What are the IX models like?

[capt100j]

There is an 89 325IX for sale near me under 4K, looks nice. My daily daily driver is an 06 Volvo Cross country, smooth shifting, I actually own 4 of them. Also have a sweet 87 325IC and am looking seriously at this 89 IX for my son. Are they all wheel drive all the time? Smooth? perform well with the extra weight? Not interested in a newer one, love the e-30 platform..... Not sure how these go down the road. I had an early Mercedes 4 matic, disaster...

[actionpod]

In my opinion one of the most neutral handling and stable awd systems I've ever personally driven. AWD is always on. If you're looking to buy make sure the center viscous diff isn't blown and the front cv boots look good. Also make sure the tires are the same size or the center v.diff will be blown

[Winterwaterman]

Wouldn't be this one would it?

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/ctd/2272825707.html

Nice looking rig if so, wonder how many miles it has. IX's are sweet cars, I hope your son is a good driver because these cars are fun to drive and its hard not to drive them fast. Plan to get a decent set of snow tires and the IX will take you up ski slopes and frozen waterfalls (w/ studded snows of course).

[jcollins@northwestern.edu]

Fantastic car! No worries in run, sleet, or snow. Still fun on dry pavement!!!

[supernaughtIX]

Get that car! with a V6 and mad chromies how can you go wrong?!

seriously though, the IX if well maintained is excellent and drives very well, even in the dry. Keep good maintenance and it will last a long time. Met a guy in the summer that had over 700k kms on an 87.

[Erik j]

I currently have 3 of these awd monsters.

I use one of them for off roading. They can take alot of abuse, just make sure you keep onto of inspecting parts. Repairing them before they break is way way cheaper than replacing it after it breaks.

[e30325ix]

Get that car! with a V6 and mad chromies how can you go wrong?!

seriously though, the IX if well maintained is excellent and drives very well, even in the dry. Keep good maintenance and it will last a long time. Met a guy in the summer that had over 700k kms on an 87.

you do know that bmws dont have v6es dont you?

[supernaughtIX]

the craigslist ad above noted V6, so i sarcasm'd it up. The chromies comment was also sarc, for the record.

[GermanDriver]

Having owned both 1st gen and 2nd gen mercedes 4matic's I can tell you the 325ix is in a completely different league. The old 4matic, when it worked, was fantastic at getting you potosive traction in deep snow, but as a preformance AWD it sucked. Newer 4matic has nicer sporty traction with a good rear bias, but not that great in deeper snow.

Not to framiliar with AWD volvos, but compared to my volvo 850 the 325ix is less comfortable but way way more fun to drive.

The BMW is best of both. Amazing in snow and great for sport/fun driving. It would be a great car for your son.

[Rampelsauce]

Being an iX noob, I have to say the first time I drove it was like falling in love. The thing can corner tight at speed and it sticks to the road in any condition. Mine is a little rougher, but the thing is simply outstanding in the performance/handling department.

[Killacortes]

i have driven a few and just picked one up for myself recently, but its not running yet lol. I can tell you its heavier than regular e30's and not as fast, but the AWD makes up for it.

[325ix]

i have driven a few and just picked one up for myself recently, but its not running yet lol. I can tell you its heavier than regular e30's and not as fast, but the AWD makes up for it.

Have you ever looked at the stats, the speed and weight difference is pretty negligible. The awd does allow you to accelerate out of turns sooner than with the rwd models.

[Kershaw]

AWD adds 143lbs. its not negligible, but it is fairly small.

[nando]

Its still lighter than any comparable AWD car, and nothing else happens to be an E30 too

[IxTech]

Its still lighter than any comparable AWD car, and nothing else happens to be an E30 too

i love my ix. i just wish i could do burnouts and drift a little easier. but thats for other 18 year olds. its an amazing awd system if you take good care of it.