[Sp123]

Hi Highland Pete

Thank you for your kind and informative reply as always. I am considering the four wheel alignment as my BMW steering badge is bit dead centre to drive the car straight and when it is if I let go of the steering wheel the car will immediately veer to the left.

Previously in this car the steering wheel bmw badge was dead centre and ok letting go of the steering wheel the car would follow the track on a straight road.

I am also wanting it done as I have been doing lots of varied driving motorway and dual carriageway where may I have hit pot holes and feel this may have brought the alignment out.

Highland Pete, I read on many internet sites that it is normal for a car to veer to the left from the manufacturer camber setting for safety purposes to bring the car onto the hard shoulder and not to the right to avoid the third lane of the motorway. Is this true? Also in your car is your BMW steering wheel badge dead centre when driving the car straight and if you let go of the wheel does your car drive straight or veer slightly to the left or right?

Many thanks and much appreciated for your help and advice.

Ps just for my information how would the operator influence the alignment machine. So in this respect an I better off visiting an independent garage that specialises in wheel alignment rather than BMW dealership. Also is the kds a better machine than the hunter etc as it checks suspension setup as well as I have been told by the dealer

Many thanks

Sp