1988 BMW 325iX

Coupe

2.5L 2494CC 152Cu. In. l6 GAS SOHC Naturally Aspir

Manual

WBAAB930XJ2550677

Clear

GAS

Low owner CA car - I believe I'm the third owner - that will make a good basis for a restoration. Please note I'm not a professional mechanic nor do I play one on TV. Basically, I have too many vehicles and not enough time to look after them so it's time for me to admit to that fact and sell a few. The '88 ix is the first year of the AWD 325ix and the only one that came with all the options from the factory. This car is brilliant in snow and makes a great year round car for Tahoe. Clean and clear NV title. Photos were taken this morning. The goodVery little rust - it has a little ding on the driver's side rocker panel that is showing a little rust. Doesn't photograph well unfortunately. Other than this area, I haven't found any other rust.Two sets of wheels and tires - the OEM wheels with 3 season tires in the pictures and a set of Momo five spokes with Blizzak snows that are one season oldHad new lower front control arms with bushes fitted by the local BMW specialist last year. If you know anything about ixs, you know that's not a cheap job.Electrics work, including the heated seats.Original unmolested interior - no cracks in the dash, no speaker holes, still has the original radio and speakersOdometer is still working, yay :).Drivetrain is in good shape with the two exceptions mentioned below, engine still pulls hard. Currently fitted with a "winter" thermostat (88C) but comes with a stock thermostat, a set of stock headlights, a Peake code reader and a Bentley manual.Had new rear lights last year, tooIt's all stock - it even still has the OEM exhaust. The bad: The Antilock brakes just developed a fault - if the car sat for a while and you start it up, the brake pedal is hard as if the brake booster is defective. Press the brake pedal hard and brake pedal will act normally again (as will the brakes) but the Antilock brake warning light will illuminate. The brakes will need work as they are.AWD system is working according to my local BMW specialist, but it doesn't pass the jack testIt has the usual bolster wear on the drivers seat and split seams on the rear seat. Good used replacement bolsters for the front seat are included.A/C doesn't blow coldOne of the rear shocks is leaking. The shocks look like they're the originals and well past due their sell-by date.The previous owner had it resprayed in the stock color, unfortunately it's a cheap paint job and that shows - lots of orange peel and an almost complete absence of gloss.It has Euro headlights fitted and they work well (I think they're actually Xenons, but I'm not 100% sure). They're self-levelling headlights and unfortunately the self-levelling mechanism is missing so the headlight aim is rather random. A set of stock ix headlights come with the car, though, but the wiring needs to be reverted to stock.I'm happy to show the car to you - please contact me via ebay so we can set this up. Please note I'm after a straight sale - no trades for grandmas, purple elephants, stock in fictional gold mines or similar fun stuff. If you're the successful bidder, please either collect the car within three days after the end of the auction or send me a $500 deposit via Paypal. Deposit is non-refundable if you don't pick up the vehicle. On May-16-13 at 06:42:54 PDT, seller added the following information: To answer a couple of common questions: The front axle boots were replaced at the same time as the front control arms, in early November 2012Front shocks are also originals and in about as good a condition as you'd expect from shocks that have 185k miles on them.