if the problem is only with the manual transmissions you have to ask yourself y would it only be with manuals? In a $25000 TSX or a $35000 TL. Most people if spending that much money on a "family car" would get an automatic. That must mean that they are looking for more that just a car to get them from point a to point b. Granted that some people (like myself) just prefer a maunal. But l would guess that those people (like myself) also like to drive hard. If you dont give a new car time to break in and just start driving the shit out of it then more than likely you will have problems with it.