Audi ride quality

[Solor]

I've just spent the last two days as a passenger in an Audi A5 (3.0TDi quattro Sport) and i have to say the ride is an absolute joke.

Seriously how can it be this bad? I'm 26 and i know i shouldn't be bothered about this at my age but you couldn't have a conversation without my voice going up and down and my head bobbing about and crashing over bumps; especially with all the potholes these days.

I defy anybody to sit there as a passenger and put up with that ride...low speed, high speed, cornering, smooth roads, harsh roads..no matter what it was terrible. So disapointing on what was otherwise a decent car; plenty of shove, looks good and this one had plenty of equipment.

I'm sitting here with a bloody sore back

[Solor]

This one was a early Sport not S-Line - don't really know what the difference is?! It undoubtably had sports suspension, but it also had what looked like 'boggo' 18" alloys with plenty of tyre depth - i.e not really low profile. I'd hate to see - or feel - what one with 19"s would be like.

Speaking to the driver (a client of my company) his wife refuses to passenger in it and i'm not really surprised! I mean it's essentially a 2-Door A4 with diesel engine, a luxury coupe which can seat 4 people it's not a 'sports car' (if it was i could live with it, but it's not!). I've never driven one so can't comment on what it's like for the driver, but as a passenger no-way...my back is still sore, and thinking about it makes it worse!

Jarring ; is the word i'll use to sum it up!