Yeah, thanks...I honestly wasnt even thinking of getting this two weeks ago. BUT...my buddy called me and told me he had purchased a car that he knew I'd just have to have and his wife wasnt going to allow another car, so either he had to sell it to me or sell off one of his other "babies". So it stays in the family and we now have toys out the wazoo. LOL. As far as swapping in a manual trans, I'd love to but havent had the best luck with locating all the parts I need through the classifieds, ebay and ebay international, craigslist or any other "for sale" sites. I know I could swap a different motor and trans in but Im looking to stay close to all original and I'd really only want the 5spd trans if I were to go that route. I just finished the auto to manual swap in my camaro and love it but then again, there are certain areas in and around portland that are not fun to drive through with a manual. Now getting on the I205 or I5, then its fun as well as the "back roads" but Im wanting something that works well in all situations and travels around through city and highway without much thinking (I've heard swapping in the clutch pedal makes the foot placement on the go fast pedal to be very close to the brake pedal and I have wide feet).