Cat D CSL for sale

Matt21 · 10-11-2014, 11:53 AM

Does anyone know anything about the Cat D that Nick Johnson has just put up for sale at £27000? Stolen he says.

Can't decide if it is good value or not. On the one hand you could, as he says, pile a load of miles on it and enjoy it, and get money back or even break the car. On the other does the Cat D status mean that it has no special value?

Rick H · 10-11-2014, 12:59 PM

Which CSL was Nick drifting around roundabouts on the recent Euro trip?

Neil M · 10-11-2014, 01:04 PM

Originally advertised for £23,500 in 2012 with 35.5K. It was subsequently reduced to £20,500 and sold. Now for sale at £27,995 with an additional 5K on it.

Is it worth a punt? It's a 'cat D' nothing will alter or change that.
However a straight CSL with 40K would cost in the region of £37/38, which is only £10K more. £23/25 sounds sweeter, if it's a serious consideration.

He can always buy it back when your finished scratching the itch!

billyboysm3 · 10-11-2014, 01:27 PM

No way at that price.

octainejunkee · 10-11-2014, 01:48 PM

I would buy a CHEAP cat D for track work but not from him after researching a little.

I would check it has the correct engine numbers as one of his other cars clearly has a iffy engine.
It would be at the back of my mind that the cat D car had been used as a donor car for the non recorded car with a knackered engine.
Just my suspicions but worth mentioning.

cheers Jamie

MikeNsx · 10-11-2014, 07:06 PM

Always found Nick to be a genuine guy.very honest and people exagerate. Other dealers are worse....the so called 2600 mile csl dry stored for 10 years was parked outside on a lawn for 10 years down the road from me! Not to mention a few more dodgy ones for sale....Nicks cars are normally looked after and he will honour any post sale issues

MCSL · 10-11-2014, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeNsx

the so called 2600 mile csl dry stored for 10 years was parked outside on a lawn for 10 years down the road from me!

And on that bombshell...

Do you think the mileage is genuine?

TonyR · 10-11-2014, 09:48 PM

I thought cat d was not registered? Shouldn't make any difference

mattCSLnut · 10-11-2014, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeNsx

Always found Nick to be a genuine guy.very honest and people exagerate. Other dealers are worse....the so called 2600 mile csl dry stored for 10 years was parked outside on a lawn for 10 years down the road from me! Not to mention a few more dodgy ones for sale....Nicks cars are normally looked after and he will honour any post sale issues

Seriously ? if that's the case then that Garage Oop North that's selling it (while making a counter claim regarding it's past storage) got some explaining to do

mattCSLnut · 10-11-2014, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TonyR

I thought cat d was not registered? Shouldn't make any difference

Cat 'D' will be registered on the HPI datebase and will flag up every time you do a check... it's just not marked on the V5 document, unlike Cat 'C' cars which are clearly marked on the V5.

10-11-2014, 11:53 AM	#1
Matt21 S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 265 Casino cash: $4860	Cat D CSL for sale Does anyone know anything about the Cat D that Nick Johnson has just put up for sale at £27000? Stolen he says. Can't decide if it is good value or not. On the one hand you could, as he says, pile a load of miles on it and enjoy it, and get money back or even break the car. On the other does the Cat D status mean that it has no special value?

10-11-2014, 01:04 PM	#3
Neil M Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,340 Casino cash: $19143	Originally advertised for £23,500 in 2012 with 35.5K. It was subsequently reduced to £20,500 and sold. Now for sale at £27,995 with an additional 5K on it. Is it worth a punt? It's a 'cat D' nothing will alter or change that. However a straight CSL with 40K would cost in the region of £37/38, which is only £10K more. £23/25 sounds sweeter, if it's a serious consideration. He can always buy it back when your finished scratching the itch! __________________ “With the CSL, BMW have achieved The Ultimate Driving Machine” SG CSL '051' Last edited by Neil M; 11-11-2014 at 04:22 PM.

10-11-2014, 12:59 PM	#2
Rick H S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: The North West Posts: 801 Casino cash: $12295	Which CSL was Nick drifting around roundabouts on the recent Euro trip?

10-11-2014, 01:27 PM	#4
billyboysm3 CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,000 Casino cash: $25192	No way at that price.

10-11-2014, 01:48 PM	#5
octainejunkee S3 - On the open road Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: gatwick Posts: 115 Casino cash: $31	I would buy a CHEAP cat D for track work but not from him after researching a little. I would check it has the correct engine numbers as one of his other cars clearly has a iffy engine. It would be at the back of my mind that the cat D car had been used as a donor car for the non recorded car with a knackered engine. Just my suspicions but worth mentioning. cheers Jamie

10-11-2014, 07:06 PM	#6
MikeNsx S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: london Posts: 32 Casino cash: $1724	Always found Nick to be a genuine guy.very honest and people exagerate. Other dealers are worse....the so called 2600 mile csl dry stored for 10 years was parked outside on a lawn for 10 years down the road from me! Not to mention a few more dodgy ones for sale....Nicks cars are normally looked after and he will honour any post sale issues

10-11-2014, 09:48 PM	#8
TonyR S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 58 Casino cash: $635	I thought cat d was not registered? Shouldn't make any difference