Salvaged title and what to do, to sell or to part, how hard are they to sell?

[oceansize]

Man that is quite a conundrum. Rough paint, salvage, aftermarket bumper, and high mileage. Mechanically solid and nice interior. I would do the bearings and just list it. This forum is awesome and you are a critical piece but honestly I wouldn’t buy it for that. Love ya though. On the flip side what would I buy for $18k to $20k that is rear wheel drive and as fun and not beat to death? Parting out seems to be a massive pita for which I don’t have time.

[liam821]

So my PY e46m3 has a salvaged title. I got it fairly cheap back in 2019 before prices really started going up. It also needed a lot of work (see my build journal below). After I fixed the previous owner's neglect, it's been totally solid. I wouldn't be hesitant to jump in right now and drive across the country. I've put 20k carefree miles on it. Mechanically it's in fantastic condition, interior is mint, and the alignment is perfect and drives straight. But it has some cosmetic issues, the roof paint is awful (stained looking), I scratched one side skirt accidentally while backing out of my garage, a few chips here and there, the front CSL bumper is not OEM and the paint isn't perfectly matched and I'm sure some other things. Solid 10-footer for sure.

While I love my PY, I have a new project and just don't have the space for two so the PY has to go. While I don't expect to get all the money back I put into it, I also don't want to just give it away. I also don't want to sell it with my suspension/brakes, so I'll swap all that back to the stock parts.

2004 real PY
133k miles
6spd (was originally SMG, swapped at around 100k miles)
Excellent condition Black interior (was originally dove)
ZCP trim
Stock engine/tune/exhaust

Parts I've replaced:

Before my PY car, I had an Interlagos car that was destroyed with 18k miles. I bought that car back from insurance and used a lot of those parts in my PY car. I'll tag those below with a *

rear subframe/lsd/axles*
Driveshaft*
hvac system and a/c system*
The whole interior, carpets, trim, a/b/c pillars, headliner, dash, everything has been replaced with new or parts off my old car except the gauge cluster*
All new bushings/suspension/lca
The cooling system has been gone through
Rear subframe reinforced
Vanos
Starter*

I have new rod bearings for the car, but have not had a chance to do the work, but will get that done before I sell. (or not?)

We all know how insanely picky you all are about salvaged title cars and my car absolutely has a story...am I insane to think I can get $18-20k for it? Not gonna lie, I'm dreading having to sell it because it's just going to be a PITA and will get all the lowballers like whoa.

My other option is, I part it out. There are a bunch of things I'd love to keep for my next project. And hopefully, somebody will take the shell off me for a race car.

Thoughts?! Has anybody else tried to sell a salvaged car that is actually worth something (at least worth something to them)? How painful was it?