i agree that if it's meant to be manually shifted, it should. but other that, if you just drive it normally, you won't come across many problems with the SS tranny. i'd say it requires more maintenance than most other trannys out there but it's not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. personally, if i had a AT, i wouldn't even bother driving it fast. automatic preludes just aren't fast. i'd just cruise in it.