Nope, I say do what you can afford to do as far as mods or tracking is concerned.

But, with everything that has been said you guys need to let us have our say. It's as if we are keeping you from getting your cars fixed. That is absolutely false. I've tried to have discussions on the issue with two people in particular and they go into attack mode. I was called a troll and a fanboy numerous times for simply stating that my cars were in fine when the transmission threads kept popping up. It is as if we are the ones causing Ford not to react. I left that forum and came over here because I was not chastised about it every time I turned a corner. That is until matero posted this thread.

I'll say it one more time. I really hope you get your cars repaired. As far as supporting Matero and his quest. I can't and won't do that. I have no reason to.

 

Luckily he really doesn't have a following here like on AFM, he pops in to post this then doesn't come back for a few weeks when he does another hit and run post.

 

beerbarrel, don't let ssimanic get you down. He is part of jmatero's crew, and one of the obnoxiously vocal, misguided minority.

Only 1 of 2 things happened to that transmission and I bet it's the latter:

1) A practically one-off manufacturing/assembly defect that caused catastrophically bad alignment/interaction of internal components.

2) Epic abuse, either related to forcing into 2nd repeatedly under "normal" driving, or abuse under acceleration. Possibly even abusive/erroneous downshifting, like downshifting from 6th to 2nd when really wanted to hit 4th, or hitting 1st when you wanted to hit 3rd. Do not believe for one fraction of a second that those pictures are indicative of some sort of overall design flaw with the MT-82. More sensationalist garbage.

 

Thanks guys for the support....something that is way lacking over at AFM. I guess bigger is not always better!

I guess I need to back out of this thread and try and be productive in other threads.....maybe it's time to just lurk for awhile.

 

Thank you TMS members!

I was afraid that the chicken littles had taken over the '10+ section. But the vast majority of you have reaffirmed the fact that logic and a little skepticism still prevail.

TMS still rules

 

As I mentioned in a previous post, this is the only Mustang forum I belong to. I visit AFM for laughs but would never register there. TMS is like a cool local pub compared to AFM, which is more like a middle school gym filled with retards, especially that cesspool of thread about transmission problems, which jmatero, ssimanic, and the rest of the crones keep on life support.

 

Everyone needs to calm down. If you aren't having a problem and love your car, stay out of the thread. If you're having a problem and feel this is the appropriate way to handle this, feel free to contribute and get involved. It's that simple.

 

Lol so if you think this is the wrong way to handle it shut up and go in the corner? Good plan.

 

Yes, silence people who have a different point of view. That kind of thinking has always worked well throughout history. Good job

 

Sometimes I have to laugh.
Not that people aren't having legitimate problems with vehicles,
but we all are taking words at face value, and not hearing or knowing the real story. People have a right to be scheptical.

We honestly have NO idea how good or bad a transmission was treated prior to any issues with it. Variety of variables with a variety of turnouts. You can't fault Ford for the most part (and I'm talking dealerships here) trying to exhaust all efforts to diagnose, remedy and fix issues that may or may not be legitimate manufacturer defects or user error.

I VERY HIGHLY DOUBT the issues that some are experiencing are as rampant as suggested. I really do think the legitimate issues are blown out of proportion.
Out of how many of the actual transmission problems (lets say even 3%) were NOT driver error/abuse issues?

No one can come in here and start spouting numbers, its all just made up.
The only numbers that you can't change are the ammount of cars actually produced with the manual transmission, all else (unless you are ford) is just heresay or guesswork.

Trying to go after Ford for replacing a tranny that could have been caused by user error is like me trying to get my car replaced because I threw my car into a ditch claiming I should have been told how to work a stearing wheel.

 

No.

Someone has to combat the sheer amount (and intensity) of stupidity and hysteria that is flying around. It cannot go uncorrected. AFM Tech section is already devolving into Camaro5-quality, and I'd rather not see it happen here on account of a few loose screws like jmatero & company.

 

 

Agreed

 

Precisely! The point about the half-truths is key. Those people who ARE making accusations the loudest are also doing so poorly, quoting hearsay conversations, posting vague cropped pictures of random components, posting fake letters with redaction applied. We aren't getting the full story from any of these accusers, yet we're the bad guys when we call them out on it!

 

So much win in this post it's almost as powerful as a falcon punch

 

 

hahahahaha, so agree.

 

What is going to happen when the people at 20/20 only get 25 responses?

 

No, I don't think it's that simple............I'm not for or against this, but I do have something to say.

After viewing this thread I don't see anyone using speech/language that isn't responsible.

If you are inferring that those with differing options than yourself need to be silenced…….

Then my friend you need to relook your priorities in life and where you stand on the fundamentals of why you can post your comments on a free and open forum.

Speech isn’t free, responsible speech is, so less talk about shutting down those that differ in the take on issues with the Mustang’s MT82.

 

Stay out of the thread? Really? It appears you are neither a site owner, a moderator, or even a contributing member which BTW it is only a measly $15.00.

I centainly doubt a deceiving free freeloader will have the influence to set the rules, much less enforce them.