Originally Posted by spcmafia

When I first got my car, even with only 12K miles on it, I replaced all of the drive train and engine fluids. I know, way too early, but the difference in shifting because obviously better after using Motul. I'm also very particular about my vehicle maintenance. I do have to agree that this transmission is very notchy and grindy, 1st, 2nd, and even 5th sometimes. After replacing said fluids, I also got a rear shift bushing from Perrin that made things a lot better. It's relatively cheap, and super easy to install.