i came home to pa for a few weeks to hang with friends and family before school starts. anyway, my friend bought his 99gt w/19k about the same time i bought my 02 w/22k last december. well, i havent driven my car for 2 weeks since i flew here, so my buddy let me drive his 99.
i cant believe the difference in the overall feel of the drivetrain. ive always heard about the 3650 grind/notchyness, and the clutch pedal on my 02 feels like im holding a small child under water against his will. i thought this was just normal. then i drove the 99, and it feels so much smoother. the clutch is like butta and doesnt take any effort to hold down, and the shifts are so much smoother and quieter than my 3650. now granted, ive heard several times that the 3650 with its notchiness and all, is "close" to bulletproof. i'll take reliability over comfort/convenience any day. but is this right? are the 99-mid 01's like this? is my clutch supposed to feel so heavy?
another thing, my car likes to lunge in first gear unless i really baby it. my friends shows no signs of this at all. ive heard other mustang guys complain about it and guys on here have told them its normal. is it? someone told me its bad u-joints? should i be worried or not
ive always thought all these little imperfections were normal, but after driving an older car, albeit w/less miles, im jealous, and want to make sure im not ignoring an actual problem with my car. help a stanger out
oh yeah, my 02 now has 33+k on it, and my buddy's 99 is up to 23k, and i havent bothered with the 3650TSB yet. thanks for the help
i cant believe the difference in the overall feel of the drivetrain. ive always heard about the 3650 grind/notchyness, and the clutch pedal on my 02 feels like im holding a small child under water against his will. i thought this was just normal. then i drove the 99, and it feels so much smoother. the clutch is like butta and doesnt take any effort to hold down, and the shifts are so much smoother and quieter than my 3650. now granted, ive heard several times that the 3650 with its notchiness and all, is "close" to bulletproof. i'll take reliability over comfort/convenience any day. but is this right? are the 99-mid 01's like this? is my clutch supposed to feel so heavy?
another thing, my car likes to lunge in first gear unless i really baby it. my friends shows no signs of this at all. ive heard other mustang guys complain about it and guys on here have told them its normal. is it? someone told me its bad u-joints? should i be worried or not
ive always thought all these little imperfections were normal, but after driving an older car, albeit w/less miles, im jealous, and want to make sure im not ignoring an actual problem with my car. help a stanger out
oh yeah, my 02 now has 33+k on it, and my buddy's 99 is up to 23k, and i havent bothered with the 3650TSB yet. thanks for the help