[bmw] E34 Post-Accident advice

[Matt Brannock <matt0611@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all. Well, sadly, Chevy SUV's once again cause their problems. One 
decided to turn left on a green
without right-of-way right into my just-purchased 1990 525i. I'm sad to 
say, the car will almost postively
be totaled. It all depends on her insurance--I have liability only. 
Regardless, I'm trying to figure out what I
should do with the car. The car is still in excellent condition from the 
firewall back. The only damage is that
the front-end was shortened about a foot or a foot and a half. I've 
heard that after a car is totaled, you can
purchase the car back from the insurance company for a small fee. Should 
I do this if the price is reasonable?
Since the rest of the car is still in excellent condition, I was 
thinking I could part out the rest of the car that
wasn't crunched.

Does anyone have any advice as to what is worth selling off of the car? 
Should I just ebay various partsand see
what they go for? Or will I end up paying more to buy-back the car than 
I will make selling parts off of it?

Are there any websites I could use to find what current prices for 
various parts (used) are as a comparison?

TIA,
Matt Brannock
'90 525i <-- RIP
'87 325e <-- was for sale, now my daily driver again
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