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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 02:09 AM
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How would you rate your cars handling?

I'm curious how you would rate the handling of your W210 on a scale from 1 to 10. Coming from Bimmers I feel the car is about a 4, but the power, looks and function make up for its poor handling. I have lowered my car with Koni's, H&R and new wheels but I still feel the car pushes too much and is kind of numb feeling with very little feed back. I have even adjusted the Koni's to the stiffest setting and all I got back in return was a harsher ride.

Can anything be done with my car to make it a 7 or 8?
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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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I think this may be subjective.
In general for a sedan, it would rate close to a 7.
But if your comparing it to a sports car like a Porsche, it's probably a 4.
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IT doesn't handle well at all against big rigs. I rate it a 0. lol
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Originally Posted by OceanView
I think this may be subjective.
In general for a sedan, it would rate close to a 7.
But if your comparing it to a sports car like a Porsche, it's probably a 4.
I'm comparing it to an M5 or my 540i used to have. I gave my 540i a 7.
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