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[tonyyeb]

My Elite is at the garage, having a new rear offside wheel bearing, and a front wishbone bush sorted. I can't drive at mo as I have a busted ankle, so it was a good time to get it in.
Garage phoned this p.m - theyve got the new wheel bearing in (took over three hours, apparently), but the hub flange is also damaged, so need a new one of those too. Wishbone bush sorted, but my man also noticed that both rear springs have snapped at their mounting points 
Was budgeting for a bill for around £300 - looks like its going to be about double that....

Have seen threads on here before about snapped rear springs - just how common is this, and is there a better type of spring that might prove more durable?

Also, when its done, just how much better is it going to drive?! I'm embarrassed to say that I really hadn't noticed any deterioration in the handling  :-/

[TheBoy]

Rear spring damage is common...

[Varche]

The cost of rear Elite springs crops up here regularly. VX Elite springs are quite dear. They are a bit softer than the standard saloon spring as the car has self levelling shockers at the back.
 KYB do one for the elite saloon. RJ6227 is the part number I believe. I think buypartsby.com do them.

There are members on OOF that have fitted std springs with self levelling with no apparent ill effects. Do a search on General Help threads.

[albitz]

Or if you want a pair of Elite rear springs, drop me a PM.