[svt_rodg]

i was under the impression that the rattle you hear is from the dual mass flywheel that causes uneven wear on the clutch. i am at 123,000 km on the original clutch and my noise is intermittent, sometimes you hear it sometimes you don't. i also don't beat on my car.

my car has been great to me, the only problems i had was the clutch master, replcaed under warranty, the in-dash cd changer, changed under warranty and something to do with my intake manifold, but i can't remember what exactly and it was replaced under warranty.

i also run my car with synthetic.

great car, no complaints what so ever.