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Originally Posted by ScottAndrew
But the original shocks that once came out of my 13-year-old E46 - imagine that - weren't the sodden pretzel sticks that Life on the Internet might prepare you for. They still had plenty of resistance in them on compression and rebound, and while the actual ratings would have slackened in the intervening years, the improvement in ride and body/wheel control when the replacements were fitted was not night and day. However they were not "blown", "fucked", "trashed" or "dead".
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Our 2000 E46 shocks lasted to 80,000km (50,000 miles) until the damping capabilities became too soft and body control was a bit imprecise, no leaks, though. Replaced with Bilstein sports to restore full chassis control.