Bought an old BMW M3, filled with regret...

was in the same situation this time last year with my mk5 gti; written off and that was the end of it in a nutshell. I had to cut my losses with the 'extras' given they were effectively OEM, but it made me realise the pitfalls of being 'ocd'.:(

can understand the sentimental value it would have, but from their perspective, its very much black and white and would rather give you a cheque.

They also turned down my request to buy it back.
 
That 650i looks pretty epic? I have always been fond of that shape 6 series, I know it's a Marmite shape, but I liked them. What is the engine and handling like of something like that? Not sure about those wheels though. Don't think it has bluetooth audio or USB.

LiE said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-53-B...752170?hash=item3f584367ea:g:~n8AAOSwv-NWXvS7

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or

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-04-B...311998?hash=item1ea7a02ffe:g:r04AAOSwI-BWMWnS
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I've seen the grey one already but for the life of me can't remember why I disregarded it, and I can't spot why in the pics either! Mystic blue looks decent enough though, but really I want a nice leather colour :( Edit, but that example has had a lot of work done, Subframe sorted by ETA too. I'd have to get the wheels refurbed back to American Chrome, but other than that it does look very very decent for that money.
 
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You don't need to rush in to buying a new car straight away, get the settlement done and buy a runaround for £1k so you don't making a mistake. It's obvious you are incredibly anal about cars, why settle for what's on the market around Christmas when the volume of cars is at its lowest?
 
True, although my worries are less so now, I called BMW on the walk home just to find out some more details about the damage now that they've finished checking it all. The guy said the damage is actually minimal (even though it looks serious). The first panel of the boot floor only is damaged, the boot lid is raised off the nuts, so that's easy to sort, the boot lid lip needs bending back and treating. There is no subframe damage,no transmission damage and the alignment was all fine too.

So essentially there is no damage that would affect how it drives. The bulk of that 9k is indeed parts. He said they can apply a BMWLand/Cutters discount on top of their discount but only direct to the bill payer.

The estimate was sent to Admiral a few hours ago, so I won't hear from them until tomorrow. We know they will want to write it off, but with the discounts applied, and a new figure confirmed by BMW when that moment comes, they could offer payment in lieu. If not, then I'll buy it back after write-off and get BMW to do the work and pay for it with the discounts applied I guess. At least it keeps things all genuine.

The BMW guy said to not fret, they do these repairs all the time and it is an easy repair, and that they can juggle the numbers around for the best deal once they have an answer from the insurer.

I think this sounds promising? I really do not want to get rid of my car by cutting the losses. As mentioned, it's going to be nearly impossible to find another like it in the same state it is in. If it means buying it back, then so be it. Though if the PIL option is in my favour, then that's great as the car won't be written off then either.
 
What do they do with it if you don't buy it back? Repair and send to auction?

Will the amount of damage class it as CAT C (or whatever they are now)?
 
If I didn't buy it back they'd sell it to a breaker or garage I guess who would fix it up and sell as cat c.

I can't bring myself to have that done to the car I've put a lot of time into.
 
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