I have no doubt that it's time to replace my struts and mounts, but my concern is that my mechanic's honesty is questionable: I complained about a noise from the drive shaft he installed few months ago, but he claimed that the noise is due to bad struts. To prove his claim, he lifted the car up and down and pointed to the fact that when the wheel touches the ground there is some movement in the centers of both motor mounts when being observed from the top (under the hood). According to him, there should be no movement at all. Shouldn't the tip of the strut have some freedom within the mount? should I start looking for a new mechanic?
Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.