Welcome and congrats on the new car. I wouldn't say it creaks a lot. There are some noises but not too loud. Just find things that can move.
Depends on what u want for mods:
People on this board can get awesome prices such as:
98luder
TurboEVO
Cementups
I always like
www.importhorizon.com for parts too but try and help out smaller busineses first b/c they need more business as well as they care about the customer more (luders

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