POLYBUSHED M5

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Post Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:32 am

Would that ruin the ride?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/90-H-BMW-M5-3-6-E ... 240%3A1308
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Post Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:50 am

Poly bushed and coilovers......

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Post Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:53 am

bss325i wrote:Poly bushed and coilovers......

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Barry, what does polybushed mean?
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Post Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:08 pm

BMWAlpinaC2 wrote:
bss325i wrote:Poly bushed and coilovers......

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Barry, what does polybushed mean?
it stiffer bushes, with less give in them, resulting in more vibration and a stiffer ride
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Post Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:05 pm

"poly" is an abbreviation for polyurethane which is a type of plastic that is hard with a certain amount of "give" and is extremely durable and oil-resistant.

compared to the standard rubber bushes this will give a firmer ride where you will feel *every* road imperfection. The plus side is you also get better "feel" and control of the suspension
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Post Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:17 am

This M5 Touring seems cheap. :?

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Post Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:54 am

LHD?
E30 Touring 0.35 cD - more slippery than prison soap :)

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Post Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:57 am

All M5 tourings were LHD...and there weren't all that many...around 1000 in total, IIRC

All were 3.8 6-speeds too...

This one is *very* cheap...Not seen one under £7.5k before
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Post Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:57 am

Sweeeeet. :cool: Does seem cheap though, & there's hardly much information there!
They're all LHD btw.
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Post Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:01 am

Not the LHD drive bit then :)

I'd say it definitely needs looking at!
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Post Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:04 am

Whats a "EDC Nurburgring dash switch" ???
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Post Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:12 am

If it was nearer, I'd definitely have been round to have a look. Couldn't really justify keeping it long term (my E34 touring is a daily driver!) but I would love one of those. Actually, I think I'd be very tempted to sell the E30 & have that as my only car 8O

EDC is (expensive) adjustable suspension - Just mentioning that it has the switch is a bit weird though! :)
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Post Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:50 am

pac1982 wrote:Whats a "EDC Nurburgring dash switch" ???
It means that the car originally had (and may still have) the "Nurburgring pack" which is EDC (electronic damping control...adaptive damping)...Expensive (circa £1k per corner) when it goes wrong so a lot of cars that originally were fitted with it are now fitted with standard dampers and springs.
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Post Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:27 pm

Also crap as well? I seem to remember Total BMW advocating a more conventioal suspension set up?
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Post Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:02 pm

Rosc0PColtrane wrote:Also crap as well? I seem to remember Total BMW advocating a more conventioal suspension set up?
Not crap, good when it works.
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