Thanks! It was built near by birthday then. I don't have the mft so I don't have that to worry about... the transmission doesn't bother me too much... I traded in a 1994 Accord with 289,000 miles and the tranny was starting to shutter, so this is an upgrade...lol... in all seriousness I really am enjoying the ride. First new car in nearly 15 years as I bought the Accord used.