well the 96-98 Accords you refer to are 2 different generations. The 5th gen ran from 94-97. And the 6th gen ran from 98-02. If you want a 5th gen, dont get any V6, hardly any performance parts etc.... and no manual. Get a 96-97 EX-R(since im assuming your in Canada) which is the fully loaded model. If you want a 6th gen, get either v6 EX-R or a 4cyl EX-R. Because those V6's have quite a bit of power, but they only come in auto, and some have had tranny problems.