Well I guess it's time to finally introduce myself and my car.
I ended up buying a mk1 VW Rabbit Diesel 2 years ago and drove it through that winter, but decided it was time to get into something I really wanted. That, and I grew to hate the VW scene.
I ended up selling the VW and went last summer to pick up my new car - an 89 325iX. I've been around e30s for awhile, my uncle and cousin have several and autocross a turbo 325iS, but I've always wanted an iX. This one popped up on CL a Tuesday and I was there to make the deal Wednesday.
The car has an interesting history. The guy I bought it from got it from a BMW mechanic in Minneapolis, and he got it from a BMW collector in the area. He owned it for 15 years and daily drove it in the winter. He had 8 other Bimmers including an e46 M3, Z4M, e24 M6, and others. The car was always serviced at German Autoworks and came with over $13k in receipts. It still needs some love, and I hope to chip away at fixing it up and trying to get it back close to original with a few mods.
The Details:
1989 325iX
4 door
5-speed
Diamantschwarz Metallic
Tan Sport Interior
279,000 miles on the body
~30,000 miles on engine, suspension, brakes, pretty much everything else
Mods:
H&R springs/Billy sports
Unknown cam (PO thought it was a Schrick)
Turner chip
Supersprint Exhaust
Turner Short shifter
Everything works! Even the odometer
The big drawback was the car was bought with no front driveshaft. The splines got stripped on it and it was taken out and never put back in. Its concerning, but I paid so little for the car that I had enough to pick up 2 extra transfer cases and a transmission from a little shop on the way home. Theres also rust, but its pretty minimal for a midwest winter car and will be redone when I can afford it (poor college kid) but overall I'm extremely pleased with my first BMW
What it replaced
And the ix:
I ended up buying a mk1 VW Rabbit Diesel 2 years ago and drove it through that winter, but decided it was time to get into something I really wanted. That, and I grew to hate the VW scene.
I ended up selling the VW and went last summer to pick up my new car - an 89 325iX. I've been around e30s for awhile, my uncle and cousin have several and autocross a turbo 325iS, but I've always wanted an iX. This one popped up on CL a Tuesday and I was there to make the deal Wednesday.
The car has an interesting history. The guy I bought it from got it from a BMW mechanic in Minneapolis, and he got it from a BMW collector in the area. He owned it for 15 years and daily drove it in the winter. He had 8 other Bimmers including an e46 M3, Z4M, e24 M6, and others. The car was always serviced at German Autoworks and came with over $13k in receipts. It still needs some love, and I hope to chip away at fixing it up and trying to get it back close to original with a few mods.
The Details:
1989 325iX
4 door
5-speed
Diamantschwarz Metallic
Tan Sport Interior
279,000 miles on the body
~30,000 miles on engine, suspension, brakes, pretty much everything else
Mods:
H&R springs/Billy sports
Unknown cam (PO thought it was a Schrick)
Turner chip
Supersprint Exhaust
Turner Short shifter
Everything works! Even the odometer
The big drawback was the car was bought with no front driveshaft. The splines got stripped on it and it was taken out and never put back in. Its concerning, but I paid so little for the car that I had enough to pick up 2 extra transfer cases and a transmission from a little shop on the way home. Theres also rust, but its pretty minimal for a midwest winter car and will be redone when I can afford it (poor college kid) but overall I'm extremely pleased with my first BMW
What it replaced
And the ix:
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