Oct 2000 E39 520iSE Auto Saloon 56,000 miles
Between 55 and 65mph the steering wheel does a shimmy, rapidly oscillating by about 1~2mm.
I've driven the car from new. There are 3 speed humps I have to go over every time I leave or approach the house. For the first two years of its life, it was on contract hire and 35mph or 5 mph is just the right speed to minimise disruption from the humps. Given that I didn't own the car then and didn't expect to buy it, I usually chose the former....
The front tyres were replaced for the first time 4 weeks ago - I've done roughly 2000 miles in that time. *I think* the shimmy was there before but can't be certain.
Google suggests suspension bushes or tracking.
So, what would you recommend? I was thinking along the lines of getting a 4 wheel laser alignment done or maybe hand it over to a local BMW independent garage to give it the once over.
Also, anyone know how much a 'proper' alignment should cost in the UK? I'm thinking more along the lines of avoiding paying too little rather than too much.