So my E30 got hit tonight. :-(

[MF DOOM]

^^^ You can bring that back!

[dereliiict]

A: that can be fixed pretty easily. It's about an 8 hour quarter repair. Like was said before, suspension is cheap on the aftermarket.

B: if you got hit, then you're the claimant and you have most of the control. So before you let your car get salvaged, tell them you want as much as can be had before the total threshold, and you will fix it yourself. Many companies go for this option.

Other choice is to just not file the claim and chalk it up to a bad night. Again, fix it yourself.

Shops and insurance companies repair by a certain standard which is much more stringent than necessary and total too many vehicles like this on technicality.

Additionally, it is mostly up to the mood of the estimator that day and if he feels like you're a solid enough guy to take a chance on.

Don't let your car get totaled and don't part it out. Those are the lazy ways.

Experience: I do this every day, so if you have any questions during this, PM me and I will give the best answers I can. GL.

[nando]

yeah, auto body companies profit by making the biggest repair cost claims possible. they don't really care if your car is totaled - they get paid by the insurance company either way. even if it's totaled and they don't get to fix it, there's a long line of other people and insurance companies waiting to pay up.

[dougie30]

I hate seeing stuff like this :/ sorry for your loss

[matthugie]

Damn dude, sorry to see that. I hope you get lucky and it's fixable, but if not definitely buy it back.

[elbrack]

yea, I'm not going to let them just take the car away.

[pmat]

It could be fixed. If you dont wanna fix it, try and sell it to someone who will. We need to try and keep as many e30's on the road as possible.

[F34R]

Drop the subframe and get a new rear setup. Then cut out damage and weld a panel back in.
From the cell pictures, it looks like the door and trunk are lined up.

Lots of work, but it does not look like it got to the inner metal.

[Wschnitz]

If they do salvage it, link them other E30s that are expensive and clean, make sure its the same model and year as your car. Then link pictures of your car that make it look like its perfect.

Then just sit back and enjoy getting more then you paid for it.

[bmwstephen]

ugh worse damage to incur on an e30 is rear quarter damage. hate how there is no brake up line between the roof and windshield area on our cars so painting it would make the cost go up

[elbrack]

Drop the subframe and get a new rear setup. Then cut out damage and weld a panel back in.
From the cell pictures, it looks like the door and trunk are lined up.

Lots of work, but it does not look like it got to the inner metal.

Door and trunk are still lined up. It was hit really low.

[golde30]

We need to try and keep as many e30's on the road as possible.

No, we dont. part it out, my e30 just went up in value by a couple bucks.

[Bmr]

No matter what anyone says here that it can be fixed, that's a total loss. even if you found a repair shop to fix it the insurance adjuster will total it no matter how much you beg them. I was hit by a CRV going 10 mph My car was still a straight uni body. I even drove it around for a month.

Edit: Maybe you will get lucky, but I wouldn't put my hopes up.

[illest318i]

No matter what anyone says here that it can be fixed, that's a total loss. even if you found a repair shop to fix it the insurance adjuster will total it no matter how much you beg them. I was hit by a CRV going 10 mph My car was still a straight uni body. I even drove it around for a month.

Edit: Maybe you will get lucky, but I wouldn't put my hopes up.

Crap! What ever happened to it, do you still have it?

[Bmr]

Insurance gave me $3900 and the car back. Parted out and made enough money to build a m20 then blow it up. :(

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