Yeah, i just bought a '97 prelude w/ the SS tranny, and my malfunction light has come on and is on right now in fact, im thinking b/c it redlined and put itself back into automatic, but i have no idea (if you have any ideas please let me know), but i wouldnt say, stay away from it, but if you can get sumthin else like a MANUAL, get it, if not, dont worry about it.