so when i first bought my car i had lans of just doing a few minor touch ups and driving it...well that soon changed it's now completely stripped and awaiting a full resto well i bought new hatch and hood struts about a year ago now and i have them sitting in the garage still packaged, necer opened. j/w if they would still be good in a couple years or will they lose thier charge. if so i could sell them to a buddy of mine and just get new ones later but if they'd be ok i'd like to hang on to them