So my E30 got hit tonight. :-(

[Bmr]

Get tons of auto trader or any published used car prices of same mileage and everything in your area. No craigslist or eBay. They will have to go off that by some margin. E30s where I live were under $2500 but I had 150k I got lucky and listed with receipts every damn part I bought for it. Worth a try. Do not budge either, it took me 4 months and the OP insurance finally gave up and played me and 4 months worth of having a rental if I had used one and the car back.

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[elbrack]

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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Well damn, I could make out like a bandit then. :-D

We'll see what happens.

[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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[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]

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.

[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.

[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.

[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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[elbrack]

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

[matthugie]

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

[dougie30]

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

[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.