need opinions and advice

[defflepp1]

so i just bought a base 94 mark 8 143000 miles loaded really pretty good condition for a 16 year old car and i only paid 1500 for it so its bound to have a few problems. the ball joints need replacing there a rattle coming from the back (forgot what the shop said that was) and it could use a tune-up but the biggest problem is that the front air shocks leak. after a while of the car being off (couple hours) the front will be way down, fender resting on the tires. but when i turn the car on the compressor turns on and fills them all the way up in only 2-3 mins if its parked on level ground other wise it will either not turn on at all or only fill up part way. so i know that i will probably have to replace the shocks so my questions are, with the compressor having to fill the shocks up like that most every time i drive the car how long before that burns out? what is the life span of air shocks if i went with new aftermarket ones? and does having air shocks really give you any better MPG on the highway? any opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks

 

[CobraStar_LS8]

opinions wouldn't help here, just good advices...for one you can never really tell when the compressor is gonna die constantly running the way it is...it can die tomorrow or the next ride you take in your mark but all in all it will die

 

[Sal329]

Check out www.americanairsuspension.com for all the parts you need for your air ride or to convert to springs.