[bob_the_cook]

I will soon be the owner of a (virtually) new 1997 Black SVX LSi. It has only 60K miles, and it is still show-room perfect with *all* paperwork. I will be the third owner of the car and the first owner under 55 y/o.

The first owner kept it sleeping in a garage as a sunday driver and sold it to my uncle-in-law about a year after buying it. Uncle-in-law drove it as a pleasure cruiser for a few years. He is unable to drive it anymore and has been keeping it sleeping in a garage for the last few years.

My questions to you all are:

I have heard that these can be converted from auto to manual. If so, which manual fits?

If so, is it worth making the conversion, or keeping it stock to preserve the "essence"?

I had a buddy say "to hell with the SVX, drop that engine into a 2.5RS coupe and get some suspension work..." Was I totally out of line to tell him to shove it and stop speaking to me?