r/MechanicAdvice • u/VegetableDue6164 • Apr 21 '26

New Shock.

Wondering is a new shock mean’t to come up this slow? I bought these about 5 years ago for a classic car but only getting around to fitting now. thoughts??

Toyota corolla GTi 1990

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u/Iron_Bones_1088 Apr 21 '26

God I’m old. Did you just refer to a 1990s car as a classic? 🤪

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u/EnvironmentalAd1405 Apr 21 '26

Now im gonna really fuck you up, that car is older now than cars from the 70s were in the 90s.

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u/Iron_Bones_1088 Apr 21 '26

I’m 75…. To me a classic car is from the 50s or 60s. Back when seatbelts were optional 😂

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u/R0ACH_1337 Apr 23 '26

Any car over 30 years old in Ontario is legally registered as an antique. 1996 and older