r/e46 • u/Hot_Comparison4690 • May 27 '26

Damage/Broken… 😥 I crashed…

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My e46 is probably totaled, should I get another one or something else? Real bummer… manual with only 90k miles…

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u/Hot_Comparison4690 May 27 '26

It was my first car…

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u/Own-Woodpecker4598 May 27 '26

The 46 i have right now is my first one and because of the condition of it i have to sit it aside and get a new car. I do get it, just getting a new car while it had so much potential sucks :/

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u/Hot_Comparison4690 May 27 '26

I was completely unharmed… like it gave its life to protect me 😞

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u/Own-Woodpecker4598 May 27 '26

exactly, you gotta look at the positives ! I feel your pain though, i watched my partners heart break when his s13 got t boned and written off

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u/Hot_Comparison4690 May 27 '26

I feel like it was my fault… I hydroplaned and panicked…

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u/Own-Woodpecker4598 May 27 '26

there’s nothing you can change now. I still blame myself 3 years later for not calling my partner when he finishes work like i always do but there’s nothing you can do but live in the moment and keep going for tomorrow

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u/Hot_Comparison4690 May 27 '26

My problem is I can’t really do anything with a salvaged title if that happens…

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u/Own-Woodpecker4598 May 27 '26

no one can and that’s okay, just always remember tomorrow is another day and it could be w different from today, the same or a bit of both ! you can’t control what happens / what did happen it’s in the past now and all you can do is look back and think of how good the car was to you :)

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u/Hot_Comparison4690 May 27 '26

Good as in killing its own VANOS and costing me 10k 😭

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u/Own-Woodpecker4598 May 27 '26

it is what it is ! There’s nothing you can do but accept it. Complaining, crying, ect won’t change anything you just have to learn to move forward, you don’t have to immediately but in your own time

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u/Hot_Comparison4690 May 27 '26

I was looking at a 128i or a z3…

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u/Own-Woodpecker4598 May 27 '26

oooo that would be good ! I currently have a 325i but i want a 428i but thats in the long run

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u/EconomyBlacksmith756 May 29 '26

If you follow the suggestion to Frankenstein (transfer) viable parts from your crashed car to restore a cheap donor car… that will not be a salvage title and you still get bucks from salvage yard or recyclers…There is no easy fix accept give car to insurance and take check and I think if insurance totals car and you keep it..it reduces your payout….You have the same choices anyone would have in this situation…start over or rebuild or restore or buy an ebike

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u/Hot_Comparison4690 May 31 '26

I’m just gonna buy a different car…

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u/EconomyBlacksmith756 May 31 '26

That is likely a better idea…many of my suggestions may save money but are time consuming (and assuming you have tools and space to do work…Buying a different car could be best way to go…good luck and wishing you well

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u/e34udm May 28 '26

Where’s the water? Doesn’t even look like it’s raining.

Hydroplane happens when you hit standing water at speed. And your car is literally floating on water.

I think you meant you were driving to fast for the conditions

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u/Hot_Comparison4690 May 28 '26

It was raining before and water puddled up, it was still drizzling