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This sounds exactly like my car. No consistency in the start stop area thats logical. Your experience with BMW is the same. No faults showing so cant be anything wrong then! So I say well what fault code would there be with a a faulty sub frame mounting and they say dont know. I say how many fault codes are there for the suspension and is there one for this and they say dont know - hundreds of combinations probably! So this is one of those difficult ones that needs a critical mass to get them to investigate in detail. As its subjective and each owner will have his/her own view on the ride comfort acceptability. It is amazing how many statements of comfortable ride there are in the brochures, videos and even the training manuals, yet mine seeks out road imperfections with a jarring thud every time I go out. How does one know if the shockers are working as they should? Ken |
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08-15-2017, 12:47 AM | #68 |
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It's strange to say you find G30's ride quality a bit discomforting even with 18" non run flat tires .I don't have Adaptive Ride Suspension or VDC but equipped with 18" run flat Goodyear tires , the car rides very smoothly and feels better when going over bumps ,road imperfections in comparison with W212 E Class with Avantgarde variant .
I have tyre pressures set at 35 all round too .
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08-15-2017, 01:43 AM | #69 |
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I think the problem here is that we cannot quantify the ride, we cant measure it or give it a number as such so we will all describe it differently and we all probably have diferent expectatiojs of what we like based upon what we have had previously and what sort of ride we prefer.
so not sure where we go from here! |
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08-15-2017, 04:51 AM | #71 | |
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The only way to really judge the VDC performance would be with instrumentation, get some figures for the body frequencies in the different modes. Even with the F10, some drivers couldn't feel the differences across the modes, couldn't see any advantage to ride comfort over the standard passive suspension. For someone like me the standard suspension had such a narrow working envelope for variation in road quality, before ride quality fell apart. VDC widened that working envelope by a big margin. What I see in this thread, Ken has experience of the F11 VDC, which he appreciated. His example of the G30 (again with VDC) is not in the same league. Hence why questioning, is it working correctly? |
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There is a difference, but it is very difficult to notice it on the good road.
But if you try it on the bumpy road (you need few bumps, one after another), you will easily notice that in the sport mode the car is a bit bouncy. This is especially true for the rear end, in the bends with bumpy asphalt the rear end tends to play/bounce a bit. In the sport mode you have a bit sharper response (even if you keep steering in comfort mode) but all this things are very difficult to notice in everyday drive on the good roads. All that said, I'm very very happy with the suspension, I have 20" wheels and I find it very comfortable in both, comfort and sport settings. Initially I wanted to order 19' since I was worried about the ride quality, but I'm happy I changed my order and took 20', the ride is surprisingly smooth. |
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10-22-2017, 10:37 AM | #75 |
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Hi AP were is the surround view button located please, thanks.
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But, of course, everyone is different. |
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10-22-2017, 12:33 PM | #77 | |
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I don't have it in my car so I just have the single large rear camera button. One I like about Beemers, if there is a feature you haven't specified , there is no blank plate that you end up looking at thinking "I wish I had worked a bit harder so I could have a switch there instead of that blanking plate"! |
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Not AP, but I thought this pic would help you to find out how it looks like
AP is right , without panoramic view button that space is empty and looks dull Not to mention the merits of the pano view
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I need that view while negotiating the Rotherhithe tunnel entrances, they are tight.
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10-23-2017, 05:44 AM | #81 |
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With the car run in now, I've been starting to stretch it's legs.
Amazed how quick this this and I've not even put my foot right down and have only revved up to 5K so far but accelerating out of a roundabout, I was astounded how quickly the car moves especially once those revs start to build.I just had the car in comfort mode with the shift lever moved over to sport. I'm no racing driver and appreciate that the car has more to offer but for road use, it's just so quick and effortess. I can feel the difference in the "low down torque" that my previous F10 530d offered whereby this car needs teh revs to achieve the same thing. So different in character but I really enjoyed it. I've not had to overtake anything yet but expect it to make mincemeat of doing that. |
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I have just past 1000 miles and I have started to push the engine a bit more now.
I don't know if it placebo......but I have really noticed the engine seems to be loosening up and giving better response through the rev range. When I first received the car it felt a little non responsive in the mid range but it now feels more like the demo car 540i I tried. Can't wait to add the MPPSK! |
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Brilliant thread and great comments here
I'm leaning towards a new 540 for probably next April/May and so I've been very eager to follow this I'm dismayed that no 540d yet or M performance model for the UK market. Anyone heard anything ?? I would expect the range to be fully developed by next summer ?
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10-23-2017, 02:00 PM | #85 |
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nothing yet official or unofficial that I know off.
I think the first official place you might see anything will be here. https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global The techie stuff is on the right hand side, "facts and figures" |
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I agree, I wish we had M550d in the UK. Looking under the bonnet on my 540i I can see it maybe a problem to squeeze in the 4 turbos with the steering column passing through that space. My dealer used to tell me that about F10/11 550d...with 3 turbos, not being available in right hand drive ....but I think I believe him now I looked. |
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Very volatile atmosphere against diesels and even petrols in the UK. The tories are a bit incoherent and so manufacturers are left pushing cars out with huge discounts - can't complain lol Bmw Uk Has £4k deposit contributions towards 530d/540i and that's before dealer discounting I think faced with that adversity, Bmw Uk perhaps thought well M550 market too small , I'm surprised the M50d made it thru (my current car) Great contributions from you mate !
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Yes I have been looking at German forums and they are even buying BMW from the UK (left hand-drive) because they can buy them cheaper over here!!! Bring on brexit......that'll teach em. |
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