2004 E46 M3 CSL Discovered Abandoned for a Decade in a London Garage

Evinrude1975 · 09-20-2023, 02:12 PM

The car will be sold to pay the parking ticket

FrankMstein · 09-20-2023, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mani59

Looks like the London M3 CSL has now been moved.

Photos from london_barn_find on Instagram.

Great update!

M3JetPilot · 09-20-2023, 05:55 PM

Why couldn’t I have been able to afford an M cars 20 years ago? I missed a golden age to own a new one 😢

icebiker · 09-20-2023, 07:01 PM

Are the “Big Three” done? 😀

LaKuan · 09-20-2023, 07:02 PM

Holy jingle balls! This is exactly what i need under my christmas tree this year. 🎅🏼🎄

LemonOne · 09-20-2023, 07:31 PM

We don't get those wheels in the US, part out the wheels?

barryc365 · 09-20-2023, 10:10 PM

I owned one of these. The hype is absolutely real.

You’d need to get that car pretty cheap I think as it probably requires a major major over haul to get it to pristine running order

You could jus probably buy one that’s in great shape and save yourself that heart ache, unless it was super cheap relatively of course.

dezzracer · 09-21-2023, 02:57 AM

Almost as rare as F80 M3 CS. Only 1200 of those produced. Equipped with a nice looking grill and a classic DCT too 😝

NotSharocks · 09-21-2023, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by dezzracer

Almost as rare as F80 M3 CS. Only 1200 of those produced. Equipped with a nice looking grill and a classic DCT too 😝

NA BMWs>Turbo BMWs

JMD · 09-21-2023, 11:37 AM

I'm offering them $100k for it right now as is! :-)

Salespunk · 09-21-2023, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by NickyC

Very sad, but not uncommon. People need purpose. Even if money is not an issue, everybody still needs a purpose.

Hope him and the family are at peace.

A lot of times money makes things way worse instead of better.

NickyC · 09-21-2023, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by dezzracer

Almost as rare as F80 M3 CS. Only 1200 of those produced. Equipped with a nice looking grill and a classic DCT too 😝

I wouldn’t trade an F80 CS for two of these cars. Well, except maybe to sell one to get another CS.

localyokel1976 · 09-21-2023, 03:10 PM

😭

M5Rick · 09-21-2023, 04:08 PM

All that money lol for just a carbon roof and some weight saving, they can keep it, I'd have a cabrio with lots more colors to choose from like Phoenix Yellow.

saphirschwarz.f48 · 09-21-2023, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NotSharocks

This is peak wealth.

Dude's got a 1M that's also abandoned lol.

saw the pic of the E46 next to the 1M, decided to search up its plate LC11NVG… and voila. First result, too

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/ret...w-bmw-1m-coupe

90 miles on the odo… buying and basically never driving it seems to be a common theme here for both the E46 and the 1M?

kmarei · 09-22-2023, 09:37 AM

i'm surprised none of the detailers have taken this up and made a video
"Car hasn't been washed in 15 years!!"

it seems all the detailing videos now are all the same plot

G35POPPEDMYCHERRY · 09-22-2023, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by kmarei

i'm surprised none of the detailers have taken this up and made a video
"Car hasn't been washed in 15 years!!"

it seems all the detailing videos now are all the same plot

yet most of them dont even do a basic paint correct

N540NEM · 09-23-2023, 03:24 PM

Can anyone put me in contact with anyone who can provide more convo on this car .

I would like to put in an offer ?

rwemersonrw · 10-02-2023, 10:56 AM

Maybe we should help the owner and relieve him of his nuisance m3

M5 London · 10-12-2023, 09:48 PM

Known this CSL for years....since just before 2010.

I live in this building, in London.

My E30 M3 next to it in this pic.

A friend of the owner of the CSL, had his 2010 1M parked next to the CSL for 9 years, then took it out in 2019, gave it a simple service at a BMW dealership and then sold it in auction with less than 100 (one hundred) miles on the clock.

swagon · 10-16-2023, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by M5 London

Known this CSL for years....since just before 2010.

I live in this building, in London.

My E30 M3 next to it in this pic.

A friend of the owner of the CSL, had his 2010 1M parked next to the CSL for 9 years, then took it out in 2019, gave it a simple service at a BMW dealership and then sold it in auction with less than 100 (one hundred) miles on the clock.

very cool

I've seen a guy drive it off and put it on the trailer behind the Range that was posted in this thread

M5Rick · 10-17-2023, 04:16 AM

These motors are just too hot price wise to drive around like a normal M, good luck to whoever owns it but I can just see these locked away seemingly for ever in garages for safekeeping.

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