Well, maybe I will consider the Sachs.

Next question, "while I am there" what else should I be looking at doing? I hear a lot about "dog bones". Are those easy to inspect? I don't have any looseness that I can detect while driving. I have heard a lot about lower control arm bushings. The only odd symptom I have is on prolonged significant braking I will get a pretty loud groan at the end. I would assume it is brakes but it doesn't sound like brakes. I am thinking maybe front shocks since the long braking causes the front to compress.

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra