Planning to get a long-term CTR - expected longevity of adaptive dampers?

[Gunther]

Hello everyone. I'm considering getting a CTR as a DD, which I'd intend to keep for 150K+ miles.

Daily-driving on good roads, no track use.

I've never had a car with adaptive dampers & don't know how long I should expect them to last. I imagine they are a huge contributor to the overall dynamics of the CTR, so no intention of replacing them with anything else. I actually plan on keeping the car entirely OEM aside from downsizing to 18" wheels.

Found the parts here, in case anyone's curious:

https://www.hondapartsnow.com/genuine/honda~damper~unit~fr~r~51611-tgh-a01.html
https://www.hondapartsnow.com/genuine/honda~damper~unit~fr~l~51621-tgh-a01.html
https://www.hondapartsnow.com/genuine/honda~damper~unit~rr~r~52611-tgh-a01.html
https://www.hondapartsnow.com/genuine/honda~damper~unit~rr~l~52621-tgh-a01.html

Not cheap, but nice to see they're "affordable" compared to the likes of BMW, which I've heard cost upwards of $1K a piece.

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[jasonjm]

Can’t comment directly but both Honda and Toyota do aim for 200k miles for some components.

As for the suspension, it will fail progressively.

I’d like to see 50-75k out of them. But we’ll see!