Alf wrote:
Gotta old car, 9+ years old, and suspenshun is very hard and crashy
.... methinks that the shocks may need changing ... but am only
thinking of keeping it for a year or more.... cud I change the top
mounts and get away with it or would it be best to get new shocks
fitted and bu66er the costs?

best to get it inspected and find out what has worn out, then decide.