[Son of Achilles]

Salvage titles are exaggerated. I've been working on cars my entire life so far.
For example: My 440i was damaged in the right front. No metal damage whatsoever. Front bumper and two ancillary plastic bits were cracked. Front headlight had a small crack in the plastic (fully operative, but they add it to the estimate regardless, and a full headlight assembly is $3k). A few scratches alongside the passenger side of the vehicle. They likely "totaled" the vehicle with an estimate of (at-least) $12k. Including parts, work done by myself, and a high quality body shop, the car is mint and it didn't cost me a penny over $4,000 in repairs.

I would be cautious and try to find pictures/history, but you shouldn't be scared away. Xx