. Good luck with the search smile

mr sagman

1,718 posts

235 months

Sunday 29th December 2013
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E30M3SE said:
rofl

He really is 'special' isn't he.
I visited him with the intention of putting a deposit on one of his 2 x CSL's, After speaking with him for 5 mins I had already decided I wasn't spending a penny with him, as I felt I just couldn't trust him, He was blatantly telling porkies about things I knew to be untrue, I decided there and then to go ahead with a private sale as it seemed less risky (That says it all really), He left me feeling cold, Having shared a few PM's with others Iam definately not alone.

mr sagman

1,718 posts

235 months

Monday 30th December 2013
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Mermaid said:
Magnesium man
Why do they call him that?? PM me if not for public consumption lol.

E30M3SE

8,465 posts

195 months

Monday 30th December 2013
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mr sagman said:
I visited him with the intention of putting a deposit on one of his 2 x CSL's, After speaking with him for 5 mins I had already decided I wasn't spending a penny with him, as I felt I just couldn't trust him, He was blatantly telling porkies about things I knew to be untrue, I decided there and then to go ahead with a private sale as it seemed less risky (That says it all really), He left me feeling cold, Having shared a few PM's with others Iam definately not alone.
That's pretty much our experience with him.


mr sagman said:
Mermaid said:
Magnesium man
Why do they call him that?? PM me if not for public consumption lol.
He used to list the CSL alloy wheels as being made of magnesium in his adverts, think he has stopped now.



glendog74

90 posts

192 months

Monday 30th December 2013
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Mermaid said:
Magnesium man
Lol! laugh

CSLmarson

209 posts

194 months

Thursday 2nd January 2014
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trust me he is more of a joker than that chap,

buy a car from him and prepair to own a lemon !

did you hear about the poor chap who bought one with full service history from him only to find out he did the last stamp himself and the engine went pop 3k miles later !

avoid.

mr sagman

1,718 posts

235 months

Thursday 2nd January 2014
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CSLmarson said:
trust me he is more of a joker than that chap,

buy a car from him and prepair to own a lemon !

did you hear about the poor chap who bought one with full service history from him only to find out he did the last stamp himself and the engine went pop 3k miles later !

avoid.
Yes I know he is a 'very' dodgy dealer, I brought this engine issue up with him recently and he denied all knowledge of it, He then started spinning me more yarns so I left his showroom /Parents driveway pretty sharpish, Genuinely shocked that people actually spend £25-£35k with this muppet.

abidr500

148 posts

156 months

Friday 3rd January 2014
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I must have got very lucky.
I bought a 16k car off him 18 months ago.
ML look after it for me and seem to think its a fine example.

Having said that they did find a small subframe crack and got it repaired under goodwill!

its interesting what you say about warranty being a must.
Im not sure if i can get a warranty on my car now!?

0836whimper

974 posts

197 months

Friday 3rd January 2014
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abidr500 said:
its interesting what you say about warranty being a must.
Im not sure if i can get a warranty on my car now!?
www.bmw-warranty.co.uk

I am sure you can, if you pay enough.

Edited by 0836whimper on Friday 3rd January 16:20

gman1001

37 posts

197 months

Friday 3rd January 2014
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To be fair in the past I have bought a b5 rs4 and I'm currently in a 59k Csl which were both bought from the mentioned dealer and they have both been great ! With the exception of a leaky diff which I would say is possible with a 10 yr car and deemed as general maintaince.