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Originally Posted by Cafe.Racer
Why did BMW include a cheap lightweight part in their suspension design, and then include a design feature that would, apparently, promote failure at point of highest stress?
The answer is - on purpose. My guess is that the arm bends under impact damage, but the wheel remains attached. A heavier, beefier part would pass the stress loading caused by impact damage to it's sister part - cracked upright, or even bent chassis.
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So in your opinion BMW are purposefully prepared to put the drivers/occupants of their vehicles at risk by designing parts which when damaged or broken cause the car to become uncontrollable as Mike stated in his original post.
Doesn't matter a jot who the manufacturer is to me, BMW build mass produced cars like Audi, like Mercedes etc, etc if that is the case then it is totally wrong. None of them are gods imo.
I don't have any history of engineering but I've spoken to a man who certainly does and has.