I remember many years ago a friend of mine took his Mini Metro in to be serviced. He was told it was riding low and was charged for four new shock absorbers. I pointed out to him that his car only had two (at the front) and that the garage should have re-gassed his suspension and charged him considerably less.
So it's not just women that get taken for a ride :-/
Besides that, it is the springs that support the weight not the shock absorbers. They just absorb the shocks and stop it from bouncing.
Fair point. A lot of Metros weren't kept properly gassed. Owners often didn't realise that there was supposed to be a gap between the top of the tyre and the bottom of the wheel arch. I owned a Jet Black Metro for a while. I'm not a huge fan of classic cars but if were to buy one it'd be a Jet Black. Red pin striping on body and seats, flash dashboard, leather gear knob and a 1.3l engine.