[speeder]

I vastly prefer the 915 3.2 Carreras to the G50 cars. I was working at the dealer when the 1987 models arrived and I thought that they just absolutely ruined the car. And that was before I even knew how much they weighed and that they pushed the engine further rearward.

It was a case of diluting the experience for average drivers. And it worked, to this day there are many who believe that the G50 Carreras represent the pinacle of that series. The G50 is a lot stronger and will handle more power, but it's irrelevant in the 3.2 Carrera. The latest 915 was good for 400 hp all day long, exactly double the output of a 3.2 Carrera.

Javadog is correct, as usual, about user error being the problem with any transmission. I've seen Toyota PU trucks with eff'ed-up manual gearboxes. A lot of them. The 915 was a great shifting box if not damaged and with a properly adjusted shifter w/o worn parts. The last 915 shifters, in '85 and '86, were shortened 10% from factory and shifted exceptionally well. But older ones were fine if tight. I never liked the factory short-shift, it sacrificed all feel for a shorter throw. The '85/'86 regular shifter was a perfect compromise.

An '86 ROW car was the pinacle of the Carrera series.