I picked up a commuter the other day. 2007 Base manual, only has 58k miles. All maintenance done at Honda and recorded.

engine/trans is smooth but the suspension is horrible. My guess is the struts and rear shocks are toast, driving on flat road sounds and almost feels like a gravel or freshly milled road. Almost feels like you’re driving over bumps in the road and there’s no bumps in the road as well as vibration in the steering wheel and the whole car for that matter. Bottoms out super easy.

any one else have experience with this?

I’m pretty sure new struts and shocks should do it but I may just put coil overs. Could also be bad bushing on top of that, it’s been in the vegas desert heat for about 15 years regardless of the low miles.

I'm tempted to try an eBay coilover kit 🤷‍♂️

 

Blown shocks and struts should also make you feel like you’re on a boat as it continues to bounce up and down. I know this because I drive a Nissan Pathfinder with both rear shocks blown. It was not pleasant.

I’d say it’s more likely that the springs have “gone flat.” Having only 58k miles means the previous owner probably hasn’t changes the springs or shocks. In addition, having that much weight over 15 yrs will “sag” the springs.

That said, both springs and shock dampers could be bad at the same time.