Originally Posted by cannga

1* Brand new set from a "local friend"? Unless this friend is an authorized dealer, doesn't this mean there will be no warranty from this shock? You are willing to do that at this point?

2* PASM failure could likely be an electronic, not mechanical problem. *If* indeed your car had 3 straight failures (nearly an impossibility in a functioning system), the implication to me is that there is a short or an electronic problem somewhere that is *still* there. Putting in another system could just result in another failure.

3* Honestly, there is something sort of wild about this whole story that confuses me, but regardless, I feel your pain. Best of luck and remember there are 4 non-PASM alternatives that you could move to that likely will solve your problem instantly: KW V3, Ohlins, Bilstein B8, Bilstein B16 PSS10.