awww,dale!, i wanna be a scoobie master-sounds like a jedi but cooler
cheers for that Rich,i thought you were the one with the head problem
mejamj,if your car feels fine out on the open road its probably ok but the 2 main symptoms are a knocking/clunking noise coming from the back or with the car jacked up being able to move the wheel/strut assembly from side to side. if your concerned take it to a reputable main dealer or better a good specialist such as awd or hypertech. as for the new improved suubaru strut,i believe theres very little difference in lifetime with them.
alas as the fast one says im no master and certainly dont intend to boast,but have a fairly aggressive driving style which uses the car the way it should but my point is that it shpouldnt be sufficient to damage components on a car built for this.
o and welcome to the foruums!