Well after a week at the dealers I now have the car back! They over hauled the manual trans (new sycrows, new first and second gear) they also fixed the heated seats and key fob. They did not fix the the tire pressure indicator (it's on and all tires are at right pressure) this would/could be expensive fix and I figured I'd cut them a break considering how much they ate to fix the rest. Their sheet read - $1700 for the trans, $400 for the heated seat and $250 for the key fob. I drove it a good bit last night after picking it up and no pop out, it seems the problem is fixed. So if I can get a couple of good reliable years out of this car (which I should) I'll walk away feeling like "for what I paid, for what I got" this was a great deal! When compared to other cars that I was looking at, 350z, slk320, s2000, 128i. One owner, low miles, (28k) very clean inside and out, breaks and tires almost new. I could not find the other cars mention in the same ballpark in the totality of the deal. ($11700 +tax) so no car is perfect but if the cost to own and DRIVE is basically front line consumables for the near future I will be very pleased. Thanks for the help to everyone and I will try to contribute to the forum in the future. Now to address that dam cup holder lol. Jerry-