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My M2 made me cry uncle after one year. I'm now in a 18 M3 and it is sooo much better. Chicago roads suck.
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I'm ordering Dinan coilovers, apparently they really help on bad roads and you also gain performance on track.
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Roads here must be way different cause the 1M rides rough where as the M2 is softer in comparison. Very noticeable difference when over speed bumps and potholes.
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- I'm reminded of a co-worker who went to go visit a client with me and ended up totally soaked after a ride on the highway in the M2. I still remember him saying "What the heck is wrong with your car dude!"
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I have no trouble drinking in my car, as long as I plan ahead for bumps and such.
I think a large part of the ride quality difference between the M2 and M3/M4 is the longer wheelbase on the latter. Otherwise, they are all stiff M cars. Fortunately, I have a comfortable DD and only occasionally drive the M2.
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I'm just glad the chassis is very stiff so the bumps while firm are controlled. The ride really doesn't bother me that much as I'm used to firm riding cars to the point where I'm not comfortably driving softly sprung cars with body roll. That said I feel the Golf R is probably the ideal compromise when it comes to balancing comfort and sport.
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I agree. I live right next to NY, local driving mainly in Hudson and Bergen counties in NJ. The (2018 M2) ride on the 19" with OEM summer Continentals is annoyingly rough at times. I find myself wanting to take our F30 328i on local shopping, eating out etc trips instead (neither of us drives to work). The 18" winter tire (Michelin PA-4)/wheel set (bought from BMW dealer) is noticeably softer. Not day and night itself, but it pushes it to a point where I'm not bothered by the ride, can enjoy the M2, and want to take it, even on these rough, congested, boring local roads. And some stretches of street/road in this area are *really* bad, not comfortable in the 328i either. It also BTW is noticeably better over potholes with the Pirelli P-zero non runflats I have on it now than the OEM runflats I replaced.
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I think the real key is where are you driving it? Here in Chicago (which I suspect might be similar to NYC) where we have lots of salt, roads freezing/thawing/etc - the roads are terrible. Car is probably fine in California (or North Carolina). But to try and drink while going over said roads in IL, forgettaboutit. and look - even if you say "don't drink coffee in your car" - that's cool - but the ride - the lack of compliance if you will - just wore on me. My M3 has a very stiff ride and it is still a bit tough on some of the roads out here -but it is a sports car and very manageable. and... they changed the rear bushings on the M2C - reports are that they did that because the ride was just not bueno and yes, the reviews of the M2 back this up - probably the single biggest complaint most reviewers had. LOTS of people say "make it stiffer!" but the issue wasn't with the stiffness - it was the compliance - how it handled those bumps.
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I'm surprised how many feel the M2 is not compliant. For the performance offered I find it very comfortable. It's no late model 911, but I've had it on some significant road trips, haul family/bikes to and from the shore, and day trips with my CEO. No one complains. My only issue is drone, in part due to Dinan.
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"Members of the latter group kept the logbook pages populated with references to the protean M240i and its more compliant ride and lower price. They're not wrong. Even the M2's champions had a hard time ignoring its jarring ride, and the proliferation of squeaks and rattles suggest that maybe the M2 rides too stiffly even for itself. "
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I'm tempted to take a picture of some of the roads we drive on here. It is outstanding.
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