CSL for sale £19,995

[funtime]

Sadly the time has come, currently trying to purchase my first house and just been informed this week that we are at risk of redundancy at work, so i'll need the money either way :bigcry:

Advert:

Regretful sale of my immaculate M3 CSL, only for sale due to impending house purchase, if I can finance the deposit using other means this advert will be withdrawn.

If you're looking for a cheap CSL just for the sake of owning one then I'd look elsewhere. If however you want an immaculate example that's been owned and maintained by people who can afford to give it the care it needs without cutting corners then read on.

Despite the high mileage, this CSL drives perfectly, it is tight, extremely responsive and is a real credit to its previous owners. I strongly advise viewing one with low mileage as a benchmark before seeing this, you will be amazed.

Background:

The previous owner purchased this CSL in early 2009 when it had just 40,000 miles on the clock. He owned a business in Belgium, and as a result, in less than 2 years he put 67,000 motorway miles on the car driving to and from Belgium on a weekly basis.

Simpson Motorsport (BMW CSL and motorsport specialists) knew the previous owner, so they brought the car off him and prepared it for sale. They sorted all the common CSL problems like the airbox flap potentiometer and a stone-chipped front end, as well as giving it an extended Inspection II service. Anything that needed sorting or replacing was done here.

Initially I looked for a CSL with around 40k miles on it, but after seeing this example and comparing it to other CSL’s that were at Simpson’s at the time (7 in total!) it was apparent that the condition reflected that of a 40,000 mile example and it made no sense to pay another £5000 just to have a smaller number on the clock.

Car:

2004 ‘04’ Plate (29/06/2004 registered)
Silver Grey
109,850 miles

I won’t bore you with a list of all the standard CSL options, as I'm sure you'll know what they are.

Optional Extras:

Air Conditioning
BMW Business Radio/CD player
Parking Distance Control system
Tyre pressure monitors
Top Tint Windscreen

Service History:

The service schedule has been carried out at BMW until its 75,000 miles, after which, the previous owner had it serviced privately through his business so this is not documented in the service history. Simpson Motorsport assured me that the service schedule had been followed, and the mechanical condition of the car confirms this.

1200 Mile running in service - BMW Park Lane (968 miles, 19/10/04)
Oil Service: BMW Lind (11,973 miles, 09/07,05)
Inspection 1: BMW Scotthall Leeds (22,541 miles, 06/01/06)
Oil Service: BMW Scotthall Leeds (32,990 miles, 25/05/07)
Inspection 2: BMW Astle (45,310 miles, 07/05/09)
Oil service: BMW Astle (61,302 miles, 09/10/09)
Inspection 2: Simpson Motorsport (107,300 miles, 01/03/2011)

Work completed in the last 3,000 miles:

Inspection 2 (Major Service) – Simpson Motorsport – 107,300 miles
New Top Tint Windscreen – Simpson Motorsport – 107,300 miles
New Genuine BMW Front Disc’s and Pads – Simpson Motorsport – 107,300 miles
New airbox flap actuator – Simpson Motorsport – 107,300 miles
CSL Alloys fully refurbished at Lepsons - 107,300 miles
Full front end re-spray to eliminate motorway stone chips - 107,300 miles
New Michelin Supersports all round £1200 – 107,300 miles
New Genuine BMW Flywheel – Munich Legends – 107,519 miles
New Genuine BMW Clutch – Munich Legends – 107,519 miles
New Re-enforced Genuine BMW Boot floor (£5k repair) – Chandlers BMW Brighton – 109,000 miles
New Genuine BMW Front Lower Arm – 109,790 miles

General information:

Number of previous keepers: 5
Mot: 6th September 2012 (no advisories on MOT)
Tax: 31/02/2012 (only £245)

Wheels/tyres:

Fully refurbished professionally at great expense by Lepsons so these are as new
19" front - 235/35/19 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 6/7mm of tread
19" front - 265/30/19 Michelin Pilot Supersport Sport 6mm of tread

Bodywork:

Bodywork is outstanding, genuinely not a scratch on the car. Front has been resprayed to remove all stone-chips etc as CSL’s suffer badly from this due to the rigidity of the carbon fiber bumper. There is one very small imperfection in the paint on the front bumper, which will be corrected before sale – when I say this I am being very picky, you can just about see it below the passenger side indicator in the photos.

Chassis:

The bootfloor/subframe issue that will happen to every CSL at some point in its life has already been addressed. If you are not familiar with this then simply Google ‘e46 M3 Subframe crack’ and you’ll find everything you need to know.

The repair was carried out at Chandlers BMW in Brighton only a few months ago, and is a first class job. They were hesitant about honoring the warranty repair due to the gap in BMW service history, however after seeing the condition of the car BMW UK authorised the full warranty repair. This is a £5000 job at BMW if they don’t authorise the repair under warranty.

Interior:

Excellent, the alcantara still cleans up like new with little effort (I have some special alcantara cleaner/protector that I’ll include in the sale). The steering wheel is slightly bobbled, but this is almost unavoidable on the CSL without having it recovered every year! The only other imperfection is the aluminimum sill guards which are slightly milky in places, but this is very common and new sill guards can be purchased from BMW.


In summary, I can honestly say you will not find a better example anywhere near this price point, I looked at many examples when I brought mine - I didn't buy on price or mileage, just condition.

All documents present, I'll also issue a new HPI report for the buyer.

Thanks for reading, any questions, please don't hesitate to ask, however I’m sure you’ll find most of the answers above.

Regards,
James

07860 475047

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[DazBlackCSL]

good car .. good price .. miss mine a little ( needs to be black ) :-D

[funtime]

Cheers Daz, I will have another one without doubt - might even try a black one when the time comes :smokin:

[sailorbaz]

Awe mate, no way. Good luck with the house purchase, look forward to seeing you in another CSL soon though, :thumbs:

[giraffe]

If i had the money i would buy but i got the house and young family hence i have no money . Sure it wont take long to sell , good luck with house purchase :thumbs:

[shimmy]

Great advert Funtime.


I saw this car at Simpsons before you picked it up after purchase and was amazed by the condition.


Hope the house purchase goes well and you are back in one soon. :thumbs:

[cslgirl]

Sorry you are selling Funtime. Hope you get a quick sale and are back in a csl before you know it!!:thumbs:

[Yanto]

Agree with Shim - great ad Funtime, sorry to hear you're selling so soon.

GLWS

[billyboysm3]

Agree with Shim - great ad Funtime, sorry to hear you're selling so soon.

GLWS

Car looks mint. Good luck with the house.

[Bounce]

Good luck with the sale mate;)

[mattCSLnut]

Sorry to see you having to sell up so soon James :bigcry: Your Cecil is a great example of what a decent CSL should be like :thumbs: regardless of it's mileage.
Someone is going to get a genuine bargain at that more than reasonable price :beer:
Obligatory pic of happier times :whistle: U PAXing round the "Grüne Hölle" mate :supz:

[glendog74]

GLWS James :thumbs:

[azrael]

That engine bay looks better than mine at half the mileage :)

[Streetwise Hercules]

I saw your ad on PistonHeads and it actually made me a little sad.
I think Matt summed it up well; it's clearly still the bollocks because it's been taken care of.
Hope you get a windfall and manage to hold onto it mate.

[shane@mbtech]

Good luck mate, looks a goodun, even at a quarter of the miles.

[Bounce]

That engine bay looks better than mine at half the mileage :)You can remember what your engine bay looks like then.:bigcry:;)

[azrael]

You can remember what your engine bay looks like then.:bigcry:;)


lol so true... :thumbs:

[funtime]

Thanks for all the kind words chaps, I do get a bit carried away when writing adverts :hahaha:

Going to be such a sad day when it goes but I will have one again, I see it like I'm renting it out for a year or so! :hahaha: :thumbs:

Thanks,
James

[shimmy]

Thanks for all the kind words chaps, I do get a bit carried away when writing adverts :hahaha:

Going to be such a sad day when it goes but I will have one again, I see it like I'm renting it out for a year or so! :hahaha: :thumbs:

Thanks,
James

Shame you could ny have just down Spa with us before letting it go.....

[funtime]

Sorry to see you having to sell up so soon James :bigcry: Your Cecil is a great example of what a decent CSL should be like :thumbs: regardless of it's mileage.
Someone is going to get a genuine bargain at that more than reasonable price :beer:
Obligatory pic of happier times :whistle: U PAXing round the "Grüne Hölle" mate :supz:


Good times mate :thumbs::supz:

That was an awesome Easter trip :smokin:

[funtime]

Shame you could ny have just down Spa with us before letting it go.....

Trust me I would have loved to, but sod's law that would be my first track day crash :hahaha:

There's always time though, I'll not be wasting any money buying toys or cheaper cars in between as everything else will feel horrible now, I'm just going to save as hard as i can for another one!

Might be viewing a house later - scary times!

[AlexGTT]

Hope you manage to keep it Funtime but I'm pretty sure someone will snap that up. As Shim said, was a lovely car when we saw it at Simpson's.

Matt you feckin' picture whore! Any excuse.:hahaha:

[funtime]

Cheers for all the kind words guys, now sold.

I can honestly say I've never been so sad to sell a car, I got a little chocked up as he drove off in it. I think this is because of two reasons, firstly, its not going to be replaced with anything for a while (besides a house) and secondly, because its the most amazing car I've ever driven!

I'm just praying that prices hold and don't start going too bonkers before I can get back in one! :supz:

thanks,
James

[Bounce]

Cheers for all the kind words guys, now sold.

I can honestly say I've never been so sad to sell a car, I got a little chocked up as he drove off in it. I think this is because of two reasons, firstly, its not going to be replaced with anything for a while (besides a house) and secondly, because its the most amazing car I've ever driven!

I'm just praying that prices hold and don't start going too bonkers before I can get back in one! :supz:

thanks,
JamesWell done James.You will be back;).

[mattCSLnut]

Cheers for all the kind words guys, now sold.

I can honestly say I've never been so sad to sell a car, I got a little chocked up as he drove off in it. I think this is because of two reasons, firstly, its not going to be replaced with anything for a while (besides a house) and secondly, because its the most amazing car I've ever driven!
thanks,
James

:smt056 ;)

[AlexGTT]

Well done James. Good quick sale is probably for the better when you know how much you'll miss a car.

I'm sure we'll see you in a CSL soon enough. Don't be a stranger now.:thumbs:

[Cobra Dave]

I don't believe it!!!!!
I used to own this car. From 2006 to 2008. Unfortunately slow business meant it had to go.
3 years on and I still miss it. The most epic car I have ever owned.

[funtime]

I don't believe it!!!!!
I used to own this car. From 2006 to 2008. Unfortunately slow business meant it had to go.
3 years on and I still miss it. The most epic car I have ever owned.

Hi Dave,

Crazy! well I'm also missing it like crazy - wish I hadn't sold it now but like you, needs must! Anyway, it was well loved in my hands and it's gone to a BMW nutter in Berlin now, so she's safe ;)

Regards,
James