My 1988 325ix

[Isostar13]

Just bought this about 3 weeks ago. A 1988 325ix diamond schwartz with grey leather interior.

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A few interior shots:

[325ix]

Holy shit! What a beautiful ix. what maintenance has been done? Are you going to keep it original?

[Ether-D]

Wow. It's only had like 20 oil changes. Sweet.

[moto650]

price on ds rear arch and steering rack to 59715.
Just kidding, that's a gorgeous ix. :up:

[iX-treame]

Wow you have yourself an extremely nice iX, whats your plans?

[Isostar13]

Thanks everyone. Right now it is all original, except for a new air filter and FPR that I changed this past week.

I'm considering doing some/none/all of the following (advice & suggestions are welcome):

Stainless steel brake lines (current lines show no rust, but this is probably just a good idea from a safety stand point)
New exhaust (factory original one seems to work fine, but its rusted pretty good)
Chip of some kind? Mark D, Dinan? (new fuel injectors to go with the chip if needed)
Upgraded springs/shocks

It runs great and idles perfectly. I'm doing an oil change this week, but otherwise no maintenance is needed right now.

[GamerE30]

what a nice IX

[LuckyHenriksen]

Beautiful car. I want that interior. And paint.

[Isostar13]

Beautiful car. I want that interior. And paint.

Ha, thanks. It's all factory original, except for the hood. The original owner had the hood resprayed in the late 1990s due to some spider webbing.

I can't take credit for the great condition I found it in, but I'm hoping to maintain it at a high level for the foreseeable future.

If anyone has recs. on the potential maintenance I'm considering, my ears are open.

[Laura]

holy shit. soooo clean!

[325ix]

Blunt for the ss brakelines.
Custom for the exhaust.
Suspension, with the H&R, the spring rates are really too soft. GC coils are normally a better choice.
I would recommend the 91 octane Mark D chip, you don't need injectors.

[lambo]

Holy clean car, Batman!

[!AjHoWzA!]

Wow that looks awesome! And original miles or was the engine rebuilt?

[Isostar13]

Wow that looks awesome! And original miles or was the engine rebuilt?

All original miles. No rebuilds, only routine maintenance and upkeep.

[nando]

that car is mint - IMO, keep it all stock, maintain it, and drive it!