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Mag I feel that the problems are mostly minorities, like you said people come on the forums to find solutions.
It really depends on your usage of the car, if you lower it an inch add power and beat the hell out of it, budget for axles, it's that simple. Tranny is hit or miss depending on quality control and it is not a smooth gearbox imo, just the way it is, notchy and mechanical.
After two years and 34,000 miles I had my first issue, a check engine light on the track that cleared itself after turning the car off and on a few times, I'll scan it tomorrow and see if it's worth making a fuss over.