Help- rough ride, Car rides really rough Options

[Teblhasa]

I am having a strange problem with my car. Whenever I hit a bump/pothole/crack in the road, depending how fast I hit it (usually over 20mph), the car skips to the side instead of bouncing over it. It also have a very rough ride and I swear I can feel even the pebbles on the road. I got new BF Goodrich tires last year to factory spec and my mechanic couldn't find any problems with the car. He suggested the ride was rough because its a small car, which is a bunch of bull. The ride is slowly getting worse and I don't know what to do, and I might end up having to sell the car because I cannot bear to ride in it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I am guessing its the struts, even though my mechanic swears they are fine and so is the alignment. If its the struts, are there any good but cheap brands of struts out there?

[95STHATCH]

Get yourself some kyb struts. Since your tires are kind of new you should change your struts as soon as you can. The struts on my car went bad in stages. At first I know the ride was getting harsh but a little bouncy at the same time. Then it would jump all over the place when going over bumps. Finally I couldn't even drive the car because once I would hit a bump in the road the tires would start boucing like a basketball. Look at your tires and feel them with your hands to see if they are starting to have very uneven tread wear. It is a sign that your struts are too far gone. KYB struts don't even cost a alot either, if you put them on yourself that is.