[thstone]

With 120,000 miles the original shocks are more than ready for replacement. They may not wallow like a pig in the mud, but they don't have nearly the damping of a new shock. I'd replace all four. Who pays is a matter for your lawyer.

Second, if the shop working on the car doesn't want to check the alignment of the frame, I'd find new shop because adjusting out a bent frame using the wheel alignment and only checking the frame IF there isn't enough wheel alignment adjustment to compensate for the possible frame damage is a pretty wrong-headed idea.