CSL & options - what is worth a premium?

[shimmy]

why not buy the best car you. an afford and take out the aircon and radio? as well as the xenon.

pdc is the only one that is not cheap to remove.

you could sell aircon to a certain hot sweaty scouser when summer turns up!

[Flow]

it sounds like you want a car with no air con and no radio so if thats what you want, then I say go for it...personally I wanted a radio and aircon but each to their own.

don't worry about resale value. they'll all be worth loads of money in years to come regardless of aircon or no aircon etc. it'll make next to no difference

I know :banghead:
I never listen to other people regarding what I want / not want, even if I ask the question.
Do you think the value will go up in the years to come? That is another concern of mine, as I do not want it to loose value. It won't be driven too much.

why not buy the best car you. an afford and take out the aircon and radio? as well as the xenon.

pdc is the only one that is not cheap to remove.

you could sell aircon to a certain hot sweaty scouser when summer turns up!

Removing aircon might be a very involved task, I am not sure it is that easy.
You need to remove the controller inside the car, the wiring, the compressor, the intercooler, the fan, all the lines, and I'm not sure about the belt running all that.
I think it would be cheaper to remove PDC.

[Barry C]

I know :banghead:
I never listen to other people regarding what I want / not want, even if I ask the question.
Do you think the value will go up in the years to come? That is another concern of mine, as I do not want it to loose value. It won't be driven too much.

Removing aircon might be a very involved task, I am not sure it is that easy.
You need to remove the controller inside the car, the wiring, the compressor, the intercooler, the fan, all the lines, and I'm not sure about the belt running all that.
I think it would be cheaper to remove PDC.

who knows?
If you're buying the car waiting for it to go up in value I think you've got the wroing idea. It's just a car, a really good one at that. just go out and drive it and enjoy it. If it goes up in value, that's great! If not, who cares, you've enjoyed driving it.

i think it won't lose much value though. in 10 years time they will still be worth over £20k I'd imagine, maybe over £30k with inflation :beer:

[E46CSL]

who knows?
If you're buying the car waiting for it to go up in value I think you've got the wrong idea. It's just a car, a really good one at that. just go out and drive it and enjoy it. If it goes up in value, that's great! If not, who cares, you've enjoyed driving it.

i think it won't lose much value though. in 10 years time they will still be worth over £20k I'd imagine, maybe over £30k with inflation :beer:

:thumbs:

[JBird]

Florian, is this not something for you then, awsome price... if your into sb.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3275359.htm

[shane@mbtech]

Florian, is this not something for you then, awsome price... if your into sb.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3275359.htm

Too good maybe??


Its been up for sale for a long long time. Why?

[Flow]

Too good maybe??


Its been up for sale for a long long time. Why?

I wish, but it is a RHD.
I am in France, and would fancy a LHD.

There is a cheap RHD for sale in France :

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/309880906.htm?ca=16_s

And this LHD in Germany that is very cheap for the mileage :
Edit : it was at 35k euros yesterday. I guess it already sold! Crazy, less than 25 hours. It had 23 000 km.

Thanks for the help :-)

Regards,

Florian

[Barry C]

Thats cheap. would be worth while picking that up on the way back from a ring trip and adding a few grand on to the price tag in the uk:hahaha:

I wish, but it is a RHD.
I am in France, and would fancy a LHD.

There is a cheap RHD for sale in France :

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/309880906.htm?ca=16_s

And this LHD in Germany that is very cheap for the mileage :
Edit : it was at 35k euros yesterday. I guess it already sold! Crazy, less than 25 hours. It had 23 000 km.

Thanks for the help :-)

Regards,

Florian

[E46CSL]

Thats cheap. would be worth while picking that up on the way back from a ring trip and adding a few grand on to the price tag in the uk:hahaha:

24k for a 56k miles - I suppose it is OK, but not a screaming buy when you compare to this car that is here.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3858377.htm

[Ciaran Mk1]

wish, but it is a RHD.
I am in France, and would fancy a LHD.

There is a cheap RHD for sale in France :

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/309880906.htm?ca=16_s

And this LHD in Germany that is very cheap for the mileage :
Edit : it was at 35k euros yesterday. I guess it already sold! Crazy, less than 25 hours. It had 23 000 km.

Thanks for the help :-)

Regards,

Florian

Salut Florian!

Just on the topic of LHD Vs RHD cars in France, do you know if Insurance charge a premium if you were to insure a RHD vehicle in France?

Secondly, what insurance companies would you recomment to talk to when insuring a performance car?

[Barry C]

24k for a 56k miles - I suppose it is OK, but not a screaming buy when you compare to this car that is here.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3858377.htm

there is surely lots of haggling to be done on that price as i'd imagine the market for RHD CSL's in France isn't huge!:smokin:

[Flow]

Thats cheap. would be worth while picking that up on the way back from a ring trip and adding a few grand on to the price tag in the uk:hahaha:

Salut Florian!

Just on the topic of LHD Vs RHD cars in France, do you know if Insurance charge a premium if you were to insure a RHD vehicle in France?

Secondly, what insurance companies would you recomment to talk to when insuring a performance car?

Hi

I have no idea about insurance. I think there is no difference.
For the company, I go through Allianz but I don't know if it is the best. They have a good service, and that is important.

I don't know much about insurance :-( sorry..

there is surely lots of haggling to be done on that price as i'd imagine the market for RHD CSL's in France isn't huge!:smokin:

Yes! I am sure you can discuss that price a lot and add some once you have the car in England!

[Ciaran Mk1]

No problem, but thanks! Forme, it wouldn't make too much of a problem to have a LDH or RHD so that's why I was asking.

A colleague of mine is coming with me to a GMF this afternoon to see if we can get a competitive quotation of them.

[SachaR]

Hi, I had my car insured in france for 2 years and they knew it was RHD, there was no extra cost.

[Flow]

No problem, but thanks! Forme, it wouldn't make too much of a problem to have a LDH or RHD so that's why I was asking.

A colleague of mine is coming with me to a GMF this afternoon to see if we can get a competitive quotation of them.

It will be a problem for underground parking, freeway,... Since you have to get a ticket and will need a passenger, or getting out of the car
But, you can get a "telepeage" for cheap, which would solve the freeway problem.

Florian