I'm in Seattle, and the car has spent its entire life here. I don't know if the Northwest is harder than normal on suspension components. Hopefully rain isn't a factor. :-)

I should have mentioned before that the shocks/struts are relatively new; within the past year. It sounds like I should have the lower control arm bushings and the rear subframe mounts checked.

Any suggestions where I should go in the Seattle area? Or can I do this myself (looks like the subframe mounts are easy to check; don't know about control arms).