I need some advice, buying auto or waiting for manual Options

[obi1kinob]

I found a celica with a decent price, its about a 5-6 hour drive from where I live but its automatic. I'm going to do the 3sgte swap but I want it to be manual. I've searched and read other people's auto to manual conversions and some wish that they had started out as manual instead. Others who did the swap and convert at the same time, really didn't even mention anything about it.

I had a hard time finding any figures for the cost of the conversion, if done with the swap at the same time. Although most who have done the conversion alone have said around 700-1100 if I remember correctly. One person said 1000 for tranny 1000 for labor. I hope it wouldn't cost me that much.

I'll eventually be putting in a short shifter and some fancy pedals anyway. I had an order in my thingstodo list, interior mods came after engine. But I guess if I have to get pedals and a shifter and stuff I might as well do it now. What would you all suggest I do? Get this or wait?

[obi1kinob]

Thanks guys, anyone wanna help me find a manual convertible for 7k or maybe test drive one in Georgia for me

Sinner, I dont mind the automatic itself its just that its going to be manual one way or the other. Also, my brother's roommate had a automatic mazda 626, he used to downshift to race and he messed up his tranny.