2014 Luxury Ride Qulity
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2014 Luxury Ride Qulity
Hi I test drove a certified 2014 C3004matic with 11k miles luxury yesterday and liked the car with one exception and that was the stiffness of the ride in general in in particular over highway expansion joints. I had test driven a 2013 3 years ago over the same stretch of road and didn't remember the ride quality being as bad. I drove my 1998 A4 quattro with sport suspension and I hardly feel the expansion joints.
Is this really how they ride or is there something amiss like the tires being overinflated or the tire brand? I suspect they were OEM continentals.
BTW I drove a 2015 afterword and it rode better but not as well as my A4.
Is this really how they ride or is there something amiss like the tires being overinflated or the tire brand? I suspect they were OEM continentals.
BTW I drove a 2015 afterword and it rode better but not as well as my A4.
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Hi I test drove a certified 2014 C3004matic with 11k miles luxury yesterday and liked the car with one exception and that was the stiffness of the ride in general in in particular over highway expansion joints. I had test driven a 2013 3 years ago over the same stretch of road and didn't remember the ride quality being as bad. I drove my 1998 A4 quattro with sport suspension and I hardly feel the expansion joints.
Is this really how they ride or is there something amiss like the tires being overinflated or the tire brand? I suspect they were OEM continentals.
BTW I drove a 2015 afterword and it rode better but not as well as my A4.
Is this really how they ride or is there something amiss like the tires being overinflated or the tire brand? I suspect they were OEM continentals.
BTW I drove a 2015 afterword and it rode better but not as well as my A4.
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Absolutely I wouldn't waste a minutes time with a sport model due to ride and appearance. I'm just surprised how badly the luxury suspension responded to the expansion joints
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Makes sense I agree about the handling part.
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Hmm, that's just odd. Maybe it was just the one you drove? I mean mine is no E or S series, but it's still a cloud even past expansion joints :/
