LT Don wrote:
Marshall -
I suck at math. That is why I took my first degree in Music -- no math
courses required. Strange that I took my next degree in Business / MIS with
lots of post-grad courses in Econ. But that is a different thread. Math
problem to follow.
Now, I realize that you are mature individual, pretty smart in lots of
things -- including Benz stuff. But are you saying that you have replaced
EIGHTY shocks in your lifetime and they lasted 150k miles? Divided by four
per car, that is twenty cars if you blew out the shocks in each one.
You haulin' around fat chicks or something? :-)
I am 52 and as far as I can remember, only put in new shocks once in my
lifetime. That was rear only on my '74 Duster and not because I needed them
but because I just wanted to do so, to upgrade.
That being said, I am due for new shocks in my '77 and I appreciate the
guidance.
But again -- EIGHTY?
Most of the used Mercedes I bought (18 used Mercedes) had ORIGINAL
shocks (that's 72 shocks) and I replaced some of them (I estimate at
least 20 but maybe a few more) and run some of those - a few more than
150kmi. Then I've replaced shocks on a few of the new Mercedes I bought
new (5 of 'em - that 20 original shocks and there were at least 8
replacements in those cars). I'm not up to validating all the numbers,
but that's pretty close.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth Ph.D.
Ass't Prof. (ret.)
Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology 1300 BST
Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA
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