Ebay

[billyboysm3]

Has anyone seen the auction finish or does it never meet reserve? Surely if you want it you would just go and see it

[mattCSLnut]

It's like a turd that won't flush away
It's now on PH with a price of £9700 :hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

:hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

[Neil M]

It's like a turd that won't flush away
It's now on PH with a price of £9700 :hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...l-2004/4389514 :banghead:

That's probably the cost of putting it right, a tu_d is a tu_d no matter how much you polish it!:smokin:

[73CSL]

surely it can be broken for parts for almost double that ?

or am i missing something ?

[nw942]

Must mean £19700 surely.

[mattCSLnut]

Must mean £19700 surely.

Who knows ?!?! the seller clearly doesn't :banghead:
I'm sorry to say it but that PH Ad (along with it's fleeBay sibling) are an embarrassment to the CSL community :bigcry:

[Matt21]

I spoke with the seller. He seemed relatively genuine on why it fell through twice. I suspect it fell through as it is in worse condition than he let on.

He did say his BIN on ebay was pie in the sky but was worth a go. He said he would let it go for around £30000.

He mentioned that the engine was fitted by BMW in Southampton so that can easily be verified. He also said it would need running in and so on, and had it 5 years, and had just moved on having been without it for 22 months. All seem possible.

I think the PH ad is a scam not connected to him. Location is different and owner name is different.

Maybe I am being too kind, but from my exchanges it doesn't seem that bad assuming facts are correct. That said I would not buy it!

[Neil M]

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[Cosworth50]

Obviously the ph advert was a scam.

The eBay ad is genuine and Jim, the seller, is genuine and a nice bloke. I viewed it and went down with my bro and had a very long journey and it seemed good mechanically. the reasons we didn't want it were just because we felt it was 90k miles, non original engine and a bit too tatty cosmetically.

May suit someone that wants a track weapon as someone may like the idea of a new engine.

[s.mac]

Non original? Was it a warranty replacement? Just wondering what a buyers thoughts are

[Cosworth50]

Non original? Was it a warranty replacement? Just wondering what a buyers thoughts are

Sorry yes the engine is a CSL engine but it is not the original numbers matching engine as its a replacement.

Maybe I was expecting too much but I personally felt that £30k for a 90k miler should be a well looked after, garaged, tidy car with good bodywork.

I don't think I'm speaking out of turn when I say the rear seat centre console would need redoing and I have no idea what that would cost.

The alloys need doing, tyres aren't great if I recall but that is all by the by really.

It was the bodywork that, to me, looked like it had been tracked hard although this was denied by the seller and so he is probably right and I am probably wrong. There were chunks of paint missing on the bumper and front and bubbling on the arches and i felt it needed a full respray. I didn't think some bits of trim fitted properly either but, again, perhaps I'm being picky. I personally felt that if it had bodywork like that, a new engine and new gearbox and all that stuff then it could have been driven hard and not looked after and i thought that underneath there may have been problems too although I did not get it up on ramps.

I know I have driven 'daily' drivers to similar mileage and so on and seen many a 100k mile car and none have looked that bad on the front end.

But, it has had tens of thousands spent on it, is under warranty and is a CSL that is hpi clear with one of the lowest mileage engines out there so someone may have an entirely different view to me.

I think people have different opinions but I personally felt that I would be more comfortable spending slightly more on a more original, lower owner car with lower mileage and original engine etc.

I don't know who or how much the carbon splitters would be, can you paint a carbon front spoiler, who would do the bodywork, the time taken and dealing with it all is just too much hassle for me. Someone that is more 'hands on' may like the idea of this, a bodyshop or detailer may suit it etc.

But, speak to the seller, he describes this in the advert, is a nice chap and maybe a deal could be had for someone looking for a way into CSL ownership.

[Neil M]

For those who may be interested; bids finished after 19 at £25,265 with the 'Reserve Not Met'
Where does it go from here - back again on Monday?:whistle:

[Cosworth50]

For those who may be interested; bids finished after 19 at £25,265 with the 'Reserve Not Met'
Where does it go from here - back again on Monday?:whistle:

That's about right imho. It will never be a big money car due to mileage and non numbers matching so assume you get it for £25k and spend £6k on bodywork then you're in at £31k.

[J2LTB]

It's now back on for Buy it now 30k

[AbidK]

The price on PH has gone up again....this guy is doing himself no favours with the constant chopping and changing...