Quote Originally Posted by bobc455 View Post
Tires? Some sidewalls start to show cracking around 7 years old, even if there is tread left.

I like to replace struts at 80K miles, 100K tops (especially the rears). But look to see if there are any leaks or rust along the struts.

How's your battery? 7 years will be toward the end of life for most batteries, but you probably won't have to replace until winter.


ah I forgot those in my list...tires are 1yr old, battery is 2 yrs old

probably time for front struts also... the front drivers side makes a popping noise when I go over bumps.... rear struts were replaced 2 yrs ago... someone rear ended me, cause no damage to the bumper or anything (which was amazing considering her car was totaled!, I was at a stop waiting for a car to turn and she wasn't looking and ran right into me at 35 MPH, bumper had a scratch and some spider web paint cracks on my car...) but it pushed my tail pipe up and caused my rear suspension to get bent... insurance thankfully paid to have all the bars, mounts and struts replaced with the new exhaust all the way to the cat...