Deleting M-Sport Suspension

[bmwfan]

Hi Everyone

I am looking at ordering a 320d M-Sport Touring Bus Ed.

I have an SE at the moment and have driven an M-Sport saloon and found the suspension a little stiff. Has anyone ever specified a car without the M-Sport suspension? Did it help?

Any other must have options to tick?

[dumbfunk]

I've had a pair of 320s both WITH M-Sport suspension but one with regular tyres and one with run flats. My view is that these super stiff sidewalled tyres contribute a huge amount to the harsh secondary ride with no discernible increase in grip.

Might be worth keeping the suspension and changing the tyres - would certainly make the car easier to sell on in the future as it won't be mechanically "modified".



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[Silver993tt]

Strange, I've got an E91 (2009) 330D M sport with runflats and I think it's a little too soft.

[Mag1calTrev0r]

Personally I think it's the 18" alloy/runflat combo that makes it harsh, not the sport suspension.

I assume the business edition comes with 18's as standard so I would recommend changing to non-runflats. Bit of a risk if the change doesn't work for you though :/

[Fox-]

bmwfan said:

Hi Everyone

I am looking at ordering a 320d M-Sport Touring Bus Ed.

I have an SE at the moment and have driven an M-Sport saloon and found the suspension a little stiff. Has anyone ever specified a car without the M-Sport suspension? Did it help?

Any other must have options to tick?

IMHO the 320d SE is worse - the M-Sport is 'firm' whereas the SE is just... 'wrong'. It doesnt seem to be a very good tyre/suspension match at all and the ride is very unsettled.

[cpufreak]

put it on 17"s, ride will be fine.

[bmwfan]

I don't think I will be able to make too many changes like the RFT's, as it will be a company card.

Thanks for the feedback.