A base model 2005 Celica? With drum brakes? Base model indicates 140hp or so, right, not the 180hp of the sports model?

At that price, a brand new Civic 2.0 MT is definitely quicker, safer (4 wheel discs, ABS, EBD, SRS Airbags, side airbags, etc... ) and a better buy.

Or if you prefer a coupe, a brand new Hyundai isn't very far off, and you can even try to get an MT on indent.

At 1.2 m, you'd hope they would have spent the money to get a US, Taiwanese or Korean market dashboard to make the conversion clean.