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Originally Posted by HKz
think changing the trans oil is pretty overrated...and depending on what you choose plenty of folks still comment that they still get very notchy shifts. I never changed mine out..instead I just adjusted my shifting grip last year thanks to @ Tcoat after I noticed my father was throwing gears on my 86 better than me lol and ever since my shifting feel has been perfect. There are way too many variations out there with how people shift.
Too many of you folks are trying the "preventative care" route but that rarely works for automobiles as there are very few things you can catch before they break...and even if you catch a significant problem ahead of time, what do you expect would happen? The solution is the same either way, the dealer would just replace the hardware.. There have been quite a few posters here who were able to convince their dealers to replace their trans for similar notchy shift "problems" only for the issue to come up on the replacement so go figure  |
I have been an active participant in the car "culture" for over 40 years and active in forums going back to when the DSM cars were still new but have never seen a vehicle where so many people so stridently try to find something wrong with every little thing. I fully understand that to many it is their first new car or even their first ever car but they need to relax a bit. It may be that the horror stories are too easily relayed (and often wrong) and the success stories go ignored but there is something about this car that just seems to create panic.
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Originally Posted by qcbaker
My dude, if you're not feeling/hearing actual grinding during your shifts then you're almost certainly not doing anything to hurt the car. Like I said before, the resistance you feel when downshifting into 5th at speed is just the synchros doing their job. If you force or slam the shifter into place, of course its gonna feel like its fighting you a bit.
Changing the trans fluid will probably smooth things out a bit, but there's no replacement for proper technique. Light blip of the throttle, gentle but firm pressure on the shifter, and you'll feel it slip into gear like it should. I think you're worrying about a problem that doesn't exist.
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The car is more tactile than many but that is more due to design constraints and compromise than anything. They could indeed give it a buttery smooth shifter, a silent cabin, a perfect ride, etc, etc, but it all costs money or to give up something else. There are nice heavy, quiet, easy shifting coupes that exist if that is what people truly want. Owners need to learn the idiosyncrasies of the car and adjust driving to them don't expect to change the whole car to meet individual styles.