"Eric Baber" > wrote in message
...
> > I have 80,000 miles on my '96. It doesn't seem to bottom in dips. So
why
> > have my shocks lasted so much longer then they should accordiong to the
> > conventional wisdom? I remember reading here that they're toast after
> > about 40,000 miles.
>
> Does it perhaps depend on the type of driving you do? I would expect city
> driving (with more potholes etc) to be rougher on shocks than, say, lots
of
> motorway driving - could that be the case? What type of driving do you
> usually do?
>
> Eric
>
>
Mixed. Maybe my shocks are worn and I just don't realize it.