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Did BMW build an E30 325iX (4x4) Touring?

If so, did they build a version with a manual gearbox?

Anyone know the towing capacity (sad question I know) for a 325i and a 325iX?

Cheers,


Steve

they did make them, some guy in bristol has a blue tech2 one, no idea about towing

Yes they did.

i own one.

Mine was an auto but ive converted it to manual.

No idea on the towing question tho.

hth

Tom

Top stuff. I guess an auto wouldn't be the end of the world anyway.

It'd be to tow;

* Horse trailer with 1x Horse (possibly two)

* Car transporter with Mk1 Golf GTI (or occasionally Caterham CSR Se7en)

Obviously not both at the same time.

I'm guessing the iX Touring is quite a rare car? Is it permanent four wheel drive or is it switchable?

permanent four wheel drive,im sure they are lhd only,but not 100% on that

buster wrote:permanent four wheel drive,im sure they are lhd only,but not 100% on that

Doh! - Not that I mind LHD but I'm sure it wouldn't be fun reversing with a trailer on in a LHD car!

Might have to be a "normal" 325i Touring - do they have slippy diffs in them as standard? Wet fields aren't great to drive over with a trailer on the back!

some high spec tourings do have an lsd,but for £250 you can get one anyway

I'm no expert on towing stuff, but defintely find out about those weight ratings. The E30 isn't a heavy car, so towing another car and a trailer or a horse and a trailer might be pushing it.

I know the Mk1's are light (I used to have one), but it soon adds up!

ShineOn wrote:I'm no expert on towing stuff, but defintely find out about those weight ratings. The E30 isn't a heavy car, so towing another car and a trailer or a horse and a trailer might be pushing it.

We used to have a Daihatsu 4x4 but sold it last year. You don't realise how much you miss having a tow car till you are without one!

The other option is to buy a Merc/VW Horse Box Lorry (we recently sold our old MAN horse box) but that doesn't let me pull my car trailer - plus if I can find a good excuse to buy an E30 again I'll take it ;)

Just hope it's towing capacity is rated somewhere half decent.

what about a 525iX?

tim-ix wrote:what about a 525iX?

Was considering one.

My unckle runs a new shape 530i Touring as a tow car and that's excellent.

Guess part of the decision will be what's available when I come to buy something.

I do have a rather large soft spot for the E30 though...

i dont think you can tow anything heavier then the tow car without a different licence or is that an age thing, cant remember there is a rule about that im sure

sam325is wrote:i dont think you can tow anything heavier then the tow car without a different licence or is that an age thing, cant remember there is a rule about that im sure

I'm old so I've got a licence with "proper" entitlements on it. (Plus have Fire Bridgade driver training at my disposal - which helps).

iX touring comes in manual and automatic flavours.
Towing limit is officially 1200Kg, the same as any other E30.
I regularly tow with a 325 touring, up to, and probably slightly over, the cars weight (1350Kg on a weighbridge).
Get the nose weight right, and it's perfectly happy and stable at any sane speed.
The heaviest I have towed is an E34 on a trailer, and it definitely wasn't happy with that! 50MPH absolute maximum, and it was "interesting", even at that speed.

buster wrote:permanent four wheel drive,im sure they are lhd only,but not 100% on that

yep, permanent 4wd and lhd only, unless you find one that someone has converted to rhd...........

There are two on ebay.de right now, both manual and both under 1000 euros (ATM):

http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-325ix-touring_W0 ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.de/E30-ix-325ix-ALLRAD- ... dZViewItem