I didn't know anybody the first time; I never went to meet-and-greets. I used to have a Lancer when I was here before that had an automatic, and being a poor college student, lacked any appropriate resources to do anything major.

I still don't have a garage, but I've had some good luck finding affordable upgrade bolt-ons for my car. I just want to find reputable shop willing to tackle the jobs. Preferably one that can do on-site fabrication for some of my bigger aspirations.