[manchu]

If you opt for powershift I would highly recommend buying something with warranty, either balance of manufacturer warranty or statutory used car warranty. (Be carefull with extended manufacturer warranty as I don't believe these are transferrable)

I had DCT issues with my MC but luckily the ~$5K fix was covered by stat warranty. I now know the previous owner traded the Mondeo because it had thrown up transmission malfunction errors and don't believe the dealer knew because the malfunction was infrequent and the fault codes are cleared on restart. You're unlikely to pick up some DCT issues during any test drive or inspection so IMO warranty of some kind is a must.