Had my front OS front spring snap yesterday while going over a speed bump. 🤬

Mk1 Focus springs break while the car is just sitting there! Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Flyfisher wrote:

Had my front OS front spring snap yesterday while going over a speed bump. 🤬

A few posts up this thread I reported that my wife's Peugeot failed MOT in 2015 with two broken rear springs which I replaced. Last year after only about 5k miles and two years she failed again on one of the rear springs. Eurocarparts said that components are only guaranteed for a year so no luck there. I don't recall ever having spring problems until recent years so is this telling us something about modern steel quality?

(perhaps Donald Trump is correct in introducing tariffs on steel imports if the quality is poor ) 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

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so is this telling us something about modern steel quality?

I think it is more to do with steel quality as there have be many reports of failures in all sorts of steel components due to poor quality steel, which is frequently not up to specification, imported from guess where.

J

imported steel has been causing problems globally, and as far as im aware its all coming from China
imported coal is one reason why UK coal mines have all closed, its a lot cheaper, but you need approx. 4 times as much to burn at the same heat and efficiency as UK coal, and its mostly coming from Eastern Europe (and China I believe)

The world has invested heavily economically in China, and they are now waging an economic and technological war back onto the world. But they are only really any good at copying everyone else's ideas on a very tight budget so the quality of almost everything they produce is going to be in question.... but the finance monkeys don't care about quality, only cost.

There were some problems with some Japanese steel, though the steel was of a specific type it failed to conform with it's certification, and was used many car bodies, let's hope the crash tests were done with the below spec steel  my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

I wonder if the Japanese imported their steel from China to then export it themselves

SteveC wrote:

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so is this telling us something about modern steel quality?

...or current road quality?

MMMM low profile tyres

17" rims, off-road regular at speed (up to 60mph), kerbs don't exist, what pot holes?
185K miles and not a suspension problem in sight.

You could be right, more tyre = easier life for the rest of the car.

And no I'm not tempting fate, the FL2 has gone (to a good home I hope), wife made me buy an Ewok, but sense prevailed and we now have a DS on 19" wheels! Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

Worms wrote:

...or possibly the trend to lower profile tyres, where less stress is absorbed by tyre side-wall and more by spring?

Not only cars, kids are taking a hammering in prams with low profile tyres on Australia's broken footpaths!

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