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0 pointsspeedgoose2y ago0 comments

No but air suspensions are a lot more unreliable. It’s a big sign that the car is more about comfort than reliability.

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In twenty years the air bags (and potentially the pump side fittings) have been replaced once. That's about on par with a conventional coil spring suspension and pretty typical for an E39. Coil springs sag, rust, and break over time (especially in areas where the roads are salted). If Tesla can't make a reliable air suspension that seems more like a Tesla problem.

speedgooseOP2y ago

From your sample size of N=1, it seems that BMW cannot either.

inferiorhuman2y ago

Aside from Tesla=good, BMW=bad, how do you figure? Replacing a spring, whether steel or air, is normal for older cars especially those that come from harsh environments. My car in particular was older than any Tesla S is today when the air bags were replaced. The pump and electronics are still original.

Any Tesla that's had problems with its air suspension got a shorter service life than I (and plenty of other E39 owners) did. Besides Tesla's struggles with their conventional suspension components are well documented in a series of non-OTA recalls.

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inferiorhuman2y ago

speedgooseOP2y ago

From your sample size of N=1, it seems that BMW cannot either.

inferiorhuman2y ago

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