Is it worth repairing this cat S BMW series 3 GT 2014 117k m

[white_wolf87]

Hi all,

I have a BMW Series 3 GT from 2014, got 117k miles on the clock.

Recently it was rear ended by a white van.

The insurance company have offered me the salvage for £1800, is it worth me buying it and repairing the damage?

List of items needing fixing

1.Rear crash bar

2.Bumper & rear panel chasis

3. Exhaust heat shield (got crumpled)

4. Potentially also parking sensors on the back.

5. Rear passenger wheel bearing

6. Air conditioning (unrelated but also not working due to leak near compressor)

Is it worth me buying the salvage (£1.8k) and fixing the above?

p.s recently changed the rocker box (oil leak) and brake pads and tyres.

[Muzzer79]

AutoTrader suggests one without an accident history is worth about £5k

So it depends how much you can get the parts for and get them painted, etc.

If you can get everything from a scrapper in the right colour for a grand, do it.

Much more than that and I don't think it'd be worth the hassle for me.

[AlexGSi2000]

Are you going to be doing the work yourself?

If so, counter offer at £1k.

If you are going to be paying for the works, unless you have a cheap local indie / friend - don't bother.

[I-am-the-reverend]

Given that a good N57 engine is worth £3000+, absolutely yes.

If you can find a bumper in colour, it's a day's work to fix that.

The rear wheel bearing (if not howling) and a/c are later fixes.

Get it bought!

[Doesitdrive]

I-am-the-reverend said:

Given that a good N57 engine is worth £3000+, absolutely yes.

If you can find a bumper in colour, it's a day's work to fix that.

The rear wheel bearing (if not howling) and a/c are later fixes.

Get it bought!

This, probably mean a trip to Birmingham once you have scoured eBay for parts,

Would counter bid at 1k as suggested though. Meet in the middle.

[s p a c e m a n]

I would buy a bumper in colour and forget the rest, wouldn't even bother with the crash bar and then run it into the ground.

Had the same with an E39 that got smashed in the bum by a taxi at 30 mph, put a bumper on it and kept it another 3 years. Sold it to a friend and it still lasted a few years after that.

[white_wolf87]

s p a c e m a n said:

I would buy a bumper in colour and forget the rest, wouldn't even bother with the crash bar and then run it into the ground.

Had the same with an E39 that got smashed in the bum by a taxi at 30 mph, put a bumper on it and kept it another 3 years. Sold it to a friend and it still lasted a few years after that.

Because its Cat S, I need to get an MOT pass to get insurance. So won't need to replace the crash bar?

Right now I'm thinking of replacing the crash bar and bottom bumper , I can get those parts for £200, assuming I can fix those parts easily enough...compared to the engine rocker box change.

I'm also getting the parking aid error, apparently some of the sensors may be broken ?

The only rear chassis trim in F34 M sport style is about £400, so thinking of leaving that section

[s p a c e m a n]

Nope, you could just slap a load of cable ties and tape on it to make everything secure with no sharp edges and it would pass the MOT.

Is the crash bar beyond a bit of tweeking about with a hammer and a bar? The trick is to just make the car as presentable as possible for the least amount of money in my opinion, but we all have different expectations.