Educate Me - Just Bought A 325iX...

[e30sd]

ben lets do it up nasty.

can those yost peeps find me a car? i'm finally in the market for something nice. either an '01 e38 on the cheap end, or something else on the other end wink wink.

[UNHCLL]

uh, bullshit?

Half shaft/CV boots... same fucking thing in my world. ;)
Ask Vlad how many he went through on his black iX.


Ray,

I did do reasearch.. I read it on the internets!!! Are you telling me what I read might not be true? Oooooh, that means most of my posts aren't true/serious either.

OH NO@!

[Ray Smoodiver]

Move out of Daddy's house.

Haha clanger, maybe do some research before you open your mouth :weak:

[Brew]

Pretty much all of the front end parts are fucking SCARY expensive. I would never own one for that reason alone.

[nando]

Can I live in your backyard?
The half shafts get fucked if you lower the car

uh, bullshit?

[Ben Carufel]

Can I live in your backyard?

I'll pay rent also.
But I need a minimum of 2 garage spaces.

The front transfer case is a ticking time bomb.
The half shafts get fucked if you lower the car
They all came with 15" baskets
No, they wont fit on a non-iX
Yes, you can mount non-iX wheels on an iX... barely.
They are slow, and worthless unless you live someplace where it snows.
I'd never buy an e30 iX for a "rainy" climate.

If you got it for less than $5k, do yourself a favor and flip it.
Ebay that thing and say See-you-the-fuck later.

-Chris

I bought it from the second owner. All records.

[TUD]

Congrats!


I still want a well-kept iX. :-(

[UNHCLL]

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.

Can I live in your backyard?

I'll pay rent also.
But I need a minimum of 2 garage spaces.

The front transfer case is a ticking time bomb.
The half shafts get fucked if you lower the car
They all came with 15" baskets
No, they wont fit on a non-iX
Yes, you can mount non-iX wheels on an iX... barely.
They are slow, and worthless unless you live someplace where it snows.
I'd never buy an e30 iX for a "rainy" climate.

If you got it for less than $5k, do yourself a favor and flip it.
Ebay that thing and say See-you-the-fuck later.

-Chris

[Ben Carufel]

Dad doesnt own his own home?

Ha, the plot thickens.

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.

[UNHCLL]

:lol

I'm going to take advice from you.

BTW, since he and I split the rent, doesn't he qualify as a roommate?

Dad doesnt own his own home?

Ha, the plot thickens.

[Ben Carufel]

Move out of Daddy's house.

:lol

I'm going to take advice from you.

BTW, since he and I split the rent, doesn't he qualify as a roommate?

[nando]

ix wheels are ET41, but you can fit much more agressive on than that. the transfer case should not leak, if it does that is a serious problem and it should be fixed asap. the seals are cheap and fairly easy to replace yourself, although getting the transfer case out might not be that simple if you haven't done it a couple times.

the front splines can be a problem, but it's not from dropping the clutch either, automatics don't have a clutch and mine ate 4 driveshafts in 4 years. check the splines to see if they are properly lubricated, there is a specific type of lube that must be used or the splines will RUST which is what causes them to strip.

The biggest things you need to worry about is keeping lubrication the transfer case and differentials, keeping the CV boots fresh, and making sure your VC is functional. the simplest way to test your VC is to jack up the front of the car by the subframe with a good floor jack, start up the car, put it in gear and slowly let out the clutch. it should begin to move instantly once the clutch is engaged. if the car does not move and only the front wheels spin, or if it takes lots of rpms, then your VC is toast. they are about $800 new so it's important that you test it!

[DEV0 E30]

Sounds like an awesome car, you still have the eta listed in your sig?

The e30 commnity is silly like that (in response to people putting down other models), but etas still suck massive amounts in my opinion (I've owned one mmmkay.)

Move out of Daddy's house.

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[Simon S]

325iX
2-Door
5-Speed

2-door/manual iX FTW !

good luck w/ inspection

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[kommissar]

Wow that is awesome sounds like a great buy. Hawk already mentioned everything I can think of (that I have ever read) about the iX. They tend to be a bit more difficult to work on / find parts for because of the AWD, but since your girlfriend is a BMW tech you shouldn't have to worry about that too much. That rules that she works there.