Is your CSL a daily driver? - Page 2

Trawler · 26-04-2015, 06:30 PM

I'll try again. The mrs says I never listen now it seems I don't answer the question. Maybe I should try politics.

On average 4500-5000 miles a year.

I'm trying not to think about appreciation/depreciation, but obviously at the moment it can't be avoided. I'm going to continue driving it as per my original thread.

What will be nice is when I retire & can no longer afford to run Cesil, or my funds have run out it may be worth a few bob. I'm not banking on it, as they say in the financial market:

Your original investment may go down.

MisterCorn · 26-04-2015, 06:41 PM

I have had it 10 weeks and done 1000 miles. 500 of which were done this weekend. Not a daily, will provably do 2-3k per year. Not trying particularly to keep the miles down but I have a few cars and only do a total of about 12k miles per year.

MC

lee · 26-04-2015, 08:35 PM

Is there any one who still used a CSL as a daily driver

sailorbaz · 26-04-2015, 08:45 PM

Not likely on here.

I don't use mine daily.

Last year I done about 300 miles

Owned it 9 years and done 35k miles, 1st couple of years it was my only car and was fine. Even used to transport fence post mix around one weekend, with no cardboard floor issues... :giggle:

toenheel · 26-04-2015, 09:03 PM

Too special to use everyday.. Mine comes out on sunny days off. Have a new merc a180cdi company car for during the week.

GregorFuk · 26-04-2015, 09:06 PM

Keep mine for sunny days but still managed to put ~1600miles on it this summer. Doesn't help that it's a 300 mile round trip to the nearest track.

**glendog74** · 26-04-2015, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmy

Mine was a daily drive for about 2 years on standard suspension. Never an issue with it unless there was a passenger and I found myself making excuses for the ride and creaks/groans from the trim.

Once the Intrax went on it was resigned to occasional duty

Very similar story here until i fitted KW Clubsport and bought a second car to use as a daily shitter.

I have owned it for 7 years and have covered 45k miles or so - mainly in the first 3-4 years of ownership.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lee

Is there any one who still used a CSL as a daily driver

I would imagine there are much less who do this now compared to a few years back as the car is too special/valuable/hard to repair these days.

s.mac · 26-04-2015, 10:25 PM

I think I've done 600-700 miles over the past year, which has mostly been done over the last month. It's deffo not a daily car. Too hard with too many noises, which aren't bad on a blast

**outnumbered** · 26-04-2015, 10:57 PM

Mine is my only car so always gets used when I need a car rather than a motorcycle. That's not too often, so I've done only a bit more than 3K miles since Munich two years ago.

Not too bothered about app/dep reciation.

GregorFuk · 27-04-2015, 08:19 AM

Oh dear. I read all these posts and think I must be using mine way too much. Already done ~1600miles since March. I have a tour of Scotland lined up for next weekend and am driving it to Le Mans in June. Perhaps I should leave off the old girl?

26-04-2015, 10:57 PM	#19
outnumbered S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Reading Posts: 731 Casino cash: $19557	Mine is my only car so always gets used when I need a car rather than a motorcycle. That's not too often, so I've done only a bit more than 3K miles since Munich two years ago. Not too bothered about app/dep reciation. __________________ Now with added SG CSL.

26-04-2015, 06:30 PM	#11
Trawler Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,213 Casino cash: $25916	I'll try again. The mrs says I never listen now it seems I don't answer the question. Maybe I should try politics. On average 4500-5000 miles a year. I'm trying not to think about appreciation/depreciation, but obviously at the moment it can't be avoided. I'm going to continue driving it as per my original thread. What will be nice is when I retire & can no longer afford to run Cesil, or my funds have run out it may be worth a few bob. I'm not banking on it, as they say in the financial market: Your original investment may go down.

26-04-2015, 06:41 PM	#12
MisterCorn S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 391 Casino cash: $8663	I have had it 10 weeks and done 1000 miles. 500 of which were done this weekend. Not a daily, will provably do 2-3k per year. Not trying particularly to keep the miles down but I have a few cars and only do a total of about 12k miles per year. MC

26-04-2015, 08:35 PM	#13
lee S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 77 Casino cash: $18601	Is there any one who still used a CSL as a daily driver

26-04-2015, 09:03 PM	#15
toenheel S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Tyne & Wear Posts: 122 Casino cash: $2743	Too special to use everyday.. Mine comes out on sunny days off. Have a new merc a180cdi company car for during the week.

26-04-2015, 09:06 PM	#16
GregorFuk S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 318 Casino cash: $11097	Keep mine for sunny days but still managed to put ~1600miles on it this summer. Doesn't help that it's a 300 mile round trip to the nearest track.

26-04-2015, 10:25 PM	#18
s.mac CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,247 Casino cash: $15600	I think I've done 600-700 miles over the past year, which has mostly been done over the last month. It's deffo not a daily car. Too hard with too many noises, which aren't bad on a blast

27-04-2015, 08:19 AM	#20
GregorFuk S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 318 Casino cash: $11097	Oh dear. I read all these posts and think I must be using mine way too much. Already done ~1600miles since March. I have a tour of Scotland lined up for next weekend and am driving it to Le Mans in June. Perhaps I should leave off the old girl?