I am not sure if this is the same issue, but my car has developed a strange floating/drifting habit.
I have had the car since new, so I know that it is not as it should be. The car has always handled very well, but now there is that slightly rubbery feeling that takes the confidence out of cornering and causes a bit of drift if you are braking heavily.
There are absolutely no knocks or bumps from the steering or suspension.
So far I have replaced the steering rack (with brand new) and steering column (brand new), checked all the joints for wear, fitted poly-bushes, had 4-wheel alignment checked and replaced the tyres (went back to Continentals). A couple of years ago I had to replace the front struts, so the upper bearings are fairly new.
Each of the replacements made a tiny improvement, but the biggest improvement was to replace the tyres as it eliminated a very aggressive torque-steer (especially when you were overtaking).
The MOT station could not find any issues either.
I think that the only thing left is to replace the sub frame bushes.
By the way - it is still a very nice car to drive!
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