Thank you for the suggestions!! unfortunately the plugs, IDI cover boots, coils and shroud have all been replaced (due to issues with those), but haven't done the fuel filter and will try the seafoam suggestion. Lights, thank you, that gives us somewhere to start looking. (my uncle and i are going to do the work to save me $$$). And i will look at having the tranny flushed, it hasn't been done, and i really love driving the car. so thank you for the help!