In the long run, its probably more economical to keep looking for one with a manual transmission. I remember talking to a few people a while ago about converting my 02 Legacy to manual, and it would have been expensive. I probably would have paid for someone else to do it rather than do it myself since that's a bit bigger than I'd want to bite off, but still it would be more than $1k.
Parts alone would be close to, or over $1k depending on if you can find good deals somewhere else. And, on top of the parts sperry has already mentioned, I believe my conversion would have also needed a new rear diff, driveline and half-shafts. I just decided against it and traded in for a manual 05 a few years later.
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