Lowered suspension & alloy wheels!

JustinR1979

It's all a balancing act from the factory.
Things also move on and improvements are found.
There are also cost considerations.
Take the E39 M5 - change the exhaust and gain 40-50 bhp. This is a 10% improvement.
BMW should have specced it like this, and not have set the rev limit so high.

AdrianC

Tobster86 wrote: »

Changing it from the original specification simply will not have any overall net improvement on the vehicle's behaviour.

Everything's a compromise. Ground clearance is one factor to balance. The cosmetics of a lowered car are purely personal opinion. Whether lowering a car like an M3 makes the slightest difference to grip or handling is a moot point at anything short of track speeds.

[Deleted User]

Sorry forgot about this, been busy with work!

Unfortunately the £120 odd is due to the mods - taking the OAPs off is only adding an extra £200.

RE: whether the OAPs help or not - they helped massively - I was being quoted £1,600 on my own, £900 with working adult and £700 with all 3 - now it's back to about £900, but when I declare the mods it's over £1,000 - all of that was with me as the main driver, owner & policyholder.

I will try Flux again - they quoted me more than EUI in previous years (EUI always the cheapest for me) as they said they didn't take the additional driver game into consideration and were quoting £1,150. The man actually said if EUI are giving £730 quotes then bite their hands off (given my lack of driving history and the fact I wrote off a 62 plate car, that's why I'm stuck with this!).

I'll try them again now I'm being quoted 1k, maybe with the mods it'll give me a chance at a decent price as Jamie says.