How important are struts on a car

been on Mass Ave in Boston lately?

Last friday as a matter of fact.

You can need new struts if you drive on a bad roads in as little as 40k miles. Use to live on a dirt road…I was lucky to get 50k miles on a set of shocks. But if you travel a lot…even on nice paved highway…very few struts will last 200k miles.

I agree that dealers and many other mechanics always try to sell you things you NEVER need…ESPECIALLY struts. But a car that’s 6 years old…It’s well within MY threshold to need new struts so I really don’t question it. But when people ask about the Fuel Injection System cleaning or Carbon Cleaning on a vehicle that’s only 2 years old…I REALLY QUESTION IT.