Salvage Title ‘87 325Ci Value?
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Hey guys,
I’m thinking of bidding on this ‘87 325ci, thoughts on its value? It’s in immaculate condition with a very good condition interior, borderline perfect paint (likely resprayed), 5spd, runs perfectly, all with an uncracked dash. Only caveats being is it’s a vert which I’m not too keen on as I prefer coupes, but I can live with it give how good everything else is. Lastly, it’s unfortunately a salvage title.
After doing a full inspection, no weird electrical, nothing standoutish in the negative sense, top works fine (manual top), underbelly looks good with no rust, same for fenders and trunk area, oil-pan uncracked, etc. Only thing that threw me off is that when I did the stomp-test it which I chalked up to it being at that 87-88 facelift limbo period.
I do have a ‘90 325i 2D which I can have this be a parts donor for, but ideally if everything checks out I’ll just keep both. The ‘90 is a sentimental project so it’s a money pit and I don’t see the point in mutilating one good car to make two mid cars. Worst comes to worse, I will part it out and donate the Getrag & a few bodypanels to the ‘90, and maybe swap in the seats. Mine are in good condition but they’re cloth sports so I’d enjoy leather a fair bit more.
Thoughts? And if possible, what would the value be if it was unsalvaged?