Hi,

Just for fun it would be interesting to work out how long the original air suspension lasts....

For those who answer, can you please also comment with year and miles?

So for those who are still on original suspensions please just write model year and how many miles you have now.

For those who have changed, please write model year and in which year and approx miles you changed.

cheers RR Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - 11
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado - 02

LR Discovery 4 SDV6 -11 - Gone
RR Vogue 3.6 TDV8 - Gone

Last edited by jackie-o on 22nd Sep 2020 9:02am. Edited 1 time in total

To get the ball roling....

MY 2011, 82.000 miles, still on original RR Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - 11
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado - 02

LR Discovery 4 SDV6 -11 - Gone
RR Vogue 3.6 TDV8 - Gone

MY06 111,000 Still on originals to the best of my knowledge. Range Rover 4.2 Supercharged 2006
Ford Focus EcoBoost 1.5 2017
MG TF 2003

Previous Cars of note
Land Rover Discovery 2
Jaguar Mk2 3.8 - Company car
MG Midget 1974 - Concours

2004 4.4 V8 petrol with 189,000 - still original and working!!

Rears were still going strong after 185K miles (on my '02 HSE)

Front right (or is that "font" right.. ) went bang @ 100K (iirc), replaced both sides with full struts, Delphi.

Forget when, @ 2009 ? .
Experience is the only genuine knowledge, but as time passes, I have forgotten more than I can remember
Volvo V70 P2 2006 2.4 Petrol 170bhp Estate SE
MG Midget Mk1 1962

Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999

MY 2006 109000 miles still on originals

2004, 92k miles, just changed both front struts as offside one developed a leak.

2007 54k miles 4.2 Supercharged still on originals

2012, 130,000, front right failed taking out the compressor too. BMW i3 Electric Car
2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

Assuming you're referring to the air-springs rather than any part of the suspension then both my front air-springs were replaced at approx 51K miles due to many holes assumed to have been caused by grit still present from having travelled (paddled) though very deep gritty mud twice daily for a few weeks a year or so previously.

Yes, lets keep it to airbags, struts and compressors? RR Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - 11
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado - 02

LR Discovery 4 SDV6 -11 - Gone
RR Vogue 3.6 TDV8 - Gone

2005, 107,000 miles, still on originals.

Jim

2008 HSE, almost 200,000kms. Changed both front struts/airbags as a precaution after noticing some nicks in the lefthand airbag. Job started out as a brake job, new pads and rotors. Noticed a split rubber gator on the lefthand driveshaft cv so replaced that and then had to do the righthand side as well after putting a small cut in that while doing the strut! Most expensive brake job I've ever done!!!

2011, 145k, all original other than n/s front. Previous owner replaced at about 140k miles 1995 4.6 v8, green/tan (long gone)
2005 4.8iS X5, blue/black
2011 4.4 tdv8, black/black (gone)
2003 3.0d X5, Oxford green/black/manual
2021 p575 SVR, BR green/vintage tan

2007 100k originals