Rattles hmmmm....

The scourge of the modern car i rekon. And im sure dealers agree.

I have a Subaru liberty and after 45k kms the only rattle i can find is one right down the front of the windscreen where the dash vent s are, and even then only when its cold weather. It comes down to build quality and materials used etc and i guess thats one of the reasons i bought Subaru. I guess thats also why ppl buy VW. Also, I think theres rattles then theres rattles. I think to a point theyre unavoidable for the small ones, turn the music up, for those really persistent ones, like where you think something is completely loose persue your dealer/s.

Something i found useful with a previous car (a Misters#itti aka Bitsamissing Verada) which had terrible, Australian build quality was some Selly's silicone spray along the joins...this works for those places that it appears to be two tight joins rubbing together hence causing the 'rattle'.

On a side, i've owned two early 80's model Mercedes and after the best part of 30 years, 380k kms and 250k kms 'respectivley i couldnt fault the interior for a noise...they were great.