I would like to confirm info from a earlier post ( I don't remember when, it was an archived message)

Our '94 E320 wagon exhibited these noises from the front end when traveling over uneven road surfaces, hitting minor bumps, and sometime for no apparent reason. annoying but not alarming. Car has 76,000 miles, and these noises just made it sound sad and old before its time.

After mechanic replaced ball joints, center link, idler arm, and pronounced the control arm bushings within spec, he essentially gave up for the moment. (All these items he replaced for free, as we had just bought the car from him recently) Not wanting to push too much on this issue, I decided to pursue it myself, as I was bored last weekend and had some free time.

Lo and behold, replaced all 4 swaybar bushings at $32 from the dealer. ALL front end clunking and banging gone, just like that. The transformation was astounding.

So, FYI, check here first, you might be surprised.

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1995 MB E320 Wagon
2001 BMW 530i
2007 MINI Cooper S (!)