2nd hand CSL and Warranty

[guymarks]

Looking at getting a second hand CSL and got a couple of questions I hope someone may be able to answer for me...

There has been lots of talk about the increased cost of the M car warranty - can someone tell me the cost of the 12 month BMW extended warranty on a CSL?

Secondly a lot of the CSL's have had brake conversions and some have been de-catted - where do BMW stand on the warranty issues with these cars?

Any advice welcome! Thanks

[guymarks]

Thanks for the replies - very useful.

DoctorD you are quite right - the cars I have seen had the cats replaced not removed. Just what I wanted to hear about the brake conversion too!

As for the warranty costs, I agree with you wrn, its very disappointing but I don't think it would stop me buying one. When you consider the warranty @ £1050/year plus the £250 excess it makes me wonder whether it is worthwhile getting the warranty at all.

Perhaps better to save the cash and pay for things when they go wrong? Or are there expensive bits likely to go bang?

[guymarks]

vesuvius996 said:

HELL YES! A new engine is around £10k. Do you really want to take the risk...?

Fair enough! Being a TVR owner I am always optimistic about these things...

[guymarks]

So it looks like engine is not likely to cause any serious problems if looked after, which takes me back to my previous question...

Do I need an extended warranty or do I bank the cash and pay for things when they go wrong?

[guymarks]

Yeah I think you are right Nathan - most of the cars I am looking at have almost a year to run on warranty so I shall probably get one and review it when the time comes.