2013 Volkswagen Passat - broken coil springs make me angry

[davesmopar]

@Frank_G

The oil changes were very inexpensive. local shops support 5 qt oil changes and this car uses 5.5. they add $25 for an additional 1/2 qt!

You need to shop around then, because Firestone (company owned) shops only charge by the tenth of a quart over 5 quarts, so if A vehicle takes 6.2 quarts you will ONLY be charged for 6.2 quarts (5 quarts plus the 1.2 extra or whatever the vehicle takes)… Love them or hate them, it is what it is… So shop around…

[VDCdriver]

@cigroller

I do have to say that I’ve spent my life around and owning VERY old vehicles. Never had a spring break (leaf or coil - sagging, yeah, but not broken). That said, this one is old and high miles.

Our '55 Plymouth suffered a broken rear leaf spring when it was ~6 years old, with less than 50k miles on the odometer. As they say in Germany… Scheiße passiert.