Originally Posted by PolishAmericanMustang

So I love this car!! Absolutely everything I wanted. Power everywhere, insane acceleration, yet perfectly behaved as my daily driver/commuter car. Quiet and refined when you want it to be, raucous and raw and intense when you want some excitement. Comfortable, nicely-arranged cabin, nothing particularly cheap except for the seatbelt holders. First weekend the average MPG readout was 10.8, now it’s up to 14.8. I’ve put 500 miles on it so far.

Everyone loves the glass roof. SYNC is awesome. The Shaker 500 is muddy and mediocre at first, but it starts to sound OK once I’ve been listening to it for a while and my ears have had time to adjust. The garage door opener works perfectly with my rolling-code unit as well as the fixed-code unit at my parents’ house.

Steering is wonderful! Good, linear brakes. Tracks beautifully through corners, no push! Switched out the fog bulbs to Hoen Endurance type, which are very yellow and give it a cool Le Mans GT-class look.

Tragically, a huge rock bounded out from the side of a truck as I was passing it on the highway a couple days ago, a couple chips in the front bumper are the result.

Now here’s my assessment of the MT82:

Overall, I am very satisfied with the operation of this gearbox. The clutch is an absolute delight, pretty much perfect. The box itself can be a little inconsistent. Sometimes it will go into gear with a nice little click-clack, other times there is a pronounced “double crunch.” I’m not concerned about it at this point. My Subaru gearbox exhibited this sort of inconsistent behavior throughout its life without any significant failure.

Skip-shift was engaging pretty often the first couple of days I had it (driving like a bit of a poosy), but it was a no-drama affair. I didn’t even realize it engaged sometimes, shifter just went from 1st to 4th without issue.

I assume lots of people who complain about GRINDING are actually experiencing the occasional “crunch” that I am experiencing. Those are two verrrrrrrry different things. I missed a shift the first day I had it and was rewarded with awful screechy grrrrrrrrind. Totally driver error. The crunchiness/notchiness under regular driving does not bother me. I have not had any actual grinding since my mistake on day one. Do I wish that all the shifts were completed with that nice little click-clack? Yes, but again, I’m not overly concerned at this point. This box does like to be shifted in a very particular way. You have to be firm and decisive, it’s doesn’t like lazy, low-RPM shifting.

I don’t believe this crunchiness is a sign of a catastrophic design flaw/something that will get worse or fail over time. I’m definitely OK with the way it is now, and will most certainly not be taking it in to the dealer.
At this point, I give the Mustang 9.5/10. Hope it serves me well with continued fun for many years! Good job, Ford!

Originally Posted by hawkeye18

I agree, I can tell immediately if I'm not all the way into a gear. It "snicks" twice - once to let me know I'm getting into it, and again to let me know it's all the way in. If I don't feel that second snick (especially in 5th), I know not to let up off the clutch yet.

90% of the time, I can shift with one finger. That's how light the shifter is, and I have a Steeda Tri-Ax. And that one finger? On the shaft, under the **** (yes, yes, make your jokes now). That's how easy it is to move the shifter from gear to gear.