how badd is the tranny on the RSX-S. I heard everyone saying that its really bad. Im just curious. Is it from the driver or is it really the tranny. I have a friend and he broke his tranny at palmdale, and blow a whole in his cylinder wall. So hes a getting a new motor, wuth a new tranny. But hes a crazy driver, he grinds alot, he shifts real fast. So i doubt its the car. all help is appreciated. thanx

 

shifting is as smooth as a baby's ***, it's a beautiful tranny if u know how to drive

 

No problems with my tranny... had the car since April, and I've already racked up close to 14,000 miles.

 

very nice tranny... its a work of art... just the gears are a lil closer then usual.. but other then that.. it's the BEST......

 

no problems with my tranny

 

very nice tranny in the Type S...I never had any of the grinding problems people mentioned over at CRSX. The base auto is also very smooth

 

no problem with mine...had my car since january and managed rack up 22,000 miles. smooth as when i first got it.

 

Your friend sounds like a typical candidate for a catastrophic mis-shift.

Technically, all mis-shifts are due to driver error, and even professional race drivers occaisionally do it. Slowing down your shifting hand not only greatly reduces your risk of mis-shifting it also saves your synchros.

That said, I can see why it would be easier to mis-shift an RSX-S than some other cars. The shift pattern is rather tight, and the cable-actuated shifter does not provide the mechanical feedback of a linkage-actuated shifter. This is why I do not like cable shifters.