Pleasant surprise....

[Das Chin]

went to pick up some cups yesterday in Berkshire as a full set.

very nice chap I met and very senior in BMW uk....

he has a very nice SG CSL with 9k miles on it!! awesome bit of kit and it looked new. total collectors piece along with his other toys.

sure made my Friday am which was cold, drab and a busy day ahead. could have stood there in the cold talking for ages.

Cups are in great nick too and 4mm all round.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

That has got to be worth a bit is it totally standard :-D

[Das Chin]

totally standard craig. Not a mark on it. Underneath was even like new. Brilliant.

last tax disc date was sep 2009. Quality

[glendog74]

Sounds great!

I cannot help but feel sad though to think that the car has not been driven properly since 2009 though...

[Das Chin]

its been used but just on trade plates.

but not very far clearly

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Sounds great!

I cannot help but feel sad though to think that the car has not been driven properly since 2009 though...

+1 :thumbs:

[shimmy]

Funny defenition of a "pleasant surprise"..........now if I found a sub 10k miler in my garage, that would be a pleasant surprise :smt055

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Funny defenition of a "pleasant surprise"..........now if I found a sub 10k miler in my garage, that would be a pleasant surprise :smt055

:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

[glendog74]

Funny defenition of a "pleasant surprise"..........now if I found a sub 10k miler in my garage, that would be a pleasant surprise :smt055

I'd much rather find this combination in my garage... :drool:

[shimmy]

that reminded me of last night's PGT night out

[mattCSLnut]

Sounds great!

I cannot help but feel sad though to think that the car has not been driven properly since 2009 though...

+1 A waste of a great car :banghead: Sounds like a good retirement plan for 2023 though :whistle:

[Das Chin]

considering the other rare BMWs he had in his garage then he is not spoilt for choice of epic drives. I doubt he gets the time to drive them much.

[M5 Powered]

Das,

Did the person in question have an 'as new' E30 tucked away in his garage as well?

If so, it might be the CSL that I viewed back in 2009. It was mint with exception to minor scratches on the airbox. However, it had issues with the paperwork so walked away.

Kindest,

J.

[M5 Powered]

Hi Das,

Just as an update, I have actually spoken with the owner of the CSL in question which was up for sale in 2009 and incidentally he still has. He mentioned that my last comment could be taken out of context and indeed that the paperwork query I raised when looking at the car was resolved afterwards.

I promised I would post this update to set the record straight, especially as this is a small community.

Rest assured though, I spent over a year looking at 20 or so CSL's and this was certainly one of the best and with only 9K miles at the time. If it ever does come on the market again then form an orderly queue!

Kindest,

Jonathan.

[alexk]

I would be concerned with such low mileage cars.
BMWs that are not driven develop quite a few issues.

If bought just to resale in the future, then it makes sense.