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OE parts make sense to an extent. But when talking about shocks it doesn't really, either buy some quality aftermarket coilovers or get some eibachs on the standard shocks.
The Sachs dampers are hugely overpriced & not as good as most of sensible the aftermarket items.
They take off a lot better if you get the revs up, but then you're lunching the clutch. If you don't get them in the sweet spot they actually aren't all that quick.
Good under braking though & in to bends.
Depends on use really.
Fully synth fluid needs changing a lot more often from experience. I would tend to change the fluid every few meetings on average if we are talking racing or heavy track work, depending again on the car & the meeting, but bleed them every meeting if it was me.
Obviously...
I'd tend to agree with your comments within the parameters mentioned. Although the current M3 does cook brakes on track, but then where we talking about track or M3's?
On the road, you need to be hammering the brakes an awful lot to boil fluid & another thing to mention is that comp fluid needs...
My 200 had better feel & durability with comp fluid in it. I used to have super Blue in it but it made the clutch cylinder squeek. Changed to Motul & it solved the issue instantly.
Different fluids have different boiling temps, naturally the higher the boiling point the more stick it can take...
They are known not to be great on fuel, but tbh they aren't as bad as people make them sound. If I do a month of journeys to work in my clio compared to my birds 1.2 polo, I'd still do the same amount of tanks, just the needle is a bit further down.
Doesn't make enough difference for me to cry...
If I reset my trip I can get 38 out on a sensile motorway run. But I don't take much notice of the MPG in all honesty, don't think it's all that accurate.