BMW F10 530d M-Sport: On-going Review!!

[Simon]

Dampers might work better when it is warm

 

[[TW]Fox]

I tried to find one with it fitted, l couldn't find one.

For quite some time I'm pretty sure you couldnt have it with the M Sport?

 

[Housey]

Dampers might work better when it is warm

True and I am holding judgement fully until I've given it time to bed the boots in and get the pressures sorted to see what impact that has. Does feel very stiff at the moment.

 

[Housey]

For quite some time I'm pretty sure you couldnt have it with the M Sport?

Think you're right, had a look earlier and found 3 5 series with active dampers across the Uk....3! Now I might have done it wrong of course.

 

[Kingy]

Is there more to it than posh shocks? Or can you retrofit?

 

[PMKeates]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=16196586&postcount=25

I was there, 3 years ago, saying F10 electronic dampers were worth it.

 

[Dandle]

Is there more to it than posh shocks? Or can you retrofit?

VDC is variable damper control which as it says varies the amount of damping. Dynamic drive is VDC plus active antiroll bars and active steering on top. Neither can be retrofitted. VDC is about a £900 option and Dynamic Drive is about £2300. You can imagine how much they would be to retrofit when the factory options are that price.

 

[Housey]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=16196586&postcount=25

I was there, 3 years ago, saying F10 electronic dampers were worth it.

No one likes a know it all

 

[Kingy]

A quick scout on AT this morning showed a few 640d with the trick dampers (and a host of other cool toys) specced.

Ignoring the fact that it's considerably more money, could that be the answer?

More power, more economical, more toys, better ride. Cheaper to buy it than not buy it.

Plus then you'd get to torture Fox about how the 6 is the pick of the range, and fixes the issues with the 5.

 

[HEADRAT]

Lack of space in the rear would put me off a 6 straight away, I've never quite understood the 6 Series lack of space in the rear!

If you're going to buy a large luxury saloon why would you want basically a 2 seater car with 2 tiny seats in the back.

 

[Kingy]

Lack of space in the rear would put me off a 6 straight away, I've never quite understood the 6 Series lack of space in the rear!

If you're going to buy a large luxury saloon why would you want basically a 2 seater car with 2 tiny seats in the back.

Not sure about the Coupe, but the picture I saw of the back seats of the Gran Coupe didn't look at all bad space wise...

 

[Housey]

I need good rear seats for business really.

 

[mjt]

Not sure about the Coupe, but the picture I saw of the back seats of the Gran Coupe didn't look at all bad space wise...

There is a surprising amount of space in the back of a Gran Coupe! Not claustrophobic at all. Big boot too.

I need good rear seats for business really.

6 Gran Coupe it is

Or a 5 GT

 

[Housey]

I had a good look at a 6 Gran Coupe the other day actually, very nice. I have often looked at the 5GT and never thought that.

 

[Ricochet J]

Have you driven the XF? If so how does it compare to your 550d?

 

[Django x2]

Just another typical "Wait for LCI" from BMW then?

 

[mjt]

Just another typical "Wait for LCI" from BMW then?

Regarding what? The suspension?

It's easily rectifiable. You need Adaptive Drive

 

[Housey]

It is a great car, it just has poor suspension in standard from and really needs variable dampers to make it perfect. The good outweighs the bad let me be clear here, but the ride is annoying and I've done around 28K miles in it now!

 

[HEADRAT]

The price of the 6GT would put me off

 

[[TW]Fox]

The price of the 6GT would put me off, getting close to 100k!

Thats the M6 GT though thats £97k?