Is driving on bumpy roads in the stiffer EDC modes bad for the car?

tlr · 01-26-2011, 10:41 AM

Is it bad for the car to drive on bumpy roads in the normal or sport EDC modes, or just less comfortable?

I have EDC set to sport on the M button, and often forget to dial it down if I'm on a bumpy road. Just wondering if I should set M button to comfort or normal (or unchanged), then increase it when the road conditions permits?

ES_TRADER · 01-26-2011, 10:48 AM

i am wondering the same thing...all i know is that when my EDC is set to sport, and i drive over shitty LA roads, the whole interior of the car rattles and sounds like its gonna fall apart...when i change to comfort, it makes no difference...so maybe its just the car...ZCP slightly lowered with 19s...

PKL · 01-26-2011, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by richpuer

i am wondering the same thing...all i know is that when my EDC is set to sport, and i drive over shitty LA roads, the whole interior of the car rattles and sounds like its gonna fall apart...when i change to comfort, it makes no difference...so maybe its just the car...ZCP slightly lowered with 19s...

You are saying your car "rides" the same in Comfort and Sport mode???

double_j · 01-26-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tlr

Is it bad for the car to drive on bumpy roads in the normal or sport EDC modes, or just less comfortable?

I have EDC set to sport on the M button, and often forget to dial it down if I'm on a bumpy road. Just wondering if I should set M button to comfort or normal (or unchanged), then increase it when the road conditions permits?

I would think that comfort is the biggest issue. Yes, Sport mode will put more stress on everything because the shocks aren't doing as much over bumps but the difference in wear/creaks vs. a car that's constantly been driven in comfort is probably negligible.

The more important concern is how the car has been driven. It's possible that those who keep their EDC in sport will drive a bit more aggressively than someone who keeps the EDC in comfort.

UNNATRAL · 01-26-2011, 11:13 AM

thats what the edc is for...ride stiffness. A car like an m3 wont be afected by its own performance setting...at least I hope it wouldnt

persian54 · 01-26-2011, 11:16 AM

i have my M mode set to everything sport

drive comfort most of the time since the roads here suck

then press the M when i want to gooooo

then press it again to calm down :P

why not press the button? lol

But i don't think it would matter much
you're on stock suspension
it's designed to be driven on various kinds of roads

hence why if you want a true track M, you would need to upgrade the suspension

FruitCake · 01-26-2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tlr

Is it bad for the car to drive on bumpy roads in the normal or sport EDC modes, or just less comfortable?

I have EDC set to sport on the M button, and often forget to dial it down if I'm on a bumpy road. Just wondering if I should set M button to comfort or normal (or unchanged), then increase it when the road conditions permits?

You cannot cheat physics, yes of course it will cause more wear and tear on every single structural rigid part...
just how much more...we don't exactly know...the E9x is not old enough to start showing these problems as of yet, unlike the E46 with its subframe issue.

ES_TRADER · 01-26-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by PKL

You are saying your car "rides" the same in Comfort and Sport mode???

no, the ride is definitely more bumpy on sport mode...but comfort vs sport mode, i still get the same interior pastic sounding rattles in the cabin

James T. Kirk · 01-26-2011, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FruitCake

You cannot cheat physics, yes of course it will cause more wear and tear on every single structural rigid part...
just how much more...we don't exactly know...the E9x is not old enough to start showing these problems as of yet, unlike the E46 with its subframe issue.

+1

sensi09 · 01-26-2011, 06:30 PM

fruitcake got banned?

DBH · 01-26-2011, 06:57 PM

Do you have ZCP?? Comfort and normal EDC settings have always been variable from softest to successive levels above that. Sport was at a set level (stiff only). Now WITH ZCP, the Sport setting is variable like the others, depending on road conditions and driving style. What does this mean...well if you're just cruising down the road any setting will feel the same. Only when you pick up the pace and/or the road gets twisty will the normal and sport levels feel progressively stiffer.

jeff.m3 · 01-26-2011, 11:23 PM

i know some M owners leave their settings on the stiffest EDC settings and they are just fine

MVF4Rrider · 01-26-2011, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by e92 M3

i know some M owners leave their settings on the stiffest EDC settings and they are just fine

for now...

OC3 · 01-27-2011, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by sensi09

fruitcake got banned?

With a nick like that... lulz

///My5UV · 01-27-2011, 09:43 AM

Your interior will develop more rattles, sooner.

ES_TRADER · 01-27-2011, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ///My5UV

Your interior will develop more rattles, sooner.

yes this is true. i can attest to this....i thought edc sport mode was cool at first...drove with it on that setting since day 1 and after 2 weeks my car feels like the insides were gonna fall apart...now i leave it in normal setting and the rattles have tamed themselves a bit but still not dead quiet like a 328 loaner thats been punished by a zillion people

eluder · 01-27-2011, 04:12 PM

Throughout my entire 2 year lease on my 08 sedan I had EDC set to the stiffest setting by default and it never rattled over that time period.

CarForHire · 01-27-2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by eluder

Throughout my entire 2 year lease on my 08 sedan I had EDC set to the stiffest setting by default and it never rattled over that time period.

Depends on the roads.

eluder · 01-27-2011, 06:20 PM

That's a given.

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