i think it's just the roads getting worse!!

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Hahaha i think your right on that.
this is something that is a tradeoff btwn bwm and mercedes. i love the hands on feel of driving a car / suv like the BMW. In a sedan like my M5 it is way more fun to drive than a E55. Steering is tighter, you feel the road, much more fun. BUT in a SUV, i wish the X5 was more like a mercedes in regard to suspension. the ml550 is not perfect (if fact front is too spongy), but it does absorb our poor roads a lot better IMO.