cheap manual, thinking Options

[96bluevert]

Lately I've been thinking about how much I would like a manual. I was contemplating buying a cheap ($500-$1000) older, reliable car to take out every once in a while so I can eventually get used to driving manual. I was looking at late 80's-early90's Honda Civics/Accords or Toyota Celica/Corrola/Camry, since Honda and Toyota are really my most trusted car companies when it comes to older and cheaper vehicles. Basically, I don't car about how the exterior would look, just so long as it ran well, had decent miles on it (<200k) and didn't need much extra repairs. I have thought about a swap, but that takes more time than I'd like..the celi IS my dd.

The whole reason I am looking into a cheaper car w/ manual so I can practice is b/c I figure eventually I am going to buy another car ( sometime after the celi) that is manual and I don't really want that to be my practice car since I plan on it being something nice.

opinions are appreciated..thnks

[ILuvMyCelica95]

yeah, lots of hills..it sucks lol

if 1000 what you have, swap the tranny in your vert.

or if not, get an older toyota model, like tercel, corolla, or carina or paseo. Paseos are super cheap.

exactly- why not just swap your celica to manual