Ours developed a creaking noise when pulling away from a standstill. I asked the garage to investigate when it went in for its first service, mentioning that it sounded to me like a noisy engine mounting. "Most unlikely, I've never known one fail in my fourteen years here" said the man. A faulty gearbox mounting was diagnosed, a new one ordered and subsequently fitted. Noise gone, and smoother gearchanges as a bonus.