Think 4-5 faults for a new car is pretty bad? try TWENTY-SEVEN

[chylld]

The sounds from the engine bay - what was the actual fault identified by the dealership? When you say you had a metal clanging sound or a high pitched noise in the engine bay - what was the problem identified? ... And were these noises something that only happened once and then never happened again?

the dealership hasn't identified the noises yet. american dealerships however have identified the metal clanging noise as a faulty right engine mount, and the high pitched noise as a faulty timing belt. the technical service bulletin numbers for these problems are 06-060 and 06-059 respectively. both noises occur on a consistent basis.

Thumps from the shock absorbers - how often does that happen? I have never driven a car that hasn't had some noise from the suspension on occassion when going over a rough road or when the car hits a pot hole.

this happens once in every two or three times i reverse into my garage. to cause the problem, i reverse into my garage very slowly, the rear wheels go in, the front wheels go in, and while my car is on level ground, before the car stops, i hear a "THUMP" from the rear.

I would like to suggest you get a Euro which is a very well put together car - but I don't think you would be happy with that either guaging by what you say is a "fault".

i drove a euro for 3 weeks straight before i took delivery of the civic. it was flawless. my standards are not as high as you may think.