335i Coupe -09 DMV total loss in Texas, now sold in Sweden; can pictures be located?

Per Hansson · 08-28-2013, 04:32 PM

Hi, I've seen the car in the title with very low milage (24000mi / 39000km) for sale at a really good price (€20000) for a long time now.

Interested in why it was not getting sold I got a carfax report on it.
It's been in a car crash involving a left front impact in Texas.
The car was written off as a total loss, airbags where deployed.

It was then sold to Lithuania and finally imported into Sweden and is now being sold by a private seller.

Is it possible to acquire pictures of how the car looked after the crash in the US somehow?
The cars VIN is: WBAWB73519P046426
And the salvage title certificate number is: #29730040699145039

In Sweden the car has now passed two vehicle inspections since being imported. And it also looks good on pictures but they are quite small.
It's this one: http://www.blocket.se/ostergotland/B....htm?ca=17&w=3
So far I've only mailed the seller but he has not gotten back to me yet. (It's not been long).

bimmer_335 · 08-28-2013, 05:20 PM

You can google texas DMV and reachout to them. I'm thinking someone imported the car as junk, repaired it and now selling it. Here total loss cars are difficult to sell. Plus here in Texas no one would pay half of 20k euros.

Per Hansson · 08-29-2013, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmer_335

You can google texas DMV and reachout to them.

Thanks for the tip! I sent them a mail.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bimmer_335

I'm thinking someone imported the car as junk, repaired it and now selling it. Here total loss cars are difficult to sell. Plus here in Texas no one would pay half of 20k euros.

Yea, what I referred to as "good price" was of course before knowing the car had been in a crash.

When I got the carfax report on it I understood why the price was much lower than cars with similar milage & build date.

danas · 08-29-2013, 08:52 PM

Have you tried to google the VIN ?

Here is what I got >

http://www.salvage-cars-for-sale.inf...09-MTY3OTQwODE

Per Hansson · 08-30-2013, 03:56 AM

Ohh sweet, when I Googled the salvage title certificate number & VIN before creating the post Google did not locate it.
Guess it must have indexed it now because I did the search a couple of days ago...
Thank you very much!

P1 · 09-30-2013, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Per Hansson

Ohh sweet, when I Googled the salvage title certificate number & VIN before creating the post Google did not locate it.
Guess it must have indexed it now because I did the search a couple of days ago...
Thank you very much!

Wrecked in Texas, then shipped and repaired by Eastern Europeans... That is a red flag for me mate...

Per Hansson · 09-30-2013, 01:56 PM

Yea I'm not gonna buy it, I could have been interested if the price was right but the seller did not respond after my second mail so...

smellthebeans · 11-23-2013, 01:41 PM

Salvaged is salvaged. I would pass.

Ali.K_BMW · 11-25-2013, 08:14 PM

Definately stay away. Good luck in your search!

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Per Hansson Private 23 Rep 82 Posts Drives: BMW 330i F31 '18 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	335i Coupe -09 DMV total loss in Texas, now sold in Sweden; can pictures be located? Hi, I've seen the car in the title with very low milage (24000mi / 39000km) for sale at a really good price (€20000) for a long time now. Interested in why it was not getting sold I got a carfax report on it. It's been in a car crash involving a left front impact in Texas. The car was written off as a total loss, airbags where deployed. It was then sold to Lithuania and finally imported into Sweden and is now being sold by a private seller. Is it possible to acquire pictures of how the car looked after the crash in the US somehow? The cars VIN is: WBAWB73519P046426 And the salvage title certificate number is: #29730040699145039 In Sweden the car has now passed two vehicle inspections since being imported. And it also looks good on pictures but they are quite small. It's this one: http://www.blocket.se/ostergotland/B....htm?ca=17&w=3 So far I've only mailed the seller but he has not gotten back to me yet. (It's not been long). Last edited by Per Hansson; 08-28-2013 at 04:38 PM..
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danas Private First Class 16 Rep 137 Posts Drives: E92 335i M N54 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	Have you tried to google the VIN ? Here is what I got > http://www.salvage-cars-for-sale.inf...09-MTY3OTQwODE
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Per Hansson Private 23 Rep 82 Posts Drives: BMW 330i F31 '18 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Ohh sweet, when I Googled the salvage title certificate number & VIN before creating the post Google did not locate it. Guess it must have indexed it now because I did the search a couple of days ago... Thank you very much!
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Per Hansson Private 23 Rep 82 Posts Drives: BMW 330i F31 '18 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Yea I'm not gonna buy it, I could have been interested if the price was right but the seller did not respond after my second mail so... Last edited by Per Hansson; 11-24-2013 at 06:12 AM..
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bimmer_335 Major 177 Rep 1,123 Posts Drives: 540 mSport Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In the middle of nowhere, TX iTrader: (1)	You can google texas DMV and reachout to them. I'm thinking someone imported the car as junk, repaired it and now selling it. Here total loss cars are difficult to sell. Plus here in Texas no one would pay half of 20k euros.
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Ali.K_BMW Colonel 111 Rep 2,163 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW 330i xDrive Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: United States iTrader: (7) Garage List 2013 BMW 335i [0.00]	Definately stay away. Good luck in your search! __________________ Former BMW Client Advisor
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