The car was absolutely flawless in the short time period I owned the car. Took a hefty beating from me, and was the learner car for my girlfriend to learn stick on. The only complaint about the car was premature leather seat wear.
I raced a stock 2001 Nissan Maxima with manual tranny and kept up -- pretty surprising, huh?
I have a 95 Acura Integra LS and it will bet a 2001 Nissan Maxima with no problem. Don't see your problem.