suspension failure?

[nvidia]

Does this look way too low? :S

this side is lower than the driver side

update, just noticed the front left suspension, it doesn't look good!!!

guessing need a new suspension :S

 

[andycupra]

looks like the spring has snapped.

not too bad.

be good to change them in pairs.

 

[AwesomeSarah]

Yes , as has been said , definately replace them in pairs
Looks a clean car though
Sarah

 

[nvidia]

my dad arrange some recovery truck to pick the vehicle up next week rather than driving it there to the nearest garage...god knows how much this repair cost ><

tht is my sister's car pretty nice colour

 

[nvidia]

anyone has this problem before?

 

[RUM4MO]

"Has anyone had this happen?" - oh yes lots of Fabias, Polo 9Ns and Ibiza 6Ls will have had this happen. As said already, it needs both front springs changed also both top bearings (this one will have lost some of its balls already when the spring broke) and quite a few bolts and nuts. I've no ide what it will cost as I sorted my wife's Polo myself. On my wife's Polo, the off-side spring broke at half height and the car could not be reversed up a steep driveway as it was scooping up the gravel chips! It broke as I reversed out of the garage. I drove back into the garage and scratched my head, pop'd the bonnet and thought "is it meant to sit that low?" !

 

[nvidia]

so if i get a new spring from seat, its likely to happen again :S
hope my own seat won't have this problem ><

 

[ibizacupra]

spring failures getting more and more common... and not unconnected with the dire condition of the roads and potholes these days

 

[nvidia]

i would blame the amount of speed bump these day.....i rather have more speed camera than speed bump

 

[nvidia]

tow the car to the nearest garage cost £55+vat which is only 0.2miles away, 5minutes walk...dunno if worth taking the risk to drive there

 

[andycupra]

loads of mobile mechanics around.
as for driving it, when did you notice it? has it not moved at all since or did you drive it for a bit?

id say you would probably be ok driving it 0.2 miles, carefully.

 

[techathy]

Or if you're not comfortable driving it with the engine if it's about 300m unless it's up a steep hill why not get a few mates round and push it up the road?

 

[nvidia]

i noticed the problem when i was just moving the car around in the driveway, quite alot of knocking noise when steering, before that the car last time went out was fine, then we parked on the grass for about 2 days, then i thought since we probably won't move it for another 6 days so i move it on the driveway, after i noticed the sound i probably done about 500yards, test drive it and see what it was, then i left it from tuesday till now.

there is a bit of hill on the way to garage lol also its quite alot of traffic there.