M4 updated suspension???

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Hi all,

I'm reaching out to everyone's collective knowledge on the M4. In looking in to purchasing one on these cars ( probably second hand from a BMW dealer with under 10k miles). I have heard/read rumours that there was a suspension/ damping change on cars built after July 2015. Is this true? my 2 local dealers say that there have only been very minor changes to the interior of the car and nothing dynamically has changed. However when speaking with dealers I tend to know more than them, and not sure i trust the response i get from them. So wanted to get peoples feedback.

Is there a difference in a September 2014 car than a 2016 car in terms of handling, excluding the competition pack they have just released. I don't want to buy an earlier car if the newer ones are significantly better.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Thanks @tallmark. I think we read the same article. When I brought this up with BMW they said, it could be a small part change like a washer, and insisted there was no fundamental changes to the car and how it handled. He also continued to say that there are changes to part numbers all the time. He gave the example of the interior of the cupholder changing, stating it wouldn't be communicated to the public as not relevant ( which i agree with in his example).

Also I remember hen the car was launched it got average reviews, its now getting better reviews from the journalists...... Am I reading too much in to this?

Before I part with my money, I want to understand if there was a change to the setup of the car and if i should buy new or save a few £££ and buy used which is my preference.

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Believe it or not, Its not as easy as you would think to test two of these cars let alone a new one. I arranged an appointment with my local dealer specifically to test drive a car, we arranged a time and I went and saw him. Total waste of time, he talked about how he was a racing driver, and the dealership was in the top 10 in the country for sales. When I tried moving the conversation to the car and test drive he a) didn't know much about the car apart from it's super, lovely, exciting, fantastic and b) said there is no car for me to test drive!!!! After telling him that he had wasted my time and referred to the conversation we had before this appointment, specifically regarding a test drive. he simply said, i didn't take that away from the conversation!!!! so decided against going back to that dealer.

Anyway, thank you Timbuk2 the above article i the one I read, thank you for sharing Do you read it as there have been a setup change, or could it be just a minor part change as BMW have stated???

@ZP are you unhappy with the car? what is it you dislike, do you not have confidence in it when pushing on?

thanks all