I have a 2000 2.0 Tracker that I bought used, the previous owner was a little hard on it I think, the gears can grind if I shift it too fast from 5th to 4th or 4th to 3rd, or first to 2nd. I know that this sounds bad, I just don't shift like a mad man, take my time running through the gears and it shifts nice. I also used synthetic gear oil in it and it helped a little bit. I realy can't complain. It now has 67,000 miles on it, original clutch, brakes, exhaust, etc. This is one of the best little trucklets I've ever owned. Dave