Best way to repair any BMW front suspension in my experience is change the whole corner for a complete undamaged item, you will chase your tail as you will find alot more damage to parts that actually look ok. Its always impossible to tell looking at them. Usually you find this out at alignment time. There is no profit to be had in repairing salvage like this. You will find once your finished you could of bought a straight one for the same money. There is only one winner buying from Copart & that is Copart themselves, every time. Been at this job for 40 yrs & the salvage job is waste of time now.
I'm in agreement minus one option you missed. There's probably plenty of money to be made breaking this car. It'd be a shame to if it's savable, but in terms of the smartest option financially (well apart from not buying it in this first place lol) it makes the most sense.
Ouch! I'd say it's been spun (hitting a few things along the way) and then gone backwards into a muddy ditch, looking at the state of the exhaust etc. Let's hope it's not too battered underneath.......
That looks like it's spun and 'reverse entried' into something, whatever they hit probably fell onto the roof. Since there doesn't seem to be any damage to the paint finish I don't think it's rolled at all
My thoughts exactly, probably ended up in a ditch when you look at the tailpipe damage and mud that had to be removed from them. Agree on the roof too, some pretty hefty stuff growing in hedgerow’s.
yep, say someone having a bit of a "driftking" moment, lost control as they had no idea, span out, front corner impact first, then side and reversed entried into say hitting a sign post or something? That then fell onto the roof?
Certainly looks like you enjoy a challenge Dean 🤣 but from first glance this could be an interesting rebuild IF the parts are available and not too expensive.
Excited for the content of this one. The panels are going to be a challenge to source. Your dry smile said it all as the plastic crunched and the metal creaked. Brave man! Brilliant channel.👍
We repaired a M2 that had a crash, massive money in parts. All the ducts and trims added up to a fortune. He ended up fitting carbon fibre wings as they were cheaper!
Personally not a beemer fan, I’ll watch for the rebuild though. For me it doesn’t scream rolled, I’d expect more grass/mud and also not a lot of road rash. Also I didn’t see curtain bags blown. Keep up the good work 👌
I don't think that the badge was scratched😅 You've got your work cut out there. It'll be interesting. Do you think something could have fallen on the roof? If it had rolled wouldn't the damage be more across the roof?
You pick the most amazing project cars...as Phil Collins once sang in the 1980's...your cars are "Against All Odds". Makes for Excellent viewing. Thanks
Another channel had one of these that was to badly damaged and apparently parts are hard to get it worth more in parts either way good luck with it love your channel..
Looks like a competition between Matt Armstrong as to who can buy the car with the worst damage. At least it looks like you don’t have to change out the dash. Interesting rebuild and good luck.
Looks to have option packs M2C Sport Comfort Pack (£1,800) -Electric Front Seats with Driver Memory -Heated Front Seats -Reverse Camera -Wireless Charging -Comfort Keyless Access -Exterior Folding Mirrors M2C Plus Pack (£1,485) -BMW ICON adaptive LED Headlights -19" Black Bi-Colour 788M Alloys Wheels -Harmon Kardon -Sun Protection Glass
Having been involved in trying to get a Group A Escort Cosworth rally car onto a trailer after it hit a heavy steel gatepost on a rally stage at Weeton Army barracks, which ripped off the entire left front strut, we put a trolley jack under the chassis leg on the left hand side and managed to drive the car on with only 3 corners. A wheel skate with castors under your left front wheel would have done a similar job. Might even have steered.
Cheers Dean, could always try and find out where and when the vehicle “crashed” and maybe speak to local fire service as I’m pretty sure we would have turned out to this,cheers Jason🚒👍👍
Looks like an immense challenge and I’m anticipating quite an eventful strip down. I winced as you kicked and pulled the pieces clear of the offside wheel …
Good luck on this one!! That's looks like a bit of a challenge but I reckon something has fallen on the roof, possibly. Looking forward to see this get underway!
Good luck with the M2 !! you’re going to need it I’m afraid ..engine sounds in need of attention could be real issue.. you’ve mentioned having issues finding used parts another big factor to consider. The roof looks like concern to me ..it’s stacking up could well be money pit
Yeah I'm sure I heard it knocking on the second start up. I'd get the oil and filter out asap to have a look for "glitter" before investing any serious money in it.
Rear wheel drive, I'd say spun into a ditch. That door glass close might be a worry, if the roofs moved? Lets see what awaits you underneath! Nice buy for the Channel
Great car and hopefully restored to as-new. I don't think it's rolled as the highest point of the roof is untouched, as is the shark-fin aerial. Maybe caught a tree-branch on its way backwards into a ditch. I seem to remember there were not many options (less than a handful) available on these so most of it is standard. M2 aficionados / owners will correct me. Can't wait for more!
I've been wanting a *2 series* for a long while but I've got to say the *M series* cars are so much better looking this was a good buy looking forward to this rebuild 👏
This will be an interesting build, considering that the spare parts are scarce. For me it doesn't ring a roll over. Looks like it came from a muddy ditch though 🤔. Can't wait for the build.
I was thinking the same - surely it won't have anywhere near the strength it should have in the event of a major future collision. I bet it's not practical to replace the roof either because it'll be aluminium and will either be bonded on or riveted using those special BMW rivets. I reckon the best bet is to convert it into a track car and install at least a rear roll cage. Then sell the interior to help finance the track car conversion. It'll be interesting to see how this works out. Good luck Dean.
Roof damage may have been from the lamp post the car clipped. Them LED lamps are made out of metal, are heavy and often break off when hit, mud in tail pipes!! car towed backwards out of ditch 🙂
Either a gallon of petrol and a match, or strip it for parts. I can't see that ever being financially worthwhile, the body parts alone are going to be horrendous, let alone the other spares.
It may be possible that rather than a rollover, something may have fallen on the roof, a tree or maybe something else, rollovers tend to damage the entire roof and usually windscreens and rear windows get smashed.
That looks like its slid off a road into a ditch and tipped up on its side, hence the roof damage against a tree or similar. Good luck, going to be a challenging build!
I’ve restored a written-off Z4 and an X3 before, and these BMWs always end up costing more to fix than you think! If you’re willing to keep the car then it’s “worth it” as it’s cheaper than buying an undamaged one, but I wouldn’t expect much profit in selling it on. The write-off history always puts buyers off (even though it shouldn’t really make a difference if the car is restored properly, in my view). I always found panels to be cheap to source but stuff like headlights are ridiculously expensive. The airbag units are usually expensive as well (unless you can find reconditioned ones). I don’t think this has rolled but wherever it landed, something like an overhanging hedge or branch has pushed down the roof on impact maybe? Hard to tell without seeing the car in the flesh.
To my ear that car is suffering from the exhaust camshaft misalignment issue common on the M2C - you can really hear it on this when the engine started and the tapping sound sped up with the engine…
Looks like a cow sat on the roof😂. Gonna be a good series, Im not really into BMWs but I will still enjoy watching you fix it. Maybe a dent guy can get the roof to look good again? I know they can work miracles sometimes. 👍👍
Just a bit of panel damage 🤣🤣🤣🤣 does nothing ever faze you, surely Dean this is going to cost a small fortune to get it to its former glory, but if anyone can do it you can, it’s going to be a good series this
That static camera from your garage, and than a BMW goes into view all messed up with klonka klonka engine made me LOL. 15:17 You should have started video like that.
What competition did you WIN or LOSE Dean 😂, gosh that looks and is going to be so expensive to repair especially if no secondhand cheap parts around but great content for us 👌🏻.
I bought the cheapest VW up! in my region, considering that the car is well maintained with just 101.000 km. It has hail damage and in general the paint is quite battered... I always lovingly refer to it as the shabbiest up! in Germany. But the car serves its purpose and is incredibly cheap to run, also because it has no features, let alone air conditioning. I even think that the dents from the hail damage make the car a bit more aerodynamic, would explain the good fuel economy. I like to buy cars with damage like for example my Miata NB which I bought with a broken vinyl top for a stupidly low price, considering it was a rust-free exemplar.
The fact there isn't many parts available for sale yells me it's worth more in bits
Maybe not one of your better buys Dean, you must have a very understanding wife that's all I can think of.
Best way to repair any BMW front suspension in my experience is change the whole corner for a complete undamaged item, you will chase your tail as you will find alot more damage to parts that actually look ok. Its always impossible to tell looking at them. Usually you find this out at alignment time. There is no profit to be had in repairing salvage like this. You will find once your finished you could of bought a straight one for the same money. There is only one winner buying from Copart & that is Copart themselves, every time. Been at this job for 40 yrs & the salvage job is waste of time now.
I'm in agreement minus one option you missed. There's probably plenty of money to be made breaking this car. It'd be a shame to if it's savable, but in terms of the smartest option financially (well apart from not buying it in this first place lol) it makes the most sense.
You're forgetting about the TH-cam revenue. This rebuild would be 20+ videos and the content would make the car repair almost free.
Salvage rebuilds uk seem to make a decent living out of damaged repairable but they are a lot more experienced than most.
Ouch! I'd say it's been spun (hitting a few things along the way) and then gone backwards into a muddy ditch, looking at the state of the exhaust etc. Let's hope it's not too battered underneath.......
That looks like it's spun and 'reverse entried' into something, whatever they hit probably fell onto the roof. Since there doesn't seem to be any damage to the paint finish I don't think it's rolled at all
I agree with this theory
My thoughts exactly, probably ended up in a ditch when you look at the tailpipe damage and mud that had to be removed from them. Agree on the roof too, some pretty hefty stuff growing in hedgerow’s.
Pretty much my thoughts.
yep, say someone having a bit of a "driftking" moment, lost control as they had no idea, span out, front corner impact first, then side and reversed entried into say hitting a sign post or something? That then fell onto the roof?
Certainly looks like you enjoy a challenge Dean 🤣 but from first glance this could be an interesting rebuild IF the parts are available and not too expensive.
Excited for the content of this one. The panels are going to be a challenge to source. Your dry smile said it all as the plastic crunched and the metal creaked. Brave man! Brilliant channel.👍
Love this series. Love an M2 competition! Looking forward to the next instalment 👍🏼
That is showroom fresh compared to the M240 Salvage rebuilds uk bought recently!🤣
Dwlooooolouder haha 🤣 agreed
Looking forward to this project, but I’m biast! The perfect opportunity for a carbon skinned roof there mate!
We repaired a M2 that had a crash, massive money in parts. All the ducts and trims added up to a fortune. He ended up fitting carbon fibre wings as they were cheaper!
Personally not a beemer fan, I’ll watch for the rebuild though.
For me it doesn’t scream rolled, I’d expect more grass/mud and also not a lot of road rash. Also I didn’t see curtain bags blown.
Keep up the good work 👌
Looks like it's hit a lampost, tree or road sign which fell and damaged the roof.
@@davec1942 I’d be interested to see if the seat belt tensioners have gone.
@@fluffstar_ probably needs a new battery, I know my C36 was always getting this problem. Used to drive it blah,blah,blah...you know the rest.
I don't think that the badge was scratched😅 You've got your work cut out there. It'll be interesting.
Do you think something could have fallen on the roof? If it had rolled wouldn't the damage be more across the roof?
Looking forward to this rebuild! You've got balls. Can you find out from an HPI whether it was stolen/recovered?
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Think its been crashed on a track, looking forward to this build, plenty of content here with this car can't wait nice one Dean.
Fabulous project. Looking forward to the next one.
Dean got big job on there good luck look forward to seeing the rebuild 👍
Thought it looked awful at first but you might have got away with it. Doesn’t look as bad
Looking forward to this one!!
You pick the most amazing project cars...as Phil Collins once sang in the 1980's...your cars are "Against All Odds". Makes for Excellent viewing. Thanks
Rebuild will be expensive but an awesome car.. looking forward to next vids on it
Good luck with this one Pro .Regards from Holland
Last build I watched was the Porsche. Looking fwd to this one as its totalled🍿🥳
You are a mad man. Will be interesting to see what you do with it
Another channel had one of these that was to badly damaged and apparently parts are hard to get it worth more in parts either way good luck with it love your channel..
Looks like a competition between Matt Armstrong as to who can buy the car with the worst damage. At least it looks like you don’t have to change out the dash. Interesting rebuild and good luck.
Great work and patience
Good work on the wheels Dean, it's got a lot of potential!
Looks to have option packs
M2C Sport Comfort Pack (£1,800)
-Electric Front Seats with Driver Memory
-Heated Front Seats
-Reverse Camera
-Wireless Charging
-Comfort Keyless Access
-Exterior Folding Mirrors
M2C Plus Pack (£1,485)
-BMW ICON adaptive LED Headlights
-19" Black Bi-Colour 788M Alloys Wheels
-Harmon Kardon
-Sun Protection Glass
Great video. I'm worried about that roof tho!
It's definitely been on its side m8. Partly rolled over / on its side, ditched. Loving the vids great stuff 👍
Having been involved in trying to get a Group A Escort Cosworth rally car onto a trailer after it hit a heavy steel gatepost on a rally stage at Weeton Army barracks, which ripped off the entire left front strut, we put a trolley jack under the chassis leg on the left hand side and managed to drive the car on with only 3 corners.
A wheel skate with castors under your left front wheel would have done a similar job. Might even have steered.
plus side... Both reverse lights work.. Looking forward to this fix Dean :)
What a cracking car. Those last few moments before the accident were a bum clencher for sure! Will make great content 👍🏼👍🏼
Surprised he doesn't have dollys to move newly acquired wrecks around!
Big Kahunas dude! Good luck!
Looking forward to seeing the rebuild, good luck parts hunting 🙏👍😃
Looks an expensive project with limited used parts so best of luck with it dean
Mint car Dean can't wait to see you fix it
One good thing, Dean. The reverse & brake lights work. Good luck with it mate!
Yes, but what about the indicators?😂
Good luck with this one hopefully you get it up n running…
No roll but slide damage after someone tried drifting but part rolled and hit the roof possibly. Crack on mate, love to do it myself 👍 good buy 👍
Cheers Dean, could always try and find out where and when the vehicle “crashed” and maybe speak to local fire service as I’m pretty sure we would have turned out to this,cheers Jason🚒👍👍
What would achieved speaking to fire service? Dwlooooolouder haha 🤣 you tube viewers
It's one complete basket-case after another!! I love this channel.
Yessss BMW content! Glad to see it 👌👌
oh man, the little bits of carbon alone are going to cost thousands. Best of luck with this one Dean, should be a good one
Lovely, gonna watch every video👌
Love it dean. You've got your work cut out with this one by the looks of it. But it's gonna be a beauty when it's done 👍😊
Looks like an immense challenge and I’m anticipating quite an eventful strip down. I winced as you kicked and pulled the pieces clear of the offside wheel …
Hi Dean. I dont think it rolled over or on it's side, because the wing Mirrors seem ok. Something must have dropped on the roof.
Great vídeo!
Good luck on this one!! That's looks like a bit of a challenge but I reckon something has fallen on the roof, possibly. Looking forward to see this get underway!
Depends how much Dean paid for it
Nice motor when finished 💪
Good luck with the M2 !! you’re going to need it I’m afraid ..engine sounds in need of attention could be real issue.. you’ve mentioned having issues finding used parts another big factor to consider. The roof looks like concern to me ..it’s stacking up could well be money pit
Engine sounds awful to be honest, I would of left this one well alone! But if you have sponsors that not all bad 👍🏻
Yeah I'm sure I heard it knocking on the second start up. I'd get the oil and filter out asap to have a look for "glitter" before investing any serious money in it.
Bit of T-cut it’ll be fine!!
Another great build!!! So much goin on… hard to keep up… lol
I see no Axle stands Dean 😎
Nice reason to fit a carbon roof. Looks to have m performance coilovers on it which is a nice bonus. I suspect it’s tuned as well
Also all the rad packs and stuff are identical to the m3/4
Interesting video Dean looking forward to seeing the next one 👍
Hey Dean, this is going to be another awesome series 😎😃
You’ve got your work cut out with this one, Dean! The repair process will make good content, though!
Rear wheel drive, I'd say spun into a ditch. That door glass close might be a worry, if the roofs moved? Lets see what awaits you underneath! Nice buy for the Channel
This will be brilliant series good call on m2
Great car and hopefully restored to as-new. I don't think it's rolled as the highest point of the roof is untouched, as is the shark-fin aerial. Maybe caught a tree-branch on its way backwards into a ditch. I seem to remember there were not many options (less than a handful) available on these so most of it is standard. M2 aficionados / owners will correct me. Can't wait for more!
I'd say a rather big spin of at a few revolutions ! Good luck
Looks like it’s been in a deep ditch !! 🙈😂 least it runs ok 👍
Good night everyone liking all your videos keep it going dean
Great buy
Great video mate
All the clutch smoke when trying to move the forward 😆
I've been wanting a *2 series* for a long while but I've got to say the *M series* cars are so much better looking this was a good buy looking forward to this rebuild 👏
This will be an interesting build, considering that the spare parts are scarce. For me it doesn't ring a roll over. Looks like it came from a muddy ditch though 🤔. Can't wait for the build.
Shame it's not a vag, but it makes a change, looks a lot of body damage though, looking forward to the rebuild on this, well done.
Didn't expect it to be M2 Competition! my dream BMW.
More brilliant content Dean!
Roof must be replaced, it can’t be repaired in an acceptable manner.
Seems more suitable as a parts car.
I was thinking the same - surely it won't have anywhere near the strength it should have in the event of a major future collision. I bet it's not practical to replace the roof either because it'll be aluminium and will either be bonded on or riveted using those special BMW rivets. I reckon the best bet is to convert it into a track car and install at least a rear roll cage. Then sell the interior to help finance the track car conversion. It'll be interesting to see how this works out. Good luck Dean.
New roof needed. Get it on a jig as well
Brave buy . But fixable at the end of the day . Love channel this be a interesting one for us 🤛
Great video,with what you have to work with not that bad,keep doing what your doing and carry on.😎😎😎👍👍👍
Roof damage may have been from the lamp post the car clipped. Them LED lamps are made out of metal, are heavy and often break off when hit, mud in tail pipes!! car towed backwards out of ditch 🙂
Either a gallon of petrol and a match, or strip it for parts. I can't see that ever being financially worthwhile, the body parts alone are going to be horrendous, let alone the other spares.
On your way to 100k Dean this could be an expensive build
It may be possible that rather than a rollover, something may have fallen on the roof, a tree or maybe something else, rollovers tend to damage the entire roof and usually windscreens and rear windows get smashed.
That looks like its slid off a road into a ditch and tipped up on its side, hence the roof damage against a tree or similar. Good luck, going to be a challenging build!
I did that
Stick to VAG Dean. Strip and sell it for spares. You will make a mint 👍👍👍🇬🇧👍👍👌🏦🏦🏦
Yep, that's gone backwards through a hedge/fence/gate, probably via a ditch. It hasn't been inverted otherwise airbags would've no doubt deployed...
Great project. Love it.
I’ve restored a written-off Z4 and an X3 before, and these BMWs always end up costing more to fix than you think! If you’re willing to keep the car then it’s “worth it” as it’s cheaper than buying an undamaged one, but I wouldn’t expect much profit in selling it on. The write-off history always puts buyers off (even though it shouldn’t really make a difference if the car is restored properly, in my view).
I always found panels to be cheap to source but stuff like headlights are ridiculously expensive. The airbag units are usually expensive as well (unless you can find reconditioned ones).
I don’t think this has rolled but wherever it landed, something like an overhanging hedge or branch has pushed down the roof on impact maybe? Hard to tell without seeing the car in the flesh.
All your projects have been great but this one has got me feeling a bit uncomfortable. I think it's too twisted and will be too expensive.
To my ear that car is suffering from the exhaust camshaft misalignment issue common on the M2C - you can really hear it on this when the engine started and the tapping sound sped up with the engine…
Looks like a cow sat on the roof😂. Gonna be a good series, Im not really into BMWs but I will still enjoy watching you fix it. Maybe a dent guy can get the roof to look good again? I know they can work miracles sometimes. 👍👍
Just a bit of panel damage 🤣🤣🤣🤣 does nothing ever faze you, surely Dean this is going to cost a small fortune to get it to its former glory, but if anyone can do it you can, it’s going to be a good series this
I have some Autoglym SRP if that helps Dean , only joking looking forward to this
Great project for the channel and I think someone has jamp on the roof as there is not enough damage for a roll over.
That static camera from your garage, and than a BMW goes into view all messed up with klonka klonka engine made me LOL. 15:17
You should have started video like that.
Does it have the optional indicator pack? 😄 Joking aside, looking forward to this one! Good luck mate. 👍
What competition did you WIN or LOSE Dean 😂, gosh that looks and is going to be so expensive to repair especially if no secondhand cheap parts around but great content for us 👌🏻.
Prefer this as entertainment over ancient rusty cars, since I am stuck welding those.
I bought the cheapest VW up! in my region, considering that the car is well maintained with just 101.000 km. It has hail damage and in general the paint is quite battered... I always lovingly refer to it as the shabbiest up! in Germany. But the car serves its purpose and is incredibly cheap to run, also because it has no features, let alone air conditioning.
I even think that the dents from the hail damage make the car a bit more aerodynamic, would explain the good fuel economy. I like to buy cars with damage like for example my Miata NB which I bought with a broken vinyl top for a stupidly low price, considering it was a rust-free exemplar.
Been off the road into some trees by the looks of the damage
Love this, that roof would freak me out though 🤣
Good news, the reverse lights work
Oh theres a lot more damage then first look at it, also roof damage?