Kleynie
A2OC Donor
I completely agree with what Steve has said here, my car's always been a rattler, and I have tracked down more than my fair share of rattles by now. But on the few occasions where the car has been completely rattle free, it has given the illusion of a better ride due to the quietness, so it's worth looking for rattles.One thing that sometimes makes it SEEM worse is where you have loose items in the boot, glove-box and cubby holes. Hitting a pot hole with makes these things rattle and squeak. That makes it seem worse.
Try sorting out any squeaks and rattles and loose items in the car. You will be surprised how that helps make the bumps seem slightly better.
The fact is though, I don't think my ride is bad at all, and I'm running a bilstein b4/b3 setup with 17" sport alloys, maybe I'm just used to it.