E30+R3V enthusiasts I seek your insight as it’s wiser than mine for my current dilemma. Simply put I have an solidly refurbished and sportily appointed black on black e30 convertible with 149k miles. In 2015 at just 147k miles I had a reputable e30 shop in the Bay Area add in $15k in labor and parts to ensure a fun and tuned car. However, I got into an accident that caused supposedly $8k in body work and parts. I was T-Boned so the driver door and the rear wheel section were destroyed. Everyone was luckily fine, but glass was everywhere, door can’t open as impact apex was exactly where door and car/frame meet. Apparently convertible e30’s from 1987 (or perhaps all) don’t have ability to replace rear panel, so it’s laborious weldingg/metal + painting to fix . Frame thankfully is fine and mechanically Car is unaffected fine per a couple shops.
Question is do I pay the $7.5k to a body shop to fix this? Especially now it’s a salvage title car.
Perhaps cut losses and just get anothet e30 with way less mileage and a euro kit??
For full context here’s all the work + parts put into my e30
*period correct Apina shifter and stearing wheelilstien
*Black Turner pedal set
*DINAN performance chip
*Complete Transmission Pan gasket replacement
*R/R transmission for rear main seal
*front crank seal
*engine oil pan reseal with removal and reinstall of front sub frame
*front and rear Bilstein Sport shocks and Eibach Pro Plus Springs, spring pads and adjustable camber installation
*removal and reinstall and complete reseal differential assembly
*exhaust system reinstalled with Remus exhaust, new o2 sensors, and new CA 50 State catalytic converter
*new Front and rear brake pads and rotors
*new trunk and hood shocks
Question is do I pay the $7.5k to a body shop to fix this? Especially now it’s a salvage title car.
Perhaps cut losses and just get anothet e30 with way less mileage and a euro kit??
For full context here’s all the work + parts put into my e30
*period correct Apina shifter and stearing wheelilstien
*Black Turner pedal set
*DINAN performance chip
*Complete Transmission Pan gasket replacement
*R/R transmission for rear main seal
*front crank seal
*engine oil pan reseal with removal and reinstall of front sub frame
*front and rear Bilstein Sport shocks and Eibach Pro Plus Springs, spring pads and adjustable camber installation
*removal and reinstall and complete reseal differential assembly
*exhaust system reinstalled with Remus exhaust, new o2 sensors, and new CA 50 State catalytic converter
*new Front and rear brake pads and rotors
*new trunk and hood shocks
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