Educate Me - Just Bought A 325iX...

[Charlie]

It weighs, what, 50 lbs. more? Big deal. I bet you weigh 50 lbs. more than I do, so with a full tank of gas, I doubt the car would weigh in much higher than a RWD E30. I prefer AWD. You don't have to see the point, it's just something I enjoy. The car is a lot of fun to drive, I'm already attached to it! It passed smog this morning, and Monday, it'll be paid for and officially Ben's. I can't wait so I can steal it from him. :D

The weight is up front on an already nose heavy car. That's a bad thing.

If I weigh 50 lbs more than you, you're pulling some Ashley Olson shit, or you're a 4'8 Asian.

-Charlie

[Digitalwave]

Welcome to the IX club!

My 2 door 89 5 speed ix has 269k miles official... the odometer broke a month or two ago and I am shooting for 300 before I rebuild the bottom end. Its the highest milage e30 I have worked with... and it hasnt given me any special problems. Just more fluids to check. Im looking to do wheel bearings next... but they wont be any different than on my old 89is that had 240k miles.

I havent straight up raced beside a 5 speed rwd e30... but the ix will eat a automatic is alive. Online the 1/4 mile time is
1988 BMW 325is 7.5 15.7
1988 BMW 325iX 7.9 15.9

I think the ix has a slower 0-60 time because of an extra shift (3.93 diff ratio vs 3.73) but in the long run it is only .2 seconds slower in a quarter mile. I dont think that .2 seconds qualifies as slow and worthless, though the awd does really shine through on surfaces other than dry tarmac, and is 'omfg unbelievable" in the shallow packed snow we get here in the appalachians.

8-)show me some pics!

My automatic 325i ran a 16.2 with 22lb rims on it. I wouldn't say the iX would eat it alive, especially when you find the .2 sec. differences between that and the 325i 5 speed to be insignificant.

[kellie]

If I weigh 50 lbs more than you, you're pulling some Ashley Olson shit, or you're a 4'8 Asian.

-Charlie

What? You mean not every guy who posts on the internet is short, bald and overweight? My apologies. :p

Anyway, the car is fun. I enjoy it and Ben enjoys it and that's all that matters. We've both got faster, better handling, nicer cars, the E30 is just a unique daily driver.

Q5Quint, there will definitely be pictures, but they'll most likely have to wait until Tuesday at the earliest. We'll post them ASAP though!

[Ben Carufel]

What? You mean not every guy who posts on the internet is short, bald and overweight? My apologies. :p

Anyway, the car is fun. I enjoy it and Ben enjoys it and that's all that matters. We've both got faster, better handling, nicer cars, the E30 is just a unique daily driver.

Q5Quint, there will definitely be pictures, but they'll most likely have to wait until Tuesday at the earliest. We'll post them ASAP though!

I am so baller, I have a person to make my posts for me.

[Ben Carufel]

My automatic 325i ran a 16.2 with 22lb rims on it. I wouldn't say the iX would eat it alive, especially when you find the .2 sec. differences between that and the 325i 5 speed to be insignificant.

TJ, the girlfriend (Kellie) just IM'd me a pic of your Bronzit E30 tonight and said how much she likes the bumpers.

I'm getting plastic bumpers for the iX as soon as I find a pair, mark my words.

[Digitalwave]

You might be thinking of someone else, I never owned a bronzit E30.

[eurostyl e30]

RWD doesn't toss on a bunch of extra weight up front and give you more shit to break though. I don't see the point of AWD in a place that never snows.

-Charlie

Most people don't see the point of owning a 15+ year old BMW. What difference does it make to you?

[Ben Carufel]

You might be thinking of someone else, I never owned a bronzit E30.

Lachssilber then. I only remember looking in the corner of the shot and seeing your name. Oh, and the throwing star replicas were a dead giveaway too.

[Digitalwave]

Sterling silver :)

[Ben Carufel]

Sterling silver :)

Yeah, that color!

[kellie]

TJ, the girlfriend (Kellie) just IM'd me a pic of your Bronzit E30 tonight and said how much she likes the bumpers.

I'm getting plastic bumpers for the iX as soon as I find a pair, mark my words.

:D YES!

[vivalegreg]

damn, congrats on your find! hell of a price i may add i paid 1400 for my ix with 205000+ miles on the odo when it stopped working so im shooting for maybe 250000 on chasis. as well as you being a bmw tech and having the ability to work on the ix and possibly get parts easier, niice!!

i just moved to Houston and it never snows down here but rains like hell, so i am deff looking forward to some play time when it does. i just got my car today infact from md (shipped by a shipping company) so im so excited. and am working out the bugs now :) im sure your car is in 10 better shape but mine drives well...for the most part so enjoy it! they are deff a dream to drive

[bmw_e30]

No, parents are divorced. Mom has an apartment about 3 miles away. Dad and I share rent on a townhouse. The townhouses in our complex sell for $625,000 - $675,000. He owned one until 2003, when he sold it to invest the money into his business.

I've got nothing at all to hide. Wanna ask any more questions? Hell, if any San Diego people want to come over and check the place out, you're more than welcome.

I'm on my way.

Which car should I bring?

[Ben Carufel]

I'm on my way.

Which car should I bring?

Any one you like. I've got cold weissbier straight from Munich in the fridge. You'll have to wait 'till I get home from a photoshoot late tonight though.

[e30sd]

you're not allowed to drink white beers