Oh I hear ya... When I wanted one I had to have it and there was no stopping me LOL... I loved it and thought it was the coolest until it wasn't LOL....
That is a perfect description of my experience with the one I had.
Edit: it was a really good shifter going up thru the gears, not so good going down. That's not what it was intended to do. It did have a big hole in the floor.
I had a Hurst comp plus at the same time, both cars primarily street use. I much preferred the Hurst.