first POST! just drove it home

[Russianblue]

just bought my dad's '03 e53 3.0 and drove it home 750 miles yesterday. 102k miles, dealer serviced, likely never seen the top side of 75mph. I honestly don't think anyone has ever ridden in the back seat! It was a no brainer to replace my aging e36 coupe, which I will sorely miss. (BTW, i am selling for $5k ish....97k miles.

Suffice it to say, i had 12 hours in the SAV yesterday to form my initial impressions. Only one thing truly concerns me. The car seems to tramline badly.

This is on bone stock 18" wheels, and with brand new tires and brand new control arm bushings up front. Moreover, it was aligned at the dealership last Thursday.

Maybe tramline is a bad word. The car 'floats' while at speed on the highway and requires CONSTANT input to stay in the lane. I wouldn't say it 'pulls' to one side or the other. But once it starts in one direction, it goes.

I just want to know if this is a common issue on e53's or if i should look at tie rods, shocks etc. I would hope the dealer would have mentioned if the tire rods were sloppy. The frustrating thing is that the 'floating' is the antithesis of what i have come to love about my BMW's. it's NOT acceptable.

Also, how many miles should one expect to get out of the OEM shocks? 60k-80k? similar to the e36 and others? are the factory alignment specs known to be off? do i need a camber kit from Rogue? different toe settings?