Gordon H wrote:
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Hi To All
Is it just me, I have never known so many road springs to break. On
All makes of Cars.
This year I have replaced 7 ,Last year 27, 5 years ago ZERO.
I know we all say pot holes but is that the answer to the spring
breaking or is it more material's

I asked the service guys (the ones in overalls) if they thought speed
bumps could be a cause, and they shrugged and said "Wear and tear".

I also think it's speed bump related. Searching through the MOT history
for my BMW online I discovered that it had a set of rear springs at 36k
miles. Does seem to happen more and more often.

Having said that, the only coil spring I've ever had go on a car was on
a 1985 Mercedes 280TE - it's common on those.

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Pete M - OMF#9

'78 Escort 1300 Sport
'99 BMW 318is Coupé


"It's an Alfa, it will go wrong, it will **** you off, why should your
Alfa experience be different from everyone else's.
Now get back out there and swear at it before something else breaks."