2nd e30, 87 Lachssilber Revival

[Northern]

At least the rust pictured is mostly stuff that you can buy repair panels for - front jack point, fender arches (although probably painful to repair with the pinch/schutz/restricted backside access)

[AWDBOB]

Good to know. I keep an eye out but I'm stuck with west coast tax. I think about reshelling but don't see it as an immediate need to do. I'd like to give rust repair a shot, even if the chassis gets tossed after my attempt. Why not try to learn welding on something junky to begin with. Unless a crazy deal pops up, I'll own this car for at least a couple more years. At this point I'm sentimental so I would like to make it last.

Agreed- if you have the ambition to delve into rust repair, the best option is often to fix what you have.