Bonney
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Mum was driving home from work today, and as she was turning out of work she said she heared a bump, and a ping noise come from the front of the car. As the car was still driving ok, (and also been a silly woman) she carried on driving. As she got to the end of our road she started to hear a rattle, thinking nothing of it she carried on until she got home.
When i got in, she asked me to take a look, so i went up the street and as i pulled off the drive it happened again. So i pulled back on and jacked it up on the front drivers side, and this fell out
One coil off the front spring 
Does anyone know of this happening on an 04 plate focus, Cant see it been wear and tear as its only done 20k, seems a bit strange to me
[Edited on 08-07-2008 by Bonney66]
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Jakey
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Car?
Age of car?
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Jakey
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 editing after i posted 
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Bonney
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Its a focus 1.6 on an o4 plate, Only done about 20k too
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ed
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Happened to my old Corsa. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what had broken, there was no visable damage or anything to the chassis so carried on. When I got home I found out that the bottom of my spring had parted company with the rest of it...
Luckily Mr CorsAsh gave me some new ones and helped me fit them. Then his mum made me lunch 
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CorsAsh
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My front spring sheared as I pulled onto my drive once, was lucky that way really, split in the middle and coiled round itself, coulda been much worse on the motorway.
Dad came out cos it went with such a bang he thought I'd hit something.
[Edited on 08-07-2008 by CorsAsh]
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Bonney
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She walked in and said, can you look at the car, it made a strange noise, then seen this. Asked my dad before and he said its the very first thing thats gone wrong with the car, keeps brsgging on how good fords are now
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ed
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A snapped spring doesn't make the car bad though.
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Mike
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Nah, the badge does that 
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Bonney
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
Nah, the badge does that
Exactly
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Ben G
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could've happened to any car, she probably hit a pot hole or something to make that happen before and it has weakened the spring.
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Bonney
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Thats what me and my dad said, but all she keeps saying is "i havent hit anything". Also the car park where she works is losse gravel and mud, so its possably happened there
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Andrew
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Fuckin hell! My car is almost on 20k and french Will have to get it jacked up and look at the springs.
It get rallyed over a fair few speed bumps everyday too
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Bonney66
quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
Nah, the badge does that
Exactly
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Fuckin hell! My car is almost on 20k and french Will have to get it jacked up and look at the springs.
It get rallyed over a fair few speed bumps everyday too
There's nothing wrong with french engineering 
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Ben G
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fiat has a worse reputation tbh
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ed
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Only from the olden days.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Just take a coil off the other spring and itl be fine.
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Andrew
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Thing with my car is that it's never been on the ramps It's well over due a good old service but just never get around to it..
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Matt L
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i know the one on my ibiza has snapped before (while the previous owner had it). probably just a bad one, who knows.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Thing with my car is that it's never been on the ramps It's well over due a good old service but just never get around to it..
You would know if your spring snapped. The noise it makes is like a gunshot going off.
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deano87
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Spring snapped on dad's M3 at 19k miles. BMW said it was common because of the UK roads, and they're made for lovely German autobahns. They replaced the one side.
2 weeks later the other side went
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VegasPhil
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Loads of cars have them go
My boss's Bora did it last month. My old Bosses Astra Mk4 did it.
Tbf i'm not suprised they snap
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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deano87
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Oh and girlfriends front ones snapped on her Fiesta. tbh, mine are so plush, I don't think they'll ever snap
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Bonney
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My dad went to get one today from the local motor factors and was charged £50. I just laughed at him, didnt realise standard ones where so expeensive, where as a full set of lowering ones are only £87 for it
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