What just gets me with this thread it appears from reading the posts that the opinion is there is some form of systemic weakness of the DCT design and it like OMG out of an abundance of caution I guess, or that people generally gravitate to the negative or worse case suspicion. But the overwhelming majority of the Pioneer 1000's are not having any reported identical issues but that apparently doesn't count for anything.
My thoughts are that people who don't have a Pioneer 1000 are going to to be leaning towards being negative and worse case scenarios this is where the fear comes into play. I for one have no qualms about buying one, in fact I can hardly wait to get one. I think if you are nervous about new technology you shouldn't buy a new model year anything. I was hesitant at first when I joined the forum about buying a first model year but after some research I'm confident in my decision.
People will tell 100 people if they are unhappy about a product but will only tell 4 or 5 when they are happy or satisfied. It's human nature unfortunately. I mean it not a bad thing to discuss what you don't like about your machine because it only helps people come up with ideas to fix what they don't like. There are lots of posts where people have said that the transmission is smooth as silk, in fact more good comments than bad but we only remember the negative. I love hearing the great things about the machine but I also like to hear the things that people are disappointed with. Why? Because it portrays honesty, no machine is perfect but as long as the positives outweigh the negatives.
I do believe that there is an issue with some of the machines but I honestly think it's something simple. Easy for me to say when I don't have a machine but for the guys who's machines are in the shop getting taken apart it's got to be a gut wrenching ordeal. I only wish a speedy resolve for those unfortunate members.
