Worst riding car you've had/been in?
Discussion
anotherswifty said:
+1 for the A6. I had an Avant quattro with 19" 35 profile tyres, and the ride was atrocious for a supposed premium brand. Perhaps it was the tyre pressures that didn't help. I bow to Audi's knowledge of their own vehicles and i ran the rec. pressures of 42/47psi iirc, and of course the dealer who sold it had lowered them by 10+ to make it seem like a very adequate ride.
The whole big wheel/low profile thing is fashion victim nonsense. I'm so much more enjoying my Kodiaq with a generous amount of sidewall
As witnessed by the pothole damage in the Audi on the v badly maintained sliproad nearby.
Blimey! The whole big wheel/low profile thing is fashion victim nonsense. I'm so much more enjoying my Kodiaq with a generous amount of sidewall
As witnessed by the pothole damage in the Audi on the v badly maintained sliproad nearby.
I had the 3.2 fsi Quattro avant and ran that at 34/34 and it was spot on, on a long fast run it would go up to 37psi, and tyre wear was very even.
The 42/47 pressures were for autobahn speeds fully loaded probably.
Even at 34psi the ride was quite firm for a family wagon.
tty old LDV Convoy is better, no kidding!gizlaroc said:
anotherswifty said:
+1 for the A6. I had an Avant quattro with 19" 35 profile tyres, and the ride was atrocious for a supposed premium brand. Perhaps it was the tyre pressures that didn't help. I bow to Audi's knowledge of their own vehicles and i ran the rec. pressures of 42/47psi iirc, and of course the dealer who sold it had lowered them by 10+ to make it seem like a very adequate ride.
The whole big wheel/low profile thing is fashion victim nonsense. I'm so much more enjoying my Kodiaq with a generous amount of sidewall
As witnessed by the pothole damage in the Audi on the v badly maintained sliproad nearby.
Blimey! The whole big wheel/low profile thing is fashion victim nonsense. I'm so much more enjoying my Kodiaq with a generous amount of sidewall
As witnessed by the pothole damage in the Audi on the v badly maintained sliproad nearby.
I had the 3.2 fsi Quattro avant and ran that at 34/34 and it was spot on, on a long fast run it would go up to 37psi, and tyre wear was very even.
The 42/47 pressures were for autobahn speeds fully loaded probably.
Even at 34psi the ride was quite firm for a family wagon.
CeramicMX5ND2 said:
Out of my recent cars it has to be the Mk7 Fiesta ST (2016)
I was surprised that my MX-5ND2 2.0 (2018) has a better ride, but to me it's certainly more compliant at lower speeds and over speed bumps..
I had one last year (edit - the Fiesta ST) and was surprised how terrible it was, particularly on motorways when an expansion joint made it feel like the car could jump into the opposite carriageway (slight exaggeration). I've never felt the need to swerve around road imperfections so much in any other car.I was surprised that my MX-5ND2 2.0 (2018) has a better ride, but to me it's certainly more compliant at lower speeds and over speed bumps..
Reading through the whole thread I have seen lots of Audis, lots of BMWs and Minis, but not one Jaguar. So why are the Germans so incredibly popular and Jag not? We are an odd lot and I currently drive an f30 328i, but with SE suspension, so I'm guilty too. I definitely need another Jag one day.
Edited by callahan on Saturday 8th May 09:52
21st Century Man said:
A Princess will crack the ton, 0-60 in about 13-14 seconds, a couple of those seconds will be the lousy gear change. Not too shabby really, and they certainly ride nicely.
My dad had a 6 cylinder Princess that could hustle even with the dim witted autobox. The ride was very good, the front seats had individual arm rests, and dad even had his own ashtray down on the right side of the dash away from us passengers.Pile of crap though.
Thinking back there was a ride in an early Landrover that was akin to a barrow trip - worrying about falling over on bends etc.
Rob 131 Sport said:
My old BL Princess the tyre pressures for fast driving were 26 front 24 rear. I think the max comfort settings were something like 22/18....
Fast in a Princess (is that when you got it going) must of been approaching 70 on a motorway. 
The 43 psi in the Audi is probably for cruising over 200kph....
21st Century Man said:
CDP said:
In the 1970s fast probably was 70 to 80 when you other consider there were plenty of Anglias, Minors and Beatles around.
I remember being a passenger in a mate's 1100 and we got it up to nearly 80, I could see the tarmac rushing by through the big holes in the floor I once test drove an M135i on standard suspension. It was horrific for a performance model. At slow speeds it crashed over ever imperfection yet when you decided to have a big of fun on a B road, the suspension suddenly turned into a blancmange as it lurched and rolled all over the road. Horrible, horrible set up.
Without a doubt my 2007 MINI Cooper S which had the sport suspension. It was comically bad really, I used to worry about getting pulled over for weaving around on roads I knew well as I was aware where all the bumps were that would travel right through the spine.
Interestingly the 2009 JCW was actually much better, though still a bit stiffly-sprung for British roads.
Interestingly the 2009 JCW was actually much better, though still a bit stiffly-sprung for British roads.
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