Totaled F90 M5 Rebuild (with pics)

F30Andy · 08-04-2022, 11:09 AM

Out of curiosity what do they go for in the US?

Also is the US pricing the same as Canadian and South American?
Or is is cheaper to cross the border in a particular direction?

ResIpsaLoquitur · 08-04-2022, 01:12 PM

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Absolutely incredible you did all this! I'm going to be the first to ask you a couple questions everyone is going to want the answers to. What was the car's year and mileage? And how much was the car purchased for and how much was spent on parts, and how many hours of labor did you expend on a project of this magnitude?

Quite an impressive feat!

Car is a 2019 with 23k on it and a decent spec too.

Car was purchased for just shy of £19k.
Parts and labor and all other associated costs came to just over £30k.

Two man dedicated team on mechanical took 18 hours (not a fixed price here due to the nature of the job so cost was based on people and hours.)
One man dedicated to body work 4.5 days at 8 to 9 hours a day. (Price for bodywork was fixed and agreed at start.)

So the car was circa £50k for him all in.

Bare in mind at the time in the UK, they were starting at £55k for a straight car.
Subsequently since then the market has cooled a bit and they are starting at around £48k now. (I don't see them dropping too much more any time soon, but who knows!)

Wow, that makes this even more impressive! Thanks for filling us in!

Drj161 · 08-04-2022, 03:53 PM

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Reminds me of these guys - well done in giving the car a new lease on life!

https://youtu.be/T5quAihNYz0

I just started watching this series a week ago lol

Txgringo · 08-04-2022, 04:09 PM

It looks great! But you still have a salvage title.

G30 B58 · 08-04-2022, 05:13 PM

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Probably not cheaper, but more fun for sure. The joy from a project car can’t be quantified. But I’m not talking about the “builds” on this forum where guys slap some new wheels and some carbon fiber bits on their car and call it a build. Makes me laugh.

I always laugh at the "builds"

RyanBMW · 08-04-2022, 07:36 PM

Some people just have too much time on their hands! It was entertaining nonetheless!

bandersen · 08-04-2022, 08:15 PM

What a colossal screw up! Look at the picture - I mean, he put the steering wheel on the WRONG SIDE!!
🤔

G30M · 08-04-2022, 10:01 PM

FS: BMW M5, hardly driven, like new, no flood damage, garaged every night

cfm56d7b · 08-05-2022, 05:06 AM

Incredible project. Not for the faint of heart.

josec70 · 08-05-2022, 06:02 AM

Wow!!! Thanks for sharing and truly amazing!

BMWF90M5 · 08-05-2022, 07:23 AM

Insurance paid $60k to fix my Trackhawk rather than totaling it with similar damage.

F30Andy · 08-05-2022, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Txgringo

It looks great! But you still have a salvage title.

Admittedly a problem for some, but not a problem for all.

F30Andy · 08-05-2022, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by dougpaper

I can see why he wrecked, he was sitting on the wrong side of the car driving at probably ludicrous speeds

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Originally Posted by bandersen

What a colossal screw up! Look at the picture - I mean, he put the steering wheel on the WRONG SIDE!!
🤔

Gentlemen.
If I had a buck for every time I have heard someone from “across the pond” say something like that, well you know where I am going with this.

F30Andy · 08-05-2022, 10:39 AM

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Insurance paid $60k to fix my Trackhawk rather than totaling it with similar damage.

There is a threshold in the UK that they use to decide if the car will be a total loss or a write off as we call it here.

I believe if the value of the repairs, rental cars, legals, etc. exceeds more than 30% or 35% of the value of the car then it is written off.

You dont see many Jeeps on the roads in the UK and Trackhawks are even more rare as the UK was only allocated 20 of them.
I would imagine being so rare in the UK and with availability of parts and authorised garages being scarce that in the UK they would be written off for the very lightest of damage.

Being more common in the US, they are probably alot easier and cheaper to repair and I would imagine the threshold to write them off would be a lot higher.

F30Andy · 08-05-2022, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by F30Andy

Out of curiosity what do they go for in the US?

Also is the US pricing the same as Canadian and South American?
Or is is cheaper to cross the border in a particular direction?

Anyone?

Sbeezynukka · 08-05-2022, 12:39 PM

Sometimes a man just knows he has to have something and won't turn away, no matter how expensive! That's why I'm in a BMW now lol

Jakerx · 08-05-2022, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by F30Andy

Anyone?

A used 2019 Comp with 20k something miles is anywhere from 75-85K USD based on a quick google search of cars available for sale on this side of the pond.

calicolorado · 08-06-2022, 04:43 PM

Looks like a home run! Love seeing a BMW being revived, no matter the model. This one, given all the systems was no small feat. Great work!!

snowbimmer · 08-06-2022, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by F30Andy

Gentlemen.
If I had a buck for every time I have heard someone from “across the pond” say something like that, well you know where I am going with this.

Don't forget the ubiquitous "Ahhh, that'll buff out!"

530iDriver · 08-09-2022, 08:11 PM

Much respect and admiration for the effort/expense pour into this, but to me a car that has had that much damage will never ever be the same no matter how much care and attention to detail you put into the repairs.

It is a branded car for ever. But whatever floats your boat. Enjoy.

josec70 · 08-11-2022, 07:37 AM

I applaud having the stones to take on a project of this complexity.

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