1989 BMW 325iX Alpine Sedan 5sp 139K Miles SOLD

[AWDBOB]

SOLD

A little backstory/reason for sale: I picked this car up from Kentucky a little while back in hopes to use a ton of really nice iX parts I was saving up to make a good daily driver. I decided a bit into the project that I couldn't give up my Subaru, so I wanted to pass this car along to another enthusiast that will appreciate what I've put into the car. Below I will list things that I've done to the car since it's been in my ownership. If you have any questions, please let me know, I will try to be as thorough as possible.

The car is located in Indiana, zip 46013. I am not interested in shipping the car at this time.

Price: $7999

Link to Flickr photo album (55 photos): https://flic.kr/s/aHskHnWVLM


General:
-139,587 Original Miles
-Clean Title in my name
-Almost Completely Gone Through Mechanically
-Car is very straight/complete

Engine:
-New timing belt, water pump, cam seal, etc (only quality German or OE parts used)
-New Coolant Temp Sensor
-New Coolant Level Sensor
-New Alternator
-Replaced injector harness with good used unit
-Very quiet cylinder head, engine pulls very strong
-No engine negatives to speak of, runs great.
-New Mann Air Filter
-Fresh Oil Change with 10w40 LiquiMoly/Mann Oil Filter
-New Stainless Catback
-Wrinkle Black VC
-Clean engine bay
-AC Blows cold, replaced expansion valve, newer drier, all new orings

Drivetrain:
-150K 325iX manual swap (pulled from enthusiast owned car)
-Working VC/Transfer Case (Jack test: https://www.flickr.com/photos/995563...posted-public/)
-New Sachs clutch/resurfaced flywheel/TOB
-Fresh shifter bushings
-Car still has 4.10 gears, the diffs were in good shape
-Rebuilt Front Axles (worn parts replaced, GKN boots used)
-Fresh front driveshaft installed/greased with BR2
-Rear driveshaft has good u joints
-Front diff fluid changed with Redline 75w90
-Manual Trans fluid changed with Redline MTF
-Transfercase fluid changed with Redline ATF
-Rear diff fluid changed with Redline 75w90

Suspension:
-Great condition strut housings (no rust)
-New H&R Springs
-New Bilstein HD Front Struts
-New KYB Rear Shocks
-New Meyle HD F/R Endlinks
-New Inner/Outer Tie Rods
-New M3 Offset Control Arm Bushings
-Inner/Outer Ball joints tight with good boots
-No clunks/noises/bushings are in good shape
-iX steering rack in good shape
-Just aligned after suspension
-New Front Rotors and Ceramic Pads
-Rear Brakes/Rotors in nice shape

Body:
-Paint was clayed, cut, polished and sealed and shows well
-Car is straight
-Paint in good shape overall
-I think the car was repainted, car is a good 5 footer, perfect for a daily
-Some clear drying up on on flares (hard to photograph) and mirrors could stand to be repainted
-Various dings/scratches pictured throughout
-Front right turn signal doesn't work.
-Battery box rust (battery box cutout included with car)
-Drivers Side battery box showing some rust
-License plate lights starting to show rust
-Drivers door bottom starting to show rust
-Hood rust at front
-Floors were nice (saw when I swapped carpet)
-Doors have VIN tags in place, missing VIN tags on front fenders
-New Antenna grommet
-Ellipsoids in great shape/clean lenses
-Straight valance/clean fogs/etc

Interior
-I went through the gauge cluster, everything works. I replaced ODO gears as precaution but they weren't bad.
-Full black comfort vinyl interior swap in nice shape (non heated)
-Drivers seat bottom showing some cracking
-Gray carpet
-Cracked dash
-Drivers seat shows some wear as shown in photos
-A few small blemishes on driver front door card
-New shift knob/boot
-Rebuilt 6 button OBC
-Rebuilt all four window motors and switches
-Since doing the above, the passenger rear window is inop. I think I got a bad motor.
-Alpine single din radio
-I don't think the antenna works
-OE Jack in place w/mount
-Battery cover fitted
-Ski Pass seat w/ good latch on ski pass.

Wheels/Tires:
-Professionally Refinished iX BBS iX weaves (The good ones) with nice caps
-205/55r15 Nankang All Seasons (near full tread)
-Full size spare w/ new matching tire


Summary of the Good:
-Low miles (working ODO, steady increases on Auto History Report) straight car that was cared for
-Fresh engine/drivetrain/maintenance up to date
-Working VC, all common iX problems are fixed and/or in good shape like strut housings, front driveshaft, etc
-Fresh gone through interior
-All of the small stuff has been worked out and gone through

Summary of the Bad:
-Likely repainted, paint shows well
-Some rust, not bad at all for an iX though
-Cracked dash
-Dings/scratches from a 29 y/o car
-Passenger rear window doesn't work
-Front right turn signal doesn't work



EXTERIOR:

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IMG_2786 by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr
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FLAWS

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ENGINE BAY:

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INTERIOR:

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OTHER:
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[AWDBOB]

Vehicle History:

1989 325iX Alipine AutoCheck-1 by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr
1989 325iX Alipine AutoCheck-2 by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr
1989 325iX Alipine AutoCheck-3 by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr
1989 325iX Alipine AutoCheck-4 by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

[mcoupe]

Nice! GLWS

[eromitlab410]

Very thorough seller! Nice ad.

Any estimates on repairing the battery box rust section? The rest of the rust looks manageable via some light restoration. Price is right...wish it were closer but still tempting...

Open to PPI at buyer’s expense?

[AWDBOB]

Nice! GLWS

Thanks!

Very thorough seller! Nice ad.

Any estimates on repairing the battery box rust section? The rest of the rust looks manageable via some light restoration. Price is right...wish it were closer but still tempting...

Open to PPI at buyer’s expense?

I am originally from the east coast, and do not know of any body shops out here I'd trust to cut and weld a panel in unfortunately so I didn't have a quote done.

I would gladly work with you on a PPI! There are two very competent Bimmer shops fairly locally who would be perfect for just that, as they both know E30s very well. Neither do body work unfortunately (pertaining to question #1), although perhaps they'd know of someone familiar with battery box repair.

[AWDBOB]

bump

[AWDBOB]

Got the 205/55r15 Nankang All Seasons mounted/balanced on the refinished wheels today! Car has a brand new matching tire on a 15" iX weave spare as well.

[AWDBOB]

bump

[siemprebmws14]

is this still up for sale ... thanks

[AWDBOB]

is this still up for sale ... thanks

The car is available.

[dirtyEthirtyIX]

First things first, Bump. Secondly, What shop rebuilt the cv axles and how much were they? Also do you want to sell the battery box?

[AWDBOB]

First things first, Bump. Secondly, What shop rebuilt the cv axles and how much were they? Also do you want to sell the battery box?

I did the axles. Full disassembly, clean, source parts necessary (from Axles Unlimited), grease and reassembly with GKN boots and fresh paint. Shop was taking too long so I bought another pair and did them myself.

She's getting aligned as I type this so it'll be back on the market ASAP!

I'd like the battery box to go with the car for now.

[AWDBOB]

She's all good to go- back from alignment and drives like a dream on this new setup.

[AWDBOB]

Hey all- bumping this thread to the top! I just went through and cleaned up the thread, updated the listing, redid all of the photos, etc. Car is ready for her new home.

[danielmp]

Seems to be a good time to buy an alpine iX 4 door. Nice car with lower miles than mine, but mine is prettier and cheaper :)

Seriously though, this is a great deal and you can tell a lot of work has gone into this car. I haven't seen a better lineup of iX's for sale all at one time in at least 10 years and this will be the last time for awhile. If you have ever wanted an iX, now is your time.