325is crash damage

[Eliminator]

In 1980 I had a pos 2002. It had bad paint, and messed up interior. It did however have just about every mechanical part replaced and I had the reciepts from Zipper BMW to prove it (over 7k)

It was hit on the 405 by a drunk girl, ripping off the filler (pass) fender and causing the car to explode. I got the 7k and kept the car.

If you have credible reciepts, are calm and are the injured (not wrong) party inscos have to pay you.

Yup. They need to pay the FULL amount of the damages. In my case they started off with a lowball offer just to see if i'd take it. I understand this is typical.

Go to Ebay or cars.com and see how many 88-89 325is are out there. Not many, and of those how many have original paint, no history of damage, and a history of documented maintenance? Almost none. Even a "mint" $4500 car will probably still need some work done (brakes, shocks, timing belt, etc..), so it might end up costing 6-8 grand in the end. I explained this to the adjuster and she understood.

FWIW, their insurance company (the one that paid) is AAA, and they were wonderful to deal with. I have progressive, and I now understand that they suck badly. I will be switching to AAA soon.

[E30trash]

Yup. They need to pay the FULL amount of the damages. In my case they started off with a lowball offer just to see if i'd take it. I understand this is typical.

Go to Ebay or cars.com and see how many 88-89 325is are out there. Not many, and of those how many have original paint, no history of damage, and a history of documented maintenance? Almost none. Even a "mint" $4500 car will probably still need some work done (brakes, shocks, timing belt, etc..), so it might end up costing 6-8 grand in the end. I explained this to the adjuster and she understood.

FWIW, their insurance company (the one that paid) is AAA, and they were wonderful to deal with. I have progressive, and I now understand that they suck badly. I will be switching to AAA soon.

AAA ftw, i got way more then i paid for my totalled e21.