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Going from Gen 1 MGW to MGW race spec worth it?
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<blockquote data-quote="stang99x" data-source="post: 14712373" data-attributes="member: 169847"><p>Well I guess we're all entitled to our opinions aren't we. I personally found the MGW shifter lacking for it cost and how much people rave about it. I called MGW directly, spoke to a very nice lady named Debbie about some questions I had and she said I could leave my number to be called or email to get those questions answered. I chose to email as I figured they had their hands full with the 3 week wait time for the new Race Spec shifter. My email went unanswered. So, the 3 week wait was strike one, the unanswered email was strike 2, and the price was strike 3 for me on the Race Spec. The reason I have posted what I have is so that other people who search the net for hours on end as I did in regards to finding a solution to my dislike of the factory shifter and will have the ability to see that perhaps MGW wasn't the be all end all solution that it appears to be based on the threads out there. That's what is so great about the net and online forums, you can find opposing opinions on products of any and all kinds. Of course, then there are those who don't respect the opinions of others simply because they disagree since it doesn't fall into line with what they believe. That's where the person reading the thread gets to be the judge and decide for themselves. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I have never met Steve, and never prior to or after purchase spoken to him. The only reason I know that his name is Steve is because after trying to contact him through their company website contact form we determined that their site form had a malfunction and he gave me an email address that was Steve@...... I assume that his name is Steve based on that and that alone. For all I know it could be a woman named Joan on the other end. Either way it wouldn't make a lick of difference to me. The bottom line is that I have a 2013 GT and I despised the way the shifting felt. I bought and installed the MGW thinking it would solve my problem, and it didn't. While it was an improvement, it was not the end all be all that it seemed everyone claimed it was. Hence I was disappointed in what I thought would solve my problem and didn't. Instead of throwing MGW a small fortune for the Race Spec, I opted to try the bracket. I actually learned of the bracket on this forum, in a thread discussing NVH associated with the installation of the bracket. I then so happened to stumble on the listing on eBay and decided I'd rather take a $200 chance than spend another $500 for another new shifter. I then write a review about the product that did exactly what I wanted, which was gave me the feel of the old T5 trans, and within 30 minutes people assume that I'm a paid spokesman or "nuts" because I am willing to stand up and say I don't find the MGW all that great and that the bracket solved my issue. I guess my thoughts on online forums and what they are for are vastly different that some other people who seem to believe that they are for nothing more than blasting out their own opinion and slamming anything that doesn't agree with them. Chances are, that is the one and only transaction I'll ever have with Blowfish, but I was completely satisfied and thought they deserved to be recognized for their achievement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stang99x, post: 14712373, member: 169847"] Well I guess we're all entitled to our opinions aren't we. I personally found the MGW shifter lacking for it cost and how much people rave about it. I called MGW directly, spoke to a very nice lady named Debbie about some questions I had and she said I could leave my number to be called or email to get those questions answered. I chose to email as I figured they had their hands full with the 3 week wait time for the new Race Spec shifter. My email went unanswered. So, the 3 week wait was strike one, the unanswered email was strike 2, and the price was strike 3 for me on the Race Spec. The reason I have posted what I have is so that other people who search the net for hours on end as I did in regards to finding a solution to my dislike of the factory shifter and will have the ability to see that perhaps MGW wasn't the be all end all solution that it appears to be based on the threads out there. That's what is so great about the net and online forums, you can find opposing opinions on products of any and all kinds. Of course, then there are those who don't respect the opinions of others simply because they disagree since it doesn't fall into line with what they believe. That's where the person reading the thread gets to be the judge and decide for themselves. I have never met Steve, and never prior to or after purchase spoken to him. The only reason I know that his name is Steve is because after trying to contact him through their company website contact form we determined that their site form had a malfunction and he gave me an email address that was Steve@...... I assume that his name is Steve based on that and that alone. For all I know it could be a woman named Joan on the other end. Either way it wouldn't make a lick of difference to me. The bottom line is that I have a 2013 GT and I despised the way the shifting felt. I bought and installed the MGW thinking it would solve my problem, and it didn't. While it was an improvement, it was not the end all be all that it seemed everyone claimed it was. Hence I was disappointed in what I thought would solve my problem and didn't. Instead of throwing MGW a small fortune for the Race Spec, I opted to try the bracket. I actually learned of the bracket on this forum, in a thread discussing NVH associated with the installation of the bracket. I then so happened to stumble on the listing on eBay and decided I'd rather take a $200 chance than spend another $500 for another new shifter. I then write a review about the product that did exactly what I wanted, which was gave me the feel of the old T5 trans, and within 30 minutes people assume that I'm a paid spokesman or "nuts" because I am willing to stand up and say I don't find the MGW all that great and that the bracket solved my issue. I guess my thoughts on online forums and what they are for are vastly different that some other people who seem to believe that they are for nothing more than blasting out their own opinion and slamming anything that doesn't agree with them. Chances are, that is the one and only transaction I'll ever have with Blowfish, but I was completely satisfied and thought they deserved to be recognized for their achievement. [/QUOTE]
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