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**doughboyea** · 05-05-2006, 08:11 PM

Let's see if you can educate me on this:

Is this Bimmer really a rare find like the author of this auction claims? It's ending in about 3 hours,
Ebay: 325xi

In case the link dies, it's a 1991 325xi manual. Looks good from pics, but I'm just curious if AWD is really rare on the E30's.

Dough

craig · 05-05-2006, 08:14 PM

i have seen xi's on there before, but not to often. it would be realy rare to find a 2 door xi. i have seen two so far. lol

**Rooz** · 05-05-2006, 08:57 PM

IS the mufler beat up or is that just me?

**TJsBimm** · 05-05-2006, 08:59 PM

^^^or the left rear bumper, and ya the muff looks a little bent

witeshark · 05-05-2006, 09:23 PM

Looks like a really nice ride

I'm not thrilled to see regular headlights (sealed beam) they should look like my sig

I read sometime ago that those models have a lot of rear bias in the AWD

**doughboyea** · 05-05-2006, 09:27 PM

So the census is that it is rare...?

witeshark · 05-05-2006, 09:30 PM

From what I have read they are rare, and usually not the best maintained. The AWD transfer gear box may need service

craig · 05-05-2006, 09:45 PM

if your looking for an xi, wait for a two door, those are much more rare and look alot better(not a fan of the 4door e30)

nick_318is · 05-05-2006, 10:02 PM

Hey dough, from what I understand it is a pretty rare e30.

**Spieluhr** · 05-16-2006, 02:20 PM

no, they are not perticularly rare. my neighbor has one too. I have seen them on ebaymotors and autotrader all the time.

**RealBmw 02** · 05-16-2006, 03:08 PM

I don't know how rare the E30 ix's are. Only seen a few of them on the roads before, so I would say somewhat rare.

About the fuel, I have never had trouble with it in my 2002. I don't know if the carb and no smog equipment make any difference. However, if you are inquiring about the affect on older cars, it has no effect on mine.

Storamin · 05-17-2006, 12:18 AM

it's out there... but it is pretty rare. and when it breaks it's expensive!

**EnvyM3** · 05-17-2006, 07:48 AM

It says that the car's title is "unspecified"....

Sounds like a salvage to me.

**Red_Rocket** · 05-18-2006, 05:54 PM

Xi e30s are not rare at all, I huge amount of people have them on e30tech.com, i dont see what the big deal is, just a ploy to sell me thinks

**doughboyea** · 05-18-2006, 06:02 PM

Yea, that was kinda what I was thinking when i first read that auction. But, I think thier cool, also considering I've never really seen one on the road.

Dough