I have the same luck as you, if not worse. The day after mounting and installing four new wheels and tires on my Mustang, I picked up a nail in the sidewall of my rear tire. Can't repair it, needed to replace it. $283 down the drain. About 6 months later I got a nail in my other rear tire and...
2018 GT with 25,000 miles on it, no issues with the transmission so far.
As the other commenters have said, it's not a refined transmission by any means, but it seems to be relatively robust.
This is definitely a case of burn in the clearcoat due to the compound or buffing pad. If you're lucky, they may be able to correct it and blend the old paint with the new since it is a smaller section. Worst case, they will need to respray the whole hood. Just look up some reputable body shops...
I bought it off Ebay, the quality was decent, but they said they needed to do some light body work to make the surface even for painting. For the paint and install it was $275. The spoiler itself was $140. The fitment is perfect.
I think it's pretty natural to not feel comfortable driving through inclement weather. I won't even drive my Mustang if it's raining outside. Whenever I do get stuck in the rain, I typically drive under the speed limit. I just stick to the far right lane and let the maniacs pass. While that...
I've got the upper and lower cervini c series grille. No issues with fitment or quality. I think it is a huge improvement over the stock grille, and it makes it look way more aggressive.
It's just a catch can. If you should ever need to take it in for warranty purposes, take it off and replace it with the regular PCV line before you drop it off. It would be absolutely impossible for any Ford tech to know that you ever had one on...
It's always been that way on the S550 decklid panel. They sell aftermarket options for around $100 if they get really bad. I bought a blank decklid panel from MP Concepts because I didn't want the GT badge for $100 off American Muscle. It still scratches but for only $100 you can't go wrong.