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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 11:35 PM
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Two rear bilstein shocks that have 30k miles on them for $62 shipped? I just won it on ebay cuz I thought it was a good deal...what do you guys think?
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 11:44 PM
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not bad if they are in good shape but they are so cheap for nice new ones, why buy used shocks?
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 01:12 AM
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well when you are in college nothing is cheap, so i will take what i can get don't have a steady cash flow if you know what i mean
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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I'm not saying there is anything wrong with them, because I don't know. But it's a little incredulous when you say how nothing is cheap when you are in college--and I agree I remember those days. But then I read you signature which is *full* of things that cost a lot more than a new pair of rear Bilstein's.

You paid a little less than half price vs. new ones. Then again, you have shocks with 30k miles on them and no warranty either. I'd say you paid about right for what you got, but I wouldn't call it a great deal personally. YMMV.
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agreed... but the stuff in my sig is accumulated over a long period of time and usually over summer when I have a job
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