NOOOOOOO!
I was in the garage tinkering with my 85 911 earlier today. I had to replace the hood struts. The passenger side is super easy. The driver's side, not so much. It is done and I no longer get conked on the head when I open the trunk.
I "HAD" to take it for a short test drive to
see if the trunk would stay up after driving it.
The old hood struts were only 5 years old.
I don't know why we can't get struts that last.