Hi, does anyone know LG53 UMT? I'm potentially going to have a nose around this car at the weekend to see if it's worth buying and wondered if anyone knew the car and had any history / thoughts on it?? Ta.
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Yes, its sat in my garage. Fantastic car and I'll be extremely sad to see her go :bigcry:
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LOL I don't think tex was expecting the current owner to answer :smt001Comment
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Cool! That is quite funny!
Is there any reason I shouldn't buy her when you bring her in to the dealer on Friday?? Any thing I should know, any good negotiation points? I believe you owned it for 4 years ish, did you have any problems?
Basically you know what I am getting at... any reasons I shouldn't buy?
I was told you are swapping for an M5... nice!Comment
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If I am reading this right, Oxford English is p/x his CSL at a Stealer for an M5, and Tex is thinking of buying said CSL from the Stealer......
Now the Stealer is going to be making a profit on the re-sale of the CSL, would there be any benefit for Tex & Oxford English to deal direct? Or is it too late?
Tex pays less than the Stealer is asking, & Oxford English gets more than the p/x value? A win/win (except for the Stealer:whistle
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yup theres £4k in there somewhere i recon if not moreOriginally posted by E46ACS View PostIf I am reading this right, Oxford English is p/x his CSL at a Stealer for an M5, and Tex is thinking of buying said CSL from the Stealer......
Now the Stealer is going to be making a profit on the re-sale of the CSL, would there be any benefit for Tex & Oxford English to deal direct? Or is it too late?
Tex pays less than the Stealer is asking, & Oxford English gets more than the p/x value? A win/win (except for the Stealer:whistle.Comment
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Yes but tex is also getting a good deal on his p/x so the gap narrows... and I can't be bothered to sell mine privately...Comment
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Sorry for the delay in replying, for some reason I'm unable to login from work...
It sounds like you’ve already got a bit of info on the car, I’ve owned it for two and half years and it’s been pretty much my daily driver to and from the five miles to work for most of that period. As you know it’s in the best (and fastest colour, ask Shimmy) I’m the third owner, it’s got full CSL options, Xenons, PDC, air con, stereo plus the commemorative plaque and special alcantara / leather document pouch. It also has the bonus of an official BMW iPod connection in the glove box.
In my opinion the condition of the car, especially the interior, is very good considering age, mileage and the fact it’s used daily, there’s just a small nick in the foam trim to the underside of the driver’s door, the sill plates are as new and I’ve used the rear seats maybe half a dozen time since buying her. The front does have some stone chips, but so does the M5 I’m swapping it for - personally it wouldn’t worry me, one of the front wheels is kerbed too, it should be repairable though. The first owner added tints to the side and rear window along with M Power stickers on the rear quarters. There is also a Milltek exhaust and centre pipe on the car, this was fitted by the first owner and supposedly has the benefit of an extra 10-12 bhp, I’ve not had the car dyno’d so can’t confirm either way but I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with the performance, especially on track.
Mechanically it’s been excellent, one thing to keep on top of is the geo setup and tracking as it transforms the car, as does using MTrack mode, I rarely drive it without it switched on, the sooner you get used to it the better in my opinion, the default traction control is far too nannying under dry / normal conditions. I have used it on track as did the previous owners, don’t let that put you off, its where the car belongs and frankly if you’re not going to track it you need your head testing, there is absolutely nothing else for the money (or double) that compares.
At the moment, the car requires an Inspection II (due in 100 miles, lucky for me) rear pads and possibly the handbrake tightening up, there are no other mechanical issues I’m aware of.
I think it’ll make a great car for someone who’ll do maybe 5-6k miles per year like I have, it’s got nearly new P Zero Nero’s all round that haven’t been tracked and are about a thousand miles old, as part of the AUC deal it’ll have the Inspection II done and the pads sorted at the very least. In fairness to Sytner, they’ve given me an excellent trade in, moved quite a lot on the price of the M5, sorted a competitive finance deal for me and delivered excellent customer service, including bring the M5 up to my house for a local test drive. I don’t have any idea what price they’ll retail it back out of, but just bear in mind that it’s going to cost them a fair chunk of cash to perform the Inspection II, prepare and warranty the car.
In short this is probably been the best drivers car that I’ll ever own, and even now before I’ve parted company with it I pretty much know that once I’ve got the V10 bug out of my system I will have another in the future. I’m honestly gutted to be losing her but I’ve simply not been using her often enough as god intended and even now I still can’t believe that I’m actually going through with the deal, I only called in at the weekend for a quick look!
One word of warning, if you view it tomorrow please don’t be put off by the grubby exterior, I have arthritis and haven’t been able to clean it for the last couple of weeks - I won’t let anyone else touch her.
Rob
PS, the first owner traded her in for a V10 M5, the second for a V10 M6, can you see where this is leading J ....Comment
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Ditto for me, in fact some of you will be very surprised by the amount they are PX'ing for...
Originally posted by tex View PostComment
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Rob,
Many, many thanks for your thoughts. It makes an absolutely massive difference to hear from you and get a feel for the car.
Whilst I can assess the deal for me and say whether I am financially happy, it's utimately down to the car. It sounds like you havelooked after it and enjoyed it, so it makes me much more comfortable.
This is a car that will be my everyday car and I will be doing quite a lot more miles than you did - 30 miles each way on the M1 (but with some good long cuts), but I can't see why the car won't cope.
What's the exhaust like - given the miles I am doing I don't want too much noise. I took out a std CSL and it was absolutely fine at the cruise on the motorway - does yours drone / resonate?? Does it have an impact on the warranty?
Sorry to pester you, any help much appreciated!
If everything goes through I'll buy you a beer to compensate - we seem to be nearly neighbours!
Cheers
TexComment
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As long as everyone is happy with the deal they are getting! :thumbs:Comment
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Hi Tex, glad to be of help, unfortunately the mk1 Milltek is infamous for having an annoying drone, its round the 2600rpm mark but disappears just before 3000rpm, cruising at 60mph in 6th gear can grate...
I did look at changing back to standard but just never got around to it, off the top of my head I think the standard back box is around £550, they sometimes appear on here or ebay for around the £150 mark.
The flipside is that it sounds bloody awesome at full chat :thumbs: It has a far deeper V8'ish bellow. As for warranty I'm not sure, the car was sold to me with it fitted, Sytner's are aware of its presence and I have a copy of the original invoice from when Coopers fitted it for the first owner (I thought that was a bit naughty of them to pass it on to me..)Comment
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My car has had several warranty jobs done recently and my car is modified. They generally honour warranty stuff so long as it's not caused by, or related to the mods...Comment
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