a bit if spring has just fell off my corsa looks like its snapped with the cold. is it serious? im a female and dont know!

cathy, February 2015

It happened to an M reg Corsa that I owned a few years ago. As it was only about an inch or so and the spring was still seated securely I carried on using the car for several years. The car was only worth a couple of hundred pounds though. Eventually the car failed the MOT because of corrosion to the bodywork in several places and was sold for spares.

If the car is not too old then I would recommend following Andrew E's advice and get the spring replaced. It is not a massive job.

ChicksFan, February 2015

By coil I meant the springs*

Andrew E, February 2015

Replace springs immediately in pairs otherwise the whole coil will snap possibly in multiple places leaving the car un drivable. It happened to me cause I don't get it looked at sooner when I noticed a piece that fell off.

Andrew E, February 2015