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<blockquote data-quote="PaulR" data-source="post: 691571" data-attributes="member: 176256"><p>I've driven cars for forty years without a coil spring breaking. Leaf springs - yes, coil springs - no.</p><p></p><p>Until this year.</p><p></p><p>The Xsara (2001 vintage) went in for its MOT earlier this year and a broken coil spring, just on the bottom coil, was noted It was bitterly cold at the time and, as I was also running out of spare time, we asked the garage to repace it - which they did. Then, three weeks ago my wife had to be trailered back with another broken coil spring - this time on the opposite side of course. Unfortunately, as the coil had splintered off it had pierced the sidewall of the tyre with consequent catastrophic deflation. All at parking speed luckily.</p><p></p><p>When I got to work on it I discovered that the spring had broken twice; firstly on the bottom coil and then in the centre - which had caused all the damage. The first break was quite old as the ends were rusty so it makes me wonder how long it had been broken. Was it broken at MOT time, one wonders.</p><p></p><p>The job wasn't too bad as the weather was good and it was soon replaced. The tyre was a write-off, of course, but replacement was only about £12 as I buy Viking or Gislaved tyres which have a lifetime guarantee. You only pay for the thread thats worn; it's the same as the Esso tyre guarantee from years ago. This must be the third time that I've had to have a tyre replaced on this car and paid significantly less than full price - once the tyre was virtually unworn and replaced completely FOC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PaulR, post: 691571, member: 176256"] I've driven cars for forty years without a coil spring breaking. Leaf springs - yes, coil springs - no. Until this year. The Xsara (2001 vintage) went in for its MOT earlier this year and a broken coil spring, just on the bottom coil, was noted It was bitterly cold at the time and, as I was also running out of spare time, we asked the garage to repace it - which they did. Then, three weeks ago my wife had to be trailered back with another broken coil spring - this time on the opposite side of course. Unfortunately, as the coil had splintered off it had pierced the sidewall of the tyre with consequent catastrophic deflation. All at parking speed luckily. When I got to work on it I discovered that the spring had broken twice; firstly on the bottom coil and then in the centre - which had caused all the damage. The first break was quite old as the ends were rusty so it makes me wonder how long it had been broken. Was it broken at MOT time, one wonders. The job wasn't too bad as the weather was good and it was soon replaced. The tyre was a write-off, of course, but replacement was only about £12 as I buy Viking or Gislaved tyres which have a lifetime guarantee. You only pay for the thread thats worn; it's the same as the Esso tyre guarantee from years ago. This must be the third time that I've had to have a tyre replaced on this car and paid significantly less than full price - once the tyre was virtually unworn and replaced completely FOC. [/QUOTE]
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