Thread: 130 and Gold Coast M1

ONly time my car has felt like that was when I left the park brake on whilst driving. My car is a 110.

Not saying that was your problem but it was the first thing that came to mind and I wondered what the hell was the go with the road as well.

G'day, I went down that way a few mths. ago towing a tandem with my 300tdi 130 xtra cab & holy hell I thought the old girl might snap in two! I stopped to check & found the tow ball a bit loose, after tightening that the rattle reduced but I still slowed down to about 80 K. On the return with a car on board it was still like a fast low roller coaster. Not looking forward too it again.

Ranga had issues with his 130......although he has full air bag set up on the rear, it was his test drive after the conversion. he changed his shock setting and the return trip was better I believe

Not just 130 but my 110 does it. Its a horrible bit of road, especially at the ready creek section. I wish they would cover it with hot mix just for safety when its raining.

Yes we travel that road very regularly, and often with a loaded car trailer attached. The concrete road does make the 130 pitch a bit, but not what you describe. Have you checked you shock absorbers lately? When ours needed replacing the ride was very bumpy

Mrs hh

Yeah could be the shocks. I've only had it for two months but I was impressed with the ride on all other sorts or roads.

Doesn't seem to be a pitching or side to side motion though - its more bouncing. Its just like its the resonant frequency and it just builds up over a few minutes. When you go over the bitumen bridges it stops and then build up again on the concrete.

I get the same rollercoaster ride in a Kenworth with a fridge van on the back.

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Tyres maybe? At a certain speed my D4, running geolanders, will drum and hum something fierce on the M1. Never had the issue when shod with Scorpions.

I put it down to the lateral cuts they put in the concrete surface.