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1989 E30 BMW 325iX Alpine Sedan 5sp 139K Miles

Location: Anderson, Indiana, United States
Condition: Used
Make: BMW
Model: 3-Series
Type: Sedan
Year: 1989
Mileage: 139000
VIN: WBAAE0308KED52234
Color: White
Engine size: 2.5L M20b25
Number of cylinders: 6
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Manual
Drive type: AWD
Interior color: Black
Drive side: Left-hand drive
Vehicle Title: Clear

1989 BMW 3-Series Description

Hello all-
You are looking at a very nice 1989 BMW 325iX. I have spent the past year making this car into what it is now. The shell is in good condition overall with some minor rust. The mechanicals are all extremely solid, and the entire car has been gone through. Please take the time to view the details I have listed below.
Let me know if you have any questions.

The car is located in Indiana, zip 46013. I am not interested in shipping the car at this time.
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 Non op right now, most of r134 conversion included
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
-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
-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 iXBBSiX 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

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