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I just bought my car and i dont think ill drive anything except an mx-3 ever ! hehe. Well my only problem with the car so far is that when im in 1st second or third gear and i am off the gas then i just step on it my stick shift moves about 2-3 inches. Is this normal? its the stock shifter and i had my mechanic check out the engine mounts by holding the ebrake on and acceleerating on the gas and he said that they are fine. Anyone else have this problem? ------off that subject i must say this sounds odd but its true, after i bought my car i started putting 92 octane in it. I then steam cleanded it, and then i put fuel injector cleaner in it and oil cleaner in it after i got an oil change then chemically flushed the coolant. After all that maintenance i know i shouldnt have gained performance but holy crap there was actually a noticable gain! It might be my head but i really dont think so. Just thought id let you all know, the pics of my newly done interior should be up soon to.<BR>

This is hapening on my car as well. I thought it was normal I will be interested to see what people say.

2-3 thats a lot it will move a bit but I say thats too much <BR>Does it wiggle side to side in gear?<BR>either the mounts or shifter bushings but its probaly the mounts

nah thats an exageration sorry its more like an inch and no it doesnt move side to side only up and down, and once again i had the engine mounts checked and supposedly there ok. Im thinking once i switch to a short shifter this will change. any more help would be great guys thanks!