97 Ebony Tranny issue

[SVX92-97]

Ok, the 97 ebony I picked up last month for $800 has a tranny issue, and Im not sure but I think its junk. I had not driven the car when I bought it because of its idle problem and loud exhaust, had it flat bedded straight home. Yesterday I got it registered and drove it the five mile trip home from where it sat at my parents house. First off when your backing out of the driveway and turning the wheels it is binding real hard to where the car is practically stopping and need to give it more gas. Then it appears I only have 1st and 2nd gear. It shifted real hard out of first, and at 40 mph rpms are at 3000. It wont shift further if I attempt to go faster and rpms soar to 4000, so I back off. It still has a rough idle problem, which I thought was a MAF, but I swapped a good one from my polo and it still idles rough when warm. Too, bad, cause it had a nice smooth ride. Im picking up mikes 92 claret today, but I will most likely need a tranny for it. What do you guys think.