[Kafkaesque328]

Originally Posted by SoCal_NSX

$150,000 a year salary sweating a $400 car payment? Wow......

Spoken like a poor man.

Originally Posted by BMWtight2me

Kafka’s Jetta Thread and Other Mis...

And there he is. My own personal troll, followed me from Bimmerfest. How is the riciest 320i ever coming along? Have you saved up enough for the purple ground effects yet?

[LMK5]

Gentlemen!

[Fuller]

Originally Posted by sr5959

I've read conflicting reports on how good the DHP is...I think the best compromise for F Series cars is the Sport suspension on good non-run flats.

In the context of the f36, I think the dhp offers a night and day difference from the base f30 suspension and steering. I haven't driven an f32/36 with base suspension though, or an f30 with msport, so I can't be certain how much perceived difference in handling results from improvements inherent in the 4 series platform, and how much can be attributed to just the msport suspension. Even comfort mode in the f36 feels better than sport in the f30 with base suspension (both pre-lci).

Anyway, I mentioned the adaptive suspension because the op had commented that the standard msport suspension can be uncomfortable on many roads in his area, but yet it performs well on the occasional twisty backroad. In that case, the adaptive suspension is a good fit. That said, it can be hard to find cars with the adaptive suspension when shopping on a strict budget - being limited to what the local dealerships are trying to move.

In that case I'd have a hard time going back to the base f30 suspension. I could live with the stiff suspension on shitty roads. I usually have the car in sport/sport+ anyway. I can't speak, though, for those with back issues, very long commutes, or other circumstances that can make cars with sport tuned suspensions exhausting.

My experience with the base suspension was on a pre-lci f30 though. The lci cars are supposed to have a better base suspension and steering feel. I haven't driven one yet, so I can't offer my opinion on whether that's true, but if it is, getting a 330/340i with the base suspension might be perfectly fine.