1999 BMW M3 - Hellrot on Black 138k Miles $14k

[Jake]

Nope, was fairly priced. Ended up this “clean title” car wasn’t so clean. TN has funky rules for older cars that allowed it to have a free and clear title despite an insurance total loss.

Real odd too since none of the frame rails up front are touched which is one of the first things I check. Might have been a lazy insurance since these things were only worth KBB $6k in the year it had the accident but still blows my mind.  I debated holding onto it instead of selling but I need the room and am trying to get rid of stuff, not accumulate before a move.

My white E36 was like that. I forget all of the details now, but it had a clean Maryland title when I bought it. I didn't bother with a Carfax because it was 20 years old, a visual inspection tells a lot more, and I paid $2500 with about 110k miles on the clock so who cares.

Finally ran the report and it showed a total loss a few years before I bought the car. Closer inspection revealed it had been damaged all down the driver's side. I can't remember if any front-left body panels were replaced but the driver's rear fender was definitely replaced and somewhat poorly. I never figured out the source of my SRS light issues and I suspect the impact/repair fucked up a few things related to that and the power top (which worked because I halfassed some wiring).

Driving it through floodwater in the OBX earned it the second and final "total loss" designation. Live and learn. Both your red M3 and my white 328 were nice to look at and drove well, which has always mattered most IMO.