Does your 111r make this noise?

[[K]ar|]

I sent my new 111r in for its 1000-mile service on Tuesday. Whilst it was in, I asked for a vibration/rattle noise to be looked into.

It can be heard at between 60/70 in top gear on a blended-throttle cruise, but goes away when accelerating or when throttle is backed right off. It sounds to me like it's coming from the passenger-side front wheelarch, and sounds to my untrained ear like something metallic vibrating. The dealer who I took out in the car noticed it and described it as sounding akin to a failing driveshaft.

I've just had the service department on the phone, and I'm now told that it's a gearbox noise, and that TADTS - They All Do That, Sir - it just needs more time to settle in.

I'm not happy with this explanation, so I'd like to ask other 111r-owning PH'ers if they have noticed a similar noise on their cars.

Any help/comments much appreciated!

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[Phoenix]

Gearbox noise (chatter/whine) at a constant speed/balanced throttle would be a normal noise that most gearboxes would make.

[[K]ar|]

Thanks, Phoenix, I expected that, but it sounds to me like it's coming from the front?

I'm at a loss, unless they "accidentally" fixed whatever was loose and now it's OK after all?

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