Less rust and hopefully some reliability- the Midwest Daily iS

[AWDBOB]

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[jeenyus]

fantastic, although i'll admit i'm sad to see you go from AWDBOB to RWDBOB.

[mike.bmw]

That's a good find. I am constantly looking to pickup an additional e30, but people in the Washington D.C. area are insane. Currently there's a '91 318i for sale with major front end damage (frame damage) for sale or $1500 (firm). There's another '91 318i for sale for $3K and the owner refuses to answer any questions about it (i.e. Are you aware of any rust?), and it looks to be in poor shape. It's a lot of "I know what I have" and "I can't be bothered answering simple questions".

[mjweimer]

Big update! This car has some really good bones and I can't wait to see the progress as you knock out the little stuff. Glad I could be a part of this!


MJ

[KIRIEIW]

Oh damn score on the 325iS! Great color too, love red e30's.

Hey sometimes it all works out the way it needs to! You're probably smarter than I am, though, in that you've been building/investing into one E30, whereas I am spread so thin, subsequently abandoning projects, changing paths, and....never getting anything done.

Lol this has been my mindset recently. Not sure if it's a good thing or not but when it comes down to it I'd rather own 2 or 3 e30's, or just 90's BMW's in general, then non at all.

[AWDBOB]

Score. Hope theres nothing hiding like the last one.

Thankfully the seller was a saint and put up with a zillion questions and got me every photo I asked for. When I went to check the car out, I spent a few hours combing over every corner to get a clear indication of it's condition. Ultimately, getting the right chassis is worth so much. The car looks rough but with a few weekends of work, while still driving it, I think it'll come around.

With the immediate needs being a steering rack and sunroof repair, I will be driving this thing in short order.

Holy crap, I need to start talking to whatever e30 gods you're talking to.

Hey sometimes it all works out the way it needs to! You're probably smarter than I am, though, in that you've been building/investing into one E30, whereas I am spread so thin, subsequently abandoning projects, changing paths, and....never getting anything done.

[Ausatz]

Holy crap, I need to start talking to whatever e30 gods you're talking to.

[amcp]

Score. Hope theres nothing hiding like the last one.

[AWDBOB]

[AWDBOB]

It is not going anywhere for now. Its getting scarce out there as far as rust free bodies go, especially 2-door versions.

The rarity of a clean 2dr iX is high. I've had a few really nice iXes, I certainly took them for granted.

Bummer man! I lucked out 9 years ago buying mine outside of Columbus. It has one small rust spot still and that's it. Hope you find a replacement soon!

Yep, that was the golden age of being able to find cars that were well maintained and taken care of. 99% of the "deals" out there now have already been destroyed by other people at this point. Also, you are lucky, because from what I've seen looking at Midwest cars over the past few years, Ohio does not treat it's vehicles very well.

[Nick_S]

Bummer man! I lucked out 9 years ago buying mine outside of Columbus. It has one small rust spot still and that's it. Hope you find a replacement soon!

[packratbimmer]

It is not going anywhere for now. Its getting scarce out there as far as rust free bodies go, especially 2-door versions.

[AWDBOB]

I have a rust free shell in WV that I would trade for a RWD shell or something interesting. Its a CO car that has been garaged the 13 years I have owned it.

That sounds nice in theory, I don’t know if I have it in me to reshell a car haha more looking for a cleaner complete chassis that needs a HG or something along those lines. Thanks though!

[packratbimmer]

I have a rust free shell in WV that I would trade for a RWD shell or something interesting. Its a CO car that has been garaged the 13 years I have owned it.

[AWDBOB]

So is the ix drivetrain in the car you bought any good?

What about taking a regular coupe and swapping in the drive train and suspension?

It has a good VC but it’s auto. The front suspension is shot.

Unfortunately, we don’t get off that easy. The iX chassis has vertical strut towers and various other different bits that make dropping an iX drivetrain into a RWD car not worth the effort.

I’m following up on two leads this week for late model RWD cars, I’m hoping one of them turns out to be decent!

There is also a Lazurblau iX up for sale with fresh paint and less rust than normal for $4K, but it’s auto and needs a VC (which I do have).