I was wondering if anyone else has had problems with their Civic SI 03?

When i bought the car within a week i had a funny squeak sound when i was turning the wheel and accelerating. They kept the car over night and said they couldn't find what was making it so they took the off all the parts it could be and lubricated them. Next week my AC blew up. It took them a month to get in all parts for that. I then hit something in the road that really did some damage. My insurance paid for it but again i had to wait a month for parts. Now over a year latter the sound came back. I took it to the dealer and they replaced the power steering unit but that didn't fix it, so they ordered a steering strut. They said like always it will be here monday and it ended up being 2 months. That fixed the squeak all right but now i hear a kind of grinding sound when i turn left. I think it is the power steering unit as it makes that high pitched whine right before the grinding sound.

So tell me do i just have back luck or what?

I am thinking of getting rid of my SI and originally i was thinking of getting a RSX Type S. The dealer will give me $16500 for my trade in and put me in one for $24k. But before i do that i was wanting to hear if you RSX Type S owners have had any problems with your cars?

If i don't get a RSX i will end up getting a Mazda RX-8(they have a free tires for life as long as you get you recommended service done by them) or the Nissan 350z Coupe or the VW GTI VR6 or if i can afford it the Subaru WRX STi.