[William]

For an approximation of the "feel" of a Muncie shifter place a tire iron in a pail of large rocks.

The main design flaw was that the mechanism was fastened to a plate bolted to the trans crossmember. Engine torqued upon acceleration; shifter didn't go along and would bind. Once bound up it had a nasty habit of simultaneously selecting 2 gears.

Next design flaw was the wimpy stud for the shift knob. After a few hard shifts it would break off. If it was 3rd gear the dash would stop your hand.

Next design flaw was the weak reverse slider. It is about 1/8" thick and everytime reverse was selected the shifter arm would catch it causing it to crack. When it finally broke off it would rotate, thus preventing shifting into reverse.

Another really annoying design "feature" was a sliding plastic plate instead of a rubber boot on console-equipped cars.

From the same people that brought you the Pontiac Aztek...