Kaine, you're such a warm, amicable fella... brightens up my day compared to all the usual peeps i have to deal with.
Mr West... (not Adam is it..? With his new Batmobile?)
Seems you have been unlucky, am hoping you've had most of the issues above fixed under warranty..... If' you're only on yor thisrd set of tyres I'd say you're car is pretty straight, that's what? 21k miles out of each set..? (Ish) If you were to whack on some Hankooks, or Coopers I think at least you should see more mileage from a set of rubbers... Hankooks are great value too.
A grand's worth of service seems excessive, even in my experience, you really need to shop around with other dealers.
Hope you stay to keep us updated. Oh, and welcome to the site..