80 front shocks- life expectancy?

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <v01530507aecda811b32b@[194.134.10.35]> tnas@dtpdirect.nl (Tom Nas, DTP Direct bv) writes:

> The car has 200K km (125 K miles) on it, a light 4-cyl
> engine and I think it hasn't been mistreated.

> It seems to have the original shocks.

> My question: any guesses as to the life expectancy of front shocks on this
> car? Is this wandering front end due to worn shocks, or just something I
> have to learn to live with?

How long do you expect them to last, for heaven's sake?

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 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club