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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve-Oh" data-source="post: 924192" data-attributes="member: 8243">I'm toying with the idea of getting something to replace the Lincoln.  She's old, tired and ready to live another life.  I drove a 2012 GT 6spd last Saturday and really did like it.  It drove nice, handled well and all around was very pleasant.  The ONE thing that bothers me is the transmission situation.  I vaguely remember reading about how the 6spd trans are not so good and they are having issues so instead of Ford fixing it they are just giving out additives?!  Need to research that more....  I've come to realize that the 6spd's are made in Chinese land which I'm NOT thrilled about at all and the automatics for the GT's are made in Mexico (doesn't make me happy either).  Aside from all that the auto's for the 6cyl cars are U.S. made..... With all that being said my other option was an '04 Cobra.  I found one close that meets my exact requirements for a used car (i.e. color, body style, virgin car with no mods and extremely low mileage).  The drawback there is I'd be basically buying a car I already have.  I think my next move is to go drive the Cobra because I've only driven one once back in 2003 when they first came out so my memory lacks a little.  Discussion: ...</blockquote>