Does this happen often (busted up coil over)

[Rob]

springs aren't a wear item, nor should they fall apart in that short of a time.

*shrug*, not my car so I dont really care, but the issue is product failure, not lack of maintenence or inspection

[Z3Jonathan]

springs aren't a wear item, nor should they fall apart in that short of a time.

*shrug*, not my car so I dont really care, but the issue is product failure, not lack of maintenence or inspection

Agreed. A spring should not be designed to fatigue in 3 years. But the key word is "designed"... if they didn't do any design on the spring, then no wonder it failed prematurely.