In article <b8pme.48$RV5.33@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>,
"Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> How does one justify the added price of the 5 speed automatic. What does it
> provide that justifies its price? How is the reliabilty?

Honda has quite a ways to go to convince me, and much of the world, that
they're making a reliable automatic transmission again. They spent 6
years putting out HORRIBLE automatic transmissions, and the people who
didn't pay attention ended up paying for the repairs.

Shame on Honda.