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<blockquote data-quote="Tob" data-source="post: 16229667" data-attributes="member: 83412"><p>So you're saying you like Spam then. I get it. The disparity is <em>huge</em>. But your perception is your reality and you'll do what it takes to stand your ground here.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The shifter itself is $475 plus S&H. That was your decision to bump it to $600 just as it was to install it. If you are questioning the time you spent in terms of value I'd say you learned nothing from the install (a first) as the education in doing it yourself is priceless. Some prefer to sit by the pool sipping their favorite cocktail while others prefer to wrench. I don't associate value with either.</p><p></p><p></p><p>A TON of modifications with BETTER value? Such as 2k for having plastic film applied to the front end of your car (a rather common mod these days)? A 2k+ Borla exhaust system? There's two that the GT350 crowd finds favorable, what other ones comprise a "TON" and at what cost? Your hands allow you to feel as much as anything and a shifter is (aside from the steering wheel) a direct link to the car it attaches to. What other mods directly impact what you feel with your hands as you drive and at what cost or value as you like to say?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm sorry but there is no comparison...but I'll do that for you. The factory unit <em>is </em>garbage. Ford has successfully snookered you and appealed to your subjective side. But what stands behind the curtain? A turd.</p><p></p><p>You may have been missing it elsewhere but since inception there have been complaints regarding the reverse lockout mechanism (sticking) as well as being locked out of gear (the most recent has to do with Ford holding the car at the factory until the latest lockout issue is addressed). Rattling has also been a common complaint. This root cause of this was pointed out some time ago but Ford remains steadfast in continuing to pump out GT350's with a low-dollar, off shore manufactured, rehashed Camaro design, that was drummed up by former GM engineers.</p><p></p><p>To wit...</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]P8hJ96T_cvE[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Implying there isn't much difference in feel between the factory GT350 shifter and that of the MGW is akin to saying you just learned that it was Jimmy, and not Jenny, behind the glory hole wall but that it doesn't matter because it felt almost as good to you. Nonsense. Feel starts with what lurks beneath - it is either genuine or it isn't. And in this case, you're being hoodwinked. Some history as to where it came from and what it is comprised of...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.svtperformance.com/threads/gt350-oem-shifter.1095456/" target="_blank">https://www.svtperformance.com/threads/gt350-oem-shifter.1095456/</a></p><p></p><p>Trash. And it only degrades from there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tob, post: 16229667, member: 83412"] So you're saying you like Spam then. I get it. The disparity is [i]huge[/i]. But your perception is your reality and you'll do what it takes to stand your ground here. The shifter itself is $475 plus S&H. That was your decision to bump it to $600 just as it was to install it. If you are questioning the time you spent in terms of value I'd say you learned nothing from the install (a first) as the education in doing it yourself is priceless. Some prefer to sit by the pool sipping their favorite cocktail while others prefer to wrench. I don't associate value with either. A TON of modifications with BETTER value? Such as 2k for having plastic film applied to the front end of your car (a rather common mod these days)? A 2k+ Borla exhaust system? There's two that the GT350 crowd finds favorable, what other ones comprise a "TON" and at what cost? Your hands allow you to feel as much as anything and a shifter is (aside from the steering wheel) a direct link to the car it attaches to. What other mods directly impact what you feel with your hands as you drive and at what cost or value as you like to say? I'm sorry but there is no comparison...but I'll do that for you. The factory unit [i]is [/i]garbage. Ford has successfully snookered you and appealed to your subjective side. But what stands behind the curtain? A turd. You may have been missing it elsewhere but since inception there have been complaints regarding the reverse lockout mechanism (sticking) as well as being locked out of gear (the most recent has to do with Ford holding the car at the factory until the latest lockout issue is addressed). Rattling has also been a common complaint. This root cause of this was pointed out some time ago but Ford remains steadfast in continuing to pump out GT350's with a low-dollar, off shore manufactured, rehashed Camaro design, that was drummed up by former GM engineers. To wit... [MEDIA=youtube]P8hJ96T_cvE[/MEDIA] Implying there isn't much difference in feel between the factory GT350 shifter and that of the MGW is akin to saying you just learned that it was Jimmy, and not Jenny, behind the glory hole wall but that it doesn't matter because it felt almost as good to you. Nonsense. Feel starts with what lurks beneath - it is either genuine or it isn't. And in this case, you're being hoodwinked. Some history as to where it came from and what it is comprised of... [URL]https://www.svtperformance.com/threads/gt350-oem-shifter.1095456/[/URL] Trash. And it only degrades from there. [/QUOTE]
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