Another e30 down

[itskingsteelo]

aw fuck, that sucks, sorry for your loss.

[MPLFoster]

ahhhh sheeeeiit

sorry for your loss OP. that's a bummer...

[318isbmw]

Thanks guys, I definitely agree it's gone. Already looking at other e30s and hoping I can find a touring, long shot, but hopefully I can find one.

[Kevs87-325is]

Sorry for your loss, i recemtly lost mine too. Get ready to fight insurance. They're like craigslist nothing but lowballs

[mkcman17]

That would total a car 20 years newer. Be respectful when they put an offer on the table, supply receipts and look for a professional appraiser to value the car on your dime. It will be worth the money. If you were in CA I'd be able to refer you to one. Best of luck.

I have a buddy importing a touring next month. (He's tooling it around Germany now)..not sure how soon he'll be listing it though.

[KIRIEIW]

That's a total, fight to get top dollar for the car and start looking for another. Sorry for your loss OP.

[Blackout]

Damn it. I just shipped your Hella Smiley and now this. :(

[Wschnitz]

Fight hard dude with insurance, They will totally it but you can totally get 7-10k for it. Link lots of minty 4 door e30s that are 7k plus, and send copies of receipts of stuff you bought for 24v swap, and finally link price of the 5 lug and swap parts from a wrecking yard website. They almost always give in when you overwhelm them with info.

I got 7k for my completely stock 88 Seta, which i bought back for 1k and parted for 5k. So I guess you could say I won.

[MR 325]

Damn. :(

[phreshkid]

Thanks, yeah it was a lot of work to get it to where it's at.



Thanks, I appreciate it. I'll definitely be paying the salvage fee, I doubt the insurance will pay out what it's worth, being that it's e36 M3 5 Lug, mint black interior, and S50/ZF swapped.

Fight the insurance for a higher value you are satisfied with. Getting $12k for an nice s50 swapped car isn't out of the question. Demonstrate your ability to play their game and show them you're not willing to settle.

[nando]

not sure if it's WA state law or not but look to see if your insurance has an appraisal clause.

[318isbmw]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the encouragement.

To date I have put all of my receipts into a spreadsheet including the invoice number on each so if they question any of them I have the proof. I also found 14 comparables around country and have saved all of them as pdfs. Any other suggestions of what I could do to be proactive? It's also being sent to a high end repair shop which does a lot of bmw's in seattle.

[nando]

Haury's?

[318isbmw]

Haury's?

Yeah, was the only bmw one I could think of off the top of my head.

[nando]

nice. I wish I could have taken my E30 there, the paint probably wouldn't be failing after 5 years.