OK thanks. My VX220 is on 100k miles with original bushes and balljoints, but feels tight on smooth roads, makes a lot of noise over bumps though. As people tend to replace the dampers at the same time it had me wondering if that accounts for most of the difference.
Well, had the bushes done on my car. Made a huge difference, much less 'fight' through the wheel over bumps, less tramlining. Have some play in a couple of ball joints to sort next, but I'd say bushes much more important to replace generally.