06-04-2007, 07:18 AM
Steve85 Wrote:Captain, any specific reason the ix should not be used? I'm not looking for any advantage from AWD it just happens to be the car I have sitting. Maybe I should dump it while it all still works for a regular E30 to pound on for a year.
Well, the iX is just as reliable as any other E30, but has some unique parts (front driveshaft through the oilpan? ICK!) that may cause a problem when you start to break things (and you will).
The other point is that the AWD just means extra weight and worse handling. The AWD system in the iX is a band-aid, and not really all that well thought out. There's nothing wrong with it, it's perfectly fine, it's just not a "performance" awd like you'd normally think of one.
You'll learn more, have more fun, and be on the track more if you just get a "regular" 325i. On the plus side, you should have no problems selling your iX and getting into a nice, manual trans 325i. I'd say, budget about 2500 for a halfway decent example if you don't have a insatiable need for the plastic bumpers.
Just food for thought.
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