I bought this car stock for only $1500. It is a 5-speed manual and it had only 118,000 miles on it and ran fine. Now it has 128,800 miles on it and is still running! I've only made 2 repairs the whole time: left cv joint (replaced the left driveaxle, wasnt a hard repair and was cheap) and the master clutch cylinder which was costly ($450).
I put in 2 12" subs and 2 component speakers in the doors and a new stereo unit so I can hook my ipod in.