Yesterday was the first opportunity, since the fitting of the 5L, for Alis to go in the car. I was very interested in what she thought.

Firstly she thought that on the comfort side not a lot had changed (you really need back to back testing to notice the difference) but she immediately noted that the car seemed much better planted on the road and gave the impression of much more precise steering. After I dropped her off at her calligraphy class I decided to lower the damper settings to the minimum, as suggested by PJB.

We then took the same road home after enjoying a delicious pizza eat

Now keep in mind that when I picked up the car it was set 8 clicks down from full hard, I then set it 18 clicks down from full hard (that is where it was yesterday afternoon), and the 24 clicks down which makes it full soft. The difference between all these settings was noticeable but not to a huge degree. Even at the lowest setting, which I am told is more or less equivalent to the non-adjustable Bilsteins, the car has a sporty ride. Certainly it is very comfortable and I will probably go back up to 18 clicks down from full hard.

One thing that did come out though was the fact that the car drops a little more when passengers get in than when the car was fitted with leaf springs. This does mean that I will have to adjust the ride height a little as the car is a little too low. To be fair this is all covered in the instructions and not unexpected but each person is going to have their own requirments and the Plus 4 with the 195/60 tyres is particularly prone to ride height problems.

The next big test will be when we go away with full luggage mid April. By then I should have all the adjustments and checks completed.

Peter

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