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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Took me a while to realise what had happened.

[Doctor Gollum]

Front spring on the mighty VectraSignum

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Front spring on the mighty VectraSignum

Yep.....passed the MOT a couple of weeks ago with the spring already broken.

Even though it is a much sought after Signum  I'm hoping for an inexpensive and simple fix.

[Doctor Gollum]

About £40 plus an hours labour per side

[annihilator]

quite common for them to go and take the tyre out at the same time which is fun on the front being fwd.

[Doctor Gollum]

quite common for them to go and take the tyre out at the same time which is fun on the front being fwd.

Fords are especially prone to this as the spring seat is narrower than the body of the spring... tail snaps and the spring drops down past the seat and screws itself straight into the sidewall

[Pmacca2000]

Looks like a lucky if not expensive escape

[Nick W]

quite common for them to go and take the tyre out at the same time which is fun on the front being fwd.

Fords are especially prone to this as the spring seat is narrower than the body of the spring... tail snaps and the spring drops down past the seat and screws itself straight into the sidewall

Fords(Mk6 Fiestas in particular) usually rub on the tyre. This gives plenty of warning to do something about it. Unless the driver is too deaf stupid to notice.
Lagunas on the other hand, seem to fire the spring directly into the tyre. That's assuming the gearbox held together long enough to drive the car. Not that there are many Lagunas left to do this

[Webby the Bear]

Had a Fiesta in last week with the exact same thing. Guy was like "I think I've broken a coil spring but there's this really horrible smell as well"  only god knows how long he'd driven it in this state. The tyre was absolutely destroyed.

[citroenguy]

One of the advantages of hydraulic suspension in no bloody springs that can break   

[Nick W]

One of the advantages of hydraulic suspension in no bloody springs that can break 

It's not as if the spheres last forever. Pipes and hoses start to be an issue at similar mileages too.
There is something beguiling about a proper Citroen that's working correctly.

[citroenguy]

The spheres are easy to change. My new C5 from 2004 has 100k miles on it and is untouched. My dads 2007 C5 went 180k without anything done to the suspension. Mine is a bit harder than it schould be, so i'm probably change the spheres this summer after 13 years on the car...

[aaronjb]

There is something beguiling about a proper Citroen that's working correctly.

<insert joke about those not existing here>

[Lazydocker]

The spheres are easy to change. My new C5 from 2004 has 100k miles on it and is untouched. My dads 2007 C5 went 180k without anything done to the suspension. Mine is a bit harder than it schould be, so i'm probably change the spheres this summer after 13 years on the car...

In theory. But it's not like they always undo easily

[TheBoy]

One of the advantages of hydraulic suspension in no bloody springs that can break 

But you run out of brakes, as some shared fluid between brakes and suspension .

That caused dad to clench tightly when it happened to us one day