I have an auto 95 accord...i use to have a stick shift car n i miss it so much...now my tranny went bad and i have a good motor in it..so i was wondering...should i replace my auto tranny or go ahead n put a stick tranny in my car..so i can get back in the game????

All depends on what the tranny was built for. Most Import trannies for the US market are slush boxes designed for the smoothest shift possible so we don't spill our 7-11 big gulp. That does not mean that an auto or a semi-auto can't kick butt.. It all depends on where you are most comfortable..

It sounds like she misses her shifter. I was raised with a shift car, and learned how to drive on one. When I first came to Virginia, I bought a car with shift in it. It was a red Hyundai. After driving it to work every day for two years, the clutch went out in it. I was in downtown Norfolk, and stranded on the side of the street. I had to push it out of the way. Well, I wouldn't buy any more of those, if you know what I mean.

You obviously haven't had an automatic fail on you before. In my experience, manuals are much more robust and give early warning of impending failure. A properly maintained manual will generally outlast a properly maintained automatic, as automatics have friction elements inside that will wear eventually, plus various pumps and valves, none of which a manual transmission will have.

Regarding putting in a manual transmission, often times, many auxilliary parts (pedals, gauge clusters, interior trim pieces) will have to be changed as well. This raises the cost and complexity of the swap, often to the point where it is cheaper to just go out and buy the car you want to begin with.

You're right about not having my automatic transmission fail. I haven't had that happen to me. My 1996 Chrysler Concorde left me on the road right next to my girls school. It was two years ago. We kept putting it in the garage to get fixed. The garage bills got higher and higher. Then, that day next to the school, it died. It wasn't the transmission, but something else. I had to get it towed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)