Active Dynamic Thingy Bob Suspension...

[Maniac]

So, that adaptive suspension thing, does anyone else here have it, and do you think it helps reduce or heighten the harshness of the ride?

I know that normal mode is classed as comfort, but it seems like every pothole I hit, say a manhole thats perhaps 1.5-2inches deep results in a bone shaking crash sound and feel from the car. Comfy the rest of the time buy I do spend part of my time driving looking for any road imperfections, which annoys me. Perhaps its the 19"'s?

I originally plumped for this active suspension thinking it would result in a better and more controlled ride. Now in sport and sport + its as you'd expect, tighter and more fun, but in normal mode while comfy, it seems to believe that a pothole is a rapid manoeuvre and stiffens up the suspension ready for.. bang.. the pothole or manhole cover thats sunken.

Tonight due to a lane closure and traffic lights, I was guided to the other side of the road while oncoming traffic waited on a red. At 20mph the front wheel hit a manhole cover/grate (sunken around 2 inches) and made an almighty bang, very shortly of course followed by the rear wheel... all the time I'm cringing thinking '296'...

I remember test driving a 23i with normal M suspension and not feeling quite the 'bang' over sunken manhole covers... or is it my faulty memory?

 

[Stark]

Maniac mine does the same crash over potholes....it's horrible....or orrible' as you northerners say.....

 

[Maniac]

Do you have adaptive as well Stark? A £1000 option to make you s**t yourself?

 

[Stark]

Yup, mine crashes in any form, in whatever mode I'm driving. Never ever hit a pothole delicately before.....I spend my life trying to remember where they are on my travels....

 

[MikeS]

Same here - scared the hell out of me the first time it happened a and I have the adaptive suspension. Later when I thought I had got used to it I was travelling on the autostrada to Napoli doing about 85 ish when the front left hand wheel hit a pothole or something else and the whole front left hand of the car jumped in the air!! Stopped to check and all seemed ok, even the 296s…………… Mind you for the wheels we should probably be more concerned with when we hit something is the rear wheels as they seem to be more susceptible to cracking.

 

[Maniac]

Same here - scared the hell out of me the first time it happened a and I have the adaptive suspension. Later when I thought I had got used to it I was travelling on the autostrada to Napoli doing about 85 ish when the front left hand wheel hit a pothole or something else and the whole front left hand of the car jumped in the air!! Stopped to check and all seemed ok, even the 296s…………… Mind you for the wheels we should probably be more concerned with when we hit something is the rear wheels as they seem to be more susceptible to cracking.

Albeit I've just had a front one replaced too, so its not just the rears unfortunately

 

[Stark]

Had a front crack too when I had 296's...

 

[dario]

This used to happen in my E85 (normal suspension with RFT in the early days) and bag so hard that i had to stop the car and look under the bonnet to see just exactly what had broken in half. Thats how loud the crash used to be. I really though i had broken the suspension.

Not suffered the same thing with my conventionally suspended E89.

 

[Maniac]

I wish I'd bought those 326's now that were on ebay some weeks ago.. brand new with tyres, what was I thinking. At least I'd feel a bit better that the wheels at least would take the hammer... I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for a new set (not getting 2nd hand, you never know if they're damage/repaired)...

 

[Stark]

They were £550! Bargain