The complete automotive resource for buyers, sellers, and owners like you.
Car, Truck and SUV Forums at Roadfly
+ Bentley Forums
+ BMW Forums
+ Cadillac Forums
+ Chevrolet Forums
+ Ferrari Forums
+ Jaguar Forums
+ Lamborghini Forums
+ Lotus Forums
+ Mercedes-Benz Forums
+ Maserati Forums
+ MINI Forums
+ Porsche Forums
+ General Discussion
+ Marketplace Forums
Ghassan, how do you gauge "chassis flex"? (more) (archive)
[ Follow Ups ] [ 5-series (E34) Message Board ] [ Msg. Board FAQ ]
Posted by Nick on February 26, 2001 at 18:09:39:

In Reply to: E34 Chassis flex posted by Ghassan S on February 25, 2001 at 19:48:32:

Is this some *objective* measurement? The doors squeak on my 95 540iA when taking off and when hitting bumps, is that a symptom of chassis flex?
thanks,
Nick


Hi,

I haved owned my 1990 E34 for about 7 months. Although I am a devout German automobile fan, I have notice that this car has considerable chassis flex. Not only that, I test drove E39 540 and noticed they too have inherent chassis flex.

Incidentally, my father has an E38 7series and it seems to exhibit very minimal chassis flex. It is ironic that a car of a longer wheel base has less and a car of smaller base has more chassis flex. The E-class mercedes is known for near zero chassis flex (probably the only car in the world).
I drove once an E30 M3, and man I swear, that E30 chassis was carved out from a metal tossed out from hell.

Anyway, these are my opinions. I want to know to what extent my views hold true, and what you guys have to input.

Thank you.
Ghassan.




Follow Ups:


[ Follow Ups ] [ 5-series (E34) Message Board ] [ Msg. Board FAQ ]
Questions, comments, or problems, please visit the Roadfly help desk.
Roadfly.com Logo © 1997 - 2009 Jump Internet Inc. All rights reserved.