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The probem is that the suspension is very stiff. Mekes the riding unpleasant and after trip of an hour or two makes you feel disy. This is probably because of the runflat tires or/and the springs or... Can you please advise me what can I do to solve this prolem? Thank you in advance, John Karagiannis

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Realizing it's an old post, I'll address this issue just in case this should apply to others in the future: Unless you have mechanical issues, locked up struts/shocks, the problem is in the tires and struts/shocks. Runflat tires as well as the sport suspension option causes the car to ride rough. The things that can be changed would be the tires and your struts/springs. When you have the 19" wheel option (or similar), it will smooth out the ride to switch to 18" wheels (or a smaller size) with tires that have a wider side-wall for shock absorption. You can also buy standard springs and struts for the car if that doesn't provide a comfortable ride. You will be sacrificing performance handling but will enjoy a much more pleasant ride. I almost sold my 1st BMW before switching out the wheels and tires from 17" runflats to 16" all-season standard tires, what a difference it made. Good luck to those with similar issues:)

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Take it to a professional suspension shop
could be from failed/seized shockys, springs too strong, suspension mounts failed
At this point I would be looking at one or more shockys as a problem

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Save your self the hassle and expence of troubleshooting and replacement parts, install a suspension retrofit kit which changes the rear bags to coil springs and the front to struts. A car this old you might as well start over for less than $500.00......

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