2003 BMW M3 CSL (E46)
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Thanks for enquiry. I purchased this lovely CSL in February having looked for a perfect original and impeccably maintained example for several years. Sadly it co-incided with the addition to my collection of another car which means I simply don’t have space to garage all of my cars, hence selling. Since my purchasing I have had car serviced at Dick Lovett Hungerford
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1) Rod Bearing replacement - no evidence to suggest these have ever been done. Despite a totally pampered and meticulous BMW main history with over £52k spent on the car over the years there is no specific invoice to confirm the rod bearings have been replaced. There are a couple of invoices that don’t specify the items replaced but I can’t be sure what this covered
2) Vanos - again, no specific invoice detailing work has been completed on the Vanos. The car has enjoyed an indulged life, always garaged and never been on track. I am sure BMW would have tried to replace the Vanos if they felt it needed it - the car was with the same main dealer (Stephen Jones) for 17 years. Again, as above, the Vanos may have been done under warranty but no specific evidence
3) Boot floor - this was assessed in 2018 when the car had £5000 spent on perfecting the bodywork throughout the car and deemed not to have any issues at all. The car drives very tight so there is no reason to believe that over the 2000 or so miles since 2018 that the car has had any further deterioration. Again, the car has been driven responsibly all its life with the previous owner and I having spent a huge amount on maintaining the CSL to impeccable standards. If the previous owner or I had had any doubt we would have had the work done
Thanks for your interest
1) Rod Bearing replacement - no evidence to suggest these have ever been done. Despite a totally pampered and meticulous BMW main history with over £52k spent on the car over the years there is no specific invoice to confirm the rod bearings have been replaced. There are a couple of invoices that don’t specify the items replaced but I can’t be sure what this covered
2) Vanos - again, no specific invoice detailing work has been completed on the Vanos. The car has enjoyed an indulged life, always garaged and never been on track. I am sure BMW would have tried to replace the Vanos if they felt it needed it - the car was with the same main dealer (Stephen Jones) for 17 years. Again, as above, the Vanos may have been done under warranty but no specific evidence
3) Boot floor - this was assessed in 2018 when the car had £5000 spent on perfecting the bodywork throughout the car and deemed not to have any issues at all. The car drives very tight so there is no reason to believe that over the 2000 or so miles since 2018 that the car has had any further deterioration. Again, the car has been driven responsibly all its life with the previous owner and I having spent a huge amount on maintaining the CSL to impeccable standards. If the previous owner or I had had any doubt we would have had the work done
Thanks for your interest
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1) In September 2014 the whole brake system was overhauled by BMW at 77,781 miles with Elms BMW - see invoice.
Additionally in July 2023 a lot of work was carried out including treating the brake pipes including cleaning and coating everything in ACF50 (an anti-rust product), replacement pad clips, pipe clips, brake hoses, and calipers bolts) - in essence a full overhaul of the brake system with disks and pads also replaced - mileage 90,600
2) the boot floor was inspected by Dunmow Coachworks in November 2018 when the previous owner spent £4,800 (two invoices) on bringing the car up to showroom condition. Dunmow are a very highly regarded specialist body shop - there is even an image on their website of the CSL post work. Additionally I inspected visually when I purchased the car - both the underside and inside the boot is ‘as new’
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1) In September 2014 the whole brake system was overhauled by BMW at 77,781 miles with Elms BMW - see invoice.
Additionally in July 2023 a lot of work was carried out including treating the brake pipes including cleaning and coating everything in ACF50 (an anti-rust product), replacement pad clips, pipe clips, brake hoses, and calipers bolts) - in essence a full overhaul of the brake system with disks and pads also replaced - mileage 90,600
2) the boot floor was inspected by Dunmow Coachworks in November 2018 when the previous owner spent £4,800 (two invoices) on bringing the car up to showroom condition. Dunmow are a very highly regarded specialist body shop - there is even an image on their website of the CSL post work. Additionally I inspected visually when I purchased the car - both the underside and inside the boot is ‘as new’
Many thanks
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Correct that they haven’t been replaced - however in July 2023 the brake pipes were professionally treating including cleaning and coating everything in ACF50 (an anti-rust product), replacement pad clips, pipe clips, brake hoses, and calipers bolts) - in essence a full overhaul of the brake system with disks and pads also replaced - mileage 90,600. In the images you will see two references amounting to over £1000 on one of the invoices. At the time the previous owner was more than happy to have paid for replacement pipes but this was deemed unnecessary hence the expenditure on cleaning and treating.
Many thanks
Correct that they haven’t been replaced - however in July 2023 the brake pipes were professionally treating including cleaning and coating everything in ACF50 (an anti-rust product), replacement pad clips, pipe clips, brake hoses, and calipers bolts) - in essence a full overhaul of the brake system with disks and pads also replaced - mileage 90,600. In the images you will see two references amounting to over £1000 on one of the invoices. At the time the previous owner was more than happy to have paid for replacement pipes but this was deemed unnecessary hence the expenditure on cleaning and treating.
Many thanks
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