TL;DR: bought GT350R, wrecked by asshole the next day. Can’t decide what to do. Also own M4 street/track car. Can’t decide if I should keep or sell the GT350R. Options below
Hello All,
My first post here, though I’ve been lurking for a while. In this first post, I have some sad news and need help deciding a direction.
I am the owner if a brand new 2017 GT350R. Unfortunately, the day after I bought it I was hit by an older gentlemen that clearly should not have been driving. He made a left turn while I was at a stop sign and clipped the driver’s front corner. About 20k in damage (hood, fender, bumper, headlight, spoiler, etc). Luckily all of the damage is mostly cosmetic. The car has been at the body shop since 11/27 (I bought it on Black Friday and picked it up the following day) as the parts have proven quite difficult to obtain. I still don’t have it back yet. The car had 90 miles on it when it was hit....
I’m also the owner of a 2016 BMW M4. This is the car I was originally planning on building into my track car. It currently has AP Racing brakes, JRZ RS Pro coilovers, racing seats and a Fall Line Motorsports roll bar. This car is quite unique, however, and is an “Individual” color with full leather and carbon fiber bits. It’s gorgeous, which has me re-thinking the direction.
I originally bought the GT350R as I seem to have a car addiction and this is a rare and fun car. I didn’t really need it, but it was fun driving it and it wasn’t that expensive relative to other things I was considering (Porsche GT3). Quite honestly, it was fun to drive and given the low cost I figured it was worth a try.
I’m very particular about my cars, though. Extremely. I’ve sold cars because they made a squeak noise on the interior trim. I’m just that obsessive. Now that the car has been wrecked, before I even got a chance to really drive it, it feels tainted.
Which leads me to the help I need from you guys. What should I do with the GT350R?
Options:
1. Sell it as soon as I get it back. It will depreciate due to the accident, but I’ve lost love for it. Allows me to focus on my M4 as the track car.
2. Keep it and occasionally track it. Likely still ends up being sold in the future. Keep the M4 as the real track car.
3. Due to the diminished value, strip it and turn it into a real track car. Sell the M4. Or keep the M4 as the streetable sports car.
4. Something I haven’t thought of yet.
I honestly can’t decide. I’ve been going back and forth about this since the accident. And dealing with the insurance company hasn’t helped.
Hello All,
My first post here, though I’ve been lurking for a while. In this first post, I have some sad news and need help deciding a direction.
I am the owner if a brand new 2017 GT350R. Unfortunately, the day after I bought it I was hit by an older gentlemen that clearly should not have been driving. He made a left turn while I was at a stop sign and clipped the driver’s front corner. About 20k in damage (hood, fender, bumper, headlight, spoiler, etc). Luckily all of the damage is mostly cosmetic. The car has been at the body shop since 11/27 (I bought it on Black Friday and picked it up the following day) as the parts have proven quite difficult to obtain. I still don’t have it back yet. The car had 90 miles on it when it was hit....
I’m also the owner of a 2016 BMW M4. This is the car I was originally planning on building into my track car. It currently has AP Racing brakes, JRZ RS Pro coilovers, racing seats and a Fall Line Motorsports roll bar. This car is quite unique, however, and is an “Individual” color with full leather and carbon fiber bits. It’s gorgeous, which has me re-thinking the direction.
I originally bought the GT350R as I seem to have a car addiction and this is a rare and fun car. I didn’t really need it, but it was fun driving it and it wasn’t that expensive relative to other things I was considering (Porsche GT3). Quite honestly, it was fun to drive and given the low cost I figured it was worth a try.
I’m very particular about my cars, though. Extremely. I’ve sold cars because they made a squeak noise on the interior trim. I’m just that obsessive. Now that the car has been wrecked, before I even got a chance to really drive it, it feels tainted.
Which leads me to the help I need from you guys. What should I do with the GT350R?
Options:
1. Sell it as soon as I get it back. It will depreciate due to the accident, but I’ve lost love for it. Allows me to focus on my M4 as the track car.
2. Keep it and occasionally track it. Likely still ends up being sold in the future. Keep the M4 as the real track car.
3. Due to the diminished value, strip it and turn it into a real track car. Sell the M4. Or keep the M4 as the streetable sports car.
4. Something I haven’t thought of yet.
I honestly can’t decide. I’ve been going back and forth about this since the accident. And dealing with the insurance company hasn’t helped.