Thoughts on shocks/suspension and bad roads

[AaronW]

All:

So I live several miles out of town, and the last 1 1/2 miles is really bad washboard. I know the county can do a decent job grading it, because they've done it before, but the last time was like 5 years ago, and they haven't done a grading job that's last more than a week, since.

The car I'm thinking of in specific, is a 2016 Mazda 3, but I'm just thinking in general, too.

Aaron

 

[PrairieDrifter]

IMO new cars ride like crap. Very stiff, or at least feels like it.

 

[AaronW]

All:

So I live several miles out of town, and the last 1 1/2 miles is really bad washboard. I know the county can do a decent job grading it, because they've done it before, but the last time was like 5 years ago, and they haven't done a grading job that's last more than a week, since.

The car I'm thinking of in specific, is a 2016 Mazda 3, but I'm just thinking in general, too.

Aaron

Sorry, the darn site keeping kicking me off, and I didn't get my whole post up. What I meant to ask was: Is it possible to upgrade suspension in some way, so that you spend more in one place, but save money elsewhere? Like buying some really expensive shocks, or something like that?

 

[TotalyHucked]

A low/small car is never gonna take washboard roads well, just gotta take it slow. A Jeep or something that has lots of soft/longer travel suspension options would be my pick