So my E30 got hit tonight. :-(

[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.

[MF DOOM]

^^^ You can bring that back!

[nando]

fix the mechanical damage and turn it into a rallyx machine.

[JinormusJ]

In b4 part-out po-....

Nevermind..







Dang man.. That does look like a total loss; anything pertaining to the rear quarters are arguably the worst spot to be involved. If it was just the rear wheel tweaked, that's easy (I've done it before, new subframe and trailing arm+hub and axle is $150 tops), but body damage.. Ugh...
I feel for ya man


You never know though! My current e30 was involved in a rear quarter fender bender back in 92 and the receipt for damage repair was $3200 back then. My car is still clean title, but all I have is receipts; never actually saw the extent of the damage. Could be fixable if there is no frame damage. Who knows, you may have just skimmed by. See what insurance says, just trying to keep things hopeful, you never know.

[Blackout]

318 parts should fetch you well. Not so many of them out there...

[rhE-30]

sorry for your loss.....I take the IS air dam if your parting.

[illest318i]

Aww man that is such bad news. Sorry this happened to you man. No lie I always pray I don't get hit when I go out.




Sorry to ask you this, but are you gonna part it out?
If so, I'll be really interested in your:
Fenders (both) and
Hood

[elbrack]

Ugh...it was in such great shape mechanically too. Super depressing. Back to driving the Jeep I guess.

[Jean]

One of the worst spots, sorry man!

[elbrack]

Might need some help in parting out. Never parted out before.

[accident]

Definitely a total loss.

[LivingLegend06]

Buy it back from insurance and part it out. You should not have to take a loss on it unless you have been greatly overpaying for things.

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[elbrack]

ugh which probably means I'm going to take a big loss on the car. Shit...

[Vivek]

That looks like a goner to me. Not that it cannot possibly be fixed, but insurance will most likely total it.

[elbrack]