its an economy car. Like any economy car, they skimp a bit in building them, and they tend to develop problems with age. That happens with every car. Try owning an '87 supra turbo and you'll go running back to your civic crying. :chuckles:
Honestly though, those are all pretty minor problems... every car I owned had guage problems *except* my civic. The only one that is a serious malfunction would be the rad fan... sounds like you got a bit of a lemon, and I'm sorry to hear that... but don't give up hope :exnbp: