Hiya folks, just bought an 'S' plate felicia 1.3 to teach my son to drive. It's done 84K miles, full years MOT and has had ten dealer services. It looks the part and internally is spotless...however ....I've never had a car that was such a symphony of rattles and thumps while being driven. My local independant garage has had a quick look and reckons that the front shockers probably need replaced and perhaps a new wheel bearing.I've booked it in for this work but think there's more to it than just these things.Does anyone know if there's any other common causes for the noise. OK, so I didn't pay a lot of money but It's really spoiling my enjoyment of this little car.

Hiya,

I had a P-reg that rattled a lot. I changed the ball joints, the front suspension top mount rubbers and also the wishbone bushes. The damn thing still rattled. I was resigned to thinking it was the steering rack and was going to leave well alone due to the cost.

Then..... the car went in for a new clutch and hey presto the rattles were gone. Still not sure what was loose though.

It should be pretty obvious if the front shocks are causing the rattles, and wheel bearing noise is generally a hum but a rough bearing would fail the MOT. Didn't go to Quack Fit did you?

Rear engine/gearbox mounts wear and knock on acceleration and overun. Cheap fix though