BMW E46 M3 CSL 169miles unregistered oh yeah...

[john_o]

EVO article on 4th ever brand CSL 169 miles up for sale

The car is a UK spec RHD CSL and was the fourth pre-production CSL model built back in 2003 (the first three examples were destroyed soon after they were built), while the odometer shows just 169 test miles have been covered in the past seven years.

OMG I WANT THIS CAR.....
although in reality it would actually devalue it significantly by driving it!

[wigit]

agree if only it was manual 

[MAT ED30]

i would drive it and use it as it should be   its only a car and they are for driving not sitting in a grg looking pretty   its a csl u get no choice in the box

[tony_danza]

I'd buy that, wash it with Fairy liquid and a brick, run it in Ferris Bueller style on axel stands until it read 50,000 miles on the odo, drive it over to the Ring and kick seven shades of sh*t out of it all weekend.

Just to piss off the nerds.

[john_o]

   

[except the washing with fl and a brick  ]

[wigit]

I'd buy that, wash it with Fairy liquid and a brick, run it in Ferris Bueller style on axel stands until it read 50,000 miles on the odo, drive it over to the Ring and kick seven shades of sh*t out of it all weekend.

Just to piss off the nerds.

i'd be looking at the full service history

[tony_danza]

Good point - wonder if they've kept up the warranty requirements?

[tony_danza]

Ahh, I've just read it a bit better.

The car is owned by and is at BMW's H/O in Munich. They're going to bring it into full production spec and flog it with the usual Euro 2 year warranty.

That'll sit in a collection somewhere for the rest of its life, sadly.

[animal]

I saw this yesterday and was reminded just how dated e46 interiors look! I know it's stripped out but even so...

[RedRobin]

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As said: Cars like that are meant to be driven! You don't keep a thoroughbred Arab horse couped up in a stable!

Stunningly elegant and alive and kicking!

[94Luke]

If I had the money to buy it I wouldn't actually drive it. I think if it is a car of a condition like that one whilst having a good chance of being a 'future classic', I would rather keep it for 10 years then one day pull it out when all that cars that are on sale at the point in time are too big and boring. Some part of me does hope that it does go into a collection and is not thrashed. I could understand you'd want to drive it if it had already done a few K but to me that looks to good to drive - funny thinking I know but each to their own  

[RedRobin]

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@ 94Luke:
How can any car be "too good to drive"?

Okay, I hear what you're saying but think you are missing something!

[MAT ED30]

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@ 94Luke:
How can any car be "too good to drive"?

Okay, I hear what you're saying but think you are missing something!

yeah the its a car bit  they need driving  its only a bloody car    DRIVE IT 

[94Luke]

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@ 94Luke:
How can any car be "too good to drive"?

Okay, I hear what you're saying but think you are missing something!

yeah the its a car bit  they need driving  its only a bloody car    DRIVE IT 

No I don't disagree with you Robin, it does annoy me sometimes when someone has a car and they never use it, but when it's just that type of car in such good condition I'd rather see it cared for than abused! If it was a 316i then I could understand the argument, but the CSL represented BMW's pinnacle of engineering at that point in time and I'd rather be able to see one in good condition in a decade's time rather than see it wrapped round a tree. Ok you could argue that if it did that then you should use it, but there are plenty of other CSLs being put to good use and it would be nice to see one left in time capsule condition. Trust me, I love driving just as much as you, but to me some cars can become a piece of art, though 99% of them I would rather drive. I don't want you to think I have a screw loose or anything just see where I am coming from 

[RedRobin]

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I understand what you are now saying, Luke. But why not drive it AND look after it?

I absolutely agree that it would be sacrilege to abuse the car.