Suspension bouncing!!!
 

Guys, my '03 a4 1.8T seems to be bouncing a lot recently. Everytime I run over a manhole cover, the car bounces up and down pretty rapidly. I feel the vibration on the steering wheel too? I live in MA and I know that the roads are terrible here. But I would be surprised if so much can be blamed on roads alone.

a. could it be a weak suspension? weak shocks?
b. or is it my body/engine mounts? (I feel this particularly when accelerating)
c. or is it alignment problem? I recently got new tires, balanced and aligned. So the tire issue could pretty well be ruled out.

RE: Suspension bouncing!!!
 

Sounds like shocks to me. When shocks wear out, they don't absorb anything.So you're just left with springs. Those are bouncy.

RE: Suspension bouncing!!!
 

while parked try to push car down as hard as u can and see if it will bounce up and down, if yes – start looking for new shocks..
try local tire shops some of them do free inspection