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Yousuf Khan
I noticed that my ride quality has not been quite as
confidence-inspiring over the rough roads recently (i.e. just about all
of the potholed city streets of Montreal). So I did the standard shock
absorber test: sat on each corner of the car and got off and watched if
it bounced up and down, or just came up and stopped. Every side was
fine, other than the driver's side front which bounced. So it looks like
that one might be going. I called up the dealership and they're
estimating about $400 (Canadian) per side to replace the shocks. Wanted
to know if this is something that I should even bother to get done at
the dealership, or should I go elsewhere? How much can I save? Should I
get both sides of the front done at the same time, even though one side
is fine?
Also it's going to end up with a different brand of shock absorber than
the original equipment stuff in there now, will this make much
difference to ride characteristics?
Yousuf Khan
confidence-inspiring over the rough roads recently (i.e. just about all
of the potholed city streets of Montreal). So I did the standard shock
absorber test: sat on each corner of the car and got off and watched if
it bounced up and down, or just came up and stopped. Every side was
fine, other than the driver's side front which bounced. So it looks like
that one might be going. I called up the dealership and they're
estimating about $400 (Canadian) per side to replace the shocks. Wanted
to know if this is something that I should even bother to get done at
the dealership, or should I go elsewhere? How much can I save? Should I
get both sides of the front done at the same time, even though one side
is fine?
Also it's going to end up with a different brand of shock absorber than
the original equipment stuff in there now, will this make much
difference to ride characteristics?
Yousuf Khan