Cheap M2

[Gaz 1056]

Want to own the first M2 in the country? Now you can

 

http://www.manheim.co.nz/damaged-vehicles/4887631/2016-bmw-m2-coupé?referringPage=AuctionListing&franchiseID=SALVAGENZ

[Matth5 471]

Oh wow. Bummer.

Hmm, wonder what M2 bits would make for a nice upgrade on a 335i? Someone will part this out I imagine.

Edited November 18, 2016 by Matth5

[zero 1162]

14kms on the speedo lols

[Breaker 980]

 

[qube 3570]

actual speedo photo shows different

[M3AN 4016]

Not sure how to read the dash - could be as low as ~5k kms?

Wonder why it has been written off? Airbags and bonnet didn't even fire. If that's the state of news cars, not economical to repair, after apparently moderate impacts then wow.

[aja540i 1906]

Pity its front wheel drive???!!

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2956]

On ‎19‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 7:47 PM, M3AN said:

Not sure how to read the dash - could be as low as ~5k kms?

Wonder why it has been written off? Airbags and bonnet didn't even fire. If that's the state of news cars, not economical to repair, after apparently moderate impacts then wow.

Car has just over 5,000kms on it. The 14kms was taken from the last warrant, when it was registered.

Like all cars that are written off, it's due to the amount of damage and the cost to repair. As you would expect Manheim have tidied up the car and photographed it very carefully to give the impression it is a car worth buying. Anyone who is seriously interested in buying it would be sensible enough to check the car out rather than look at the photos and realise what is required in terms of the repairs to get it back on the road.

Not sure about the parting out, most of the valuable parts are M2 specific and as for putting them in something else... Will be interesting to see how much it goes for.

[M3AN 4016]

I accept and agree with what you're saying Jon but the impact can't have been that great if none of the airbags or the bonnet bolts fired right? Surely not enough to dismount the engine or bend a rail?

 

[BreakMyWindow 1874]

My guess is that it's suffered some damage underneath that would need pulling, drilling, welding etc etc.

 

It would fully buff out in Russia though..

 

[M3AN 4016]

Wow. That's a dude that has the tools and knows his trade. That would be as straight as any custom or hot rod out there.

But no. Just no.

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2956]

22 hours ago, M3AN said:

I accept and agree with what you're saying Jon but the impact can't have been that great if none of the airbags or the bonnet bolts fired right? Surely not enough to dismount the engine or bend a rail?

 

As you probably know the airbags, etc. are all tiggered by accellerometers, or "g sensors" which if you have a big frontal will set off the bags. In this case it was more a bounce off and skid along the top of something type of impact that didn't have the big decelleration, hence the bags didn't go off.

It was certainly a strange one, and not where you would expect to get an impact, but the damage underneath from the skidding along the top was definately structural!

I wonder what it went for in the end, was over what I was prepared to pay, so someone out there is brave...

Edited November 22, 2016 by E30 325i Rag-Top

[NZ300E 44]

What was cringe worthy, was that the photos show that the idiots just happily chucked the under tray and goodness knows what else into the brand new interior. No respect. 

[BM WORLD 1282]

both rails , bent a little top the right .

I say I swung around and got tapped across the left side of the nose and wheel hit the curb ,

bending the left lower control arm .

bonnet damaged left corner

rhs headlight ok

lhs not

lhs guard some creases

 cracked sump . engine belt off , damage to ac pump pulley

went for over 37k 

add I reckon 20-30k in parts and labour , paint , reg costs etc

[BreakMyWindow 1874]

So in another words a slightly bent M2 with demo kms on it can be had for 60 - 70k. Seems like a good deal, but re-sale would be tough with it's repair history.

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2956]

18 hours ago, BM WORLD said:

I say I swung around and got tapped across the left side of the nose and wheel hit the curb ,

add I reckon 20-30k in parts and labour , paint , reg costs etc

Close, but not quite.

And you missed quite a bit of the damage from your list.

Wholesale on parts alone is $35k and I doub't you'd find any second hand as they are mostly M2 specific.

You would have to keep it for a while for people to forget about it being damaged and re-reged, although that shouldn't really matter if the repair is done properly.

[M3AN 4016]

5 hours ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

Close, but not quite.

Will you elaborate or do you enjoy being evasive? Are your insights somehow top secret?

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2956]

Just enjoying a good game of "hotter colder" with all the guesses.

[M3AN 4016]

I'm not guessing but I'd like to know the facts(ish).

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2956]

The main issue is the damge underneath the car, to the sub-frame and suspension in the front.

As Brent correctly said, the back end went out and the nose grazed the concrete dividing wall between the carriageways, but when the wheel hit the kerb it launched the car up onto the top of the wall so it slid along the top of the wall with the front wheels either side.

I'll see if I can find the photos of the damage before they stripped it down.

Edited November 23, 2016 by E30 325i Rag-Top

[BM WORLD 1282]

27 minutes ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

The main issue is the damge underneath the car, to the sub-frame and suspension in the front.

As Brent correctly said, the back end went out and the nose grazed the concrete dividing wall between the carriageways, but when the wheel hit the kerb it launched the car up onto the top of the wall so it slid along the top of the wall with the front wheels either side.

I'll see if I can find the photos of the damage before they stripped it down.

awesome ,rear tyres were quite worn for 5000km  was it wet when they crashed ?

[KwS 2421]

seen someone on facebook saying its going to be stripped out and would be good for a targa car.

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2956]

6 hours ago, BM WORLD said:

awesome ,rear tyres were quite worn for 5000km  was it wet when they crashed ?

Car had spent a lot of time at Hampton Downs, and test drives, so it was well used.

Traction control still works with worn tyres, even when wet..?

Targa cars still need a WoF and rego to compete, so would require full engineers report and approved repair process.

[M3AN 4016]

Spanner (13mm), hammer and the BMW special tool (M version) is all that's needed. 

I could probably sort it in a weekend. But I am pretty ace.