Never had the misfortune, but, I am reliably informed by those who were involved, an engine change on the shoe-horned Spey didn't endear the engineers to the Phantom.
However, the introduction of the type did offer the opportunity to be forced to watch, possibly,
the most vomit inducing
PR film promoting the F-4....ever.
Met a few US Crew chiefs over the years and mentioned this " marvel of BS "...strangely, they all agreed along with terms that cannot be repeated on a public forum.