I think you guys are just abusing the hell out of them. Hard drives can't candle the kinds of forces we typically throw at them. The nano doesnt have problems because it is a solid-state device. You can't treat your iPod like your phone. You are going to cause errors on the hard disk and will eventuallly fail.
Don't get me wrong, the Civic is a great car. It's my daily driver, and it has great potential when modded.. but FWD sports cars just don't do it for me anymore.