2002 the reason I remember is because it was the year I started college and I bought a new car. A few failed attempts while in highschool and a few people less than enthusiastic about letting their car be the trial and error car. So I just bought a stick and figured it out. About a year later I got pissed off about the problems I was having(car not starting and such not the clutch
) with it even though it was a new Honda, and I bought a Tiburon. which is actually my favorite stick to this day.