I'm going to buy a celica Options

[Myung]

Hi guys i have been reading this forum for a couple of weeks, and i want to say "this forum rocks" i learned many things in this time. . . .

Ok this is the main reason of this post I'm from costa rica I'm going to take a trip to US for 3 months. . . so i bought a 96 automatic celica GT for $2200 I ran carfax an autocheck before those reports didn't say anything bad about the car any crash nothing. . . here some questions :

-was it a good price for the car ??
-the guy who sold the car says, it was rebuilt. . .how can I prove it ??? (pressure gauge? timing belt)
-what is the price for a 3sgte with harness and ECU and the manual tranny conversion everything Without the handwork just parts
-Could i find a better celica for a better price (3sgte& manual) ???

Thanks very much, Sorry for my bad english. . . I know I'm a newbie but help me please
Aprecciate any help