Starting over...Any suggestions?

Alright, I had a 96 coupe, and loved it. The only thing I didn't like as much was it was an automatic. One day somebody offered me cash more than it was worth. So, like anybody else with a brain I took it. I have around $5,000 to spend on a car after paying off my 96. I thought about getting a 92-95 civic, maybe even a hatch and do a swap. But due to high demand, I can't find one under 4 or 5 thousand that isn't wrecked, or already sold. I don't really like the factory seats in that generation, and other small details that I call minor flaws. So, the other day I was looking through Auto Trader and found a couple 6th gen. coupes 5-speed, with 115-135K miles going for 4500-5800. Whatever I get I'm going to have to be satisfied with like it is for a while, because I have no good source of income. So, what do all of you think? Get a 96 coupe that I really like better (body wise) and save on the swap, or just wait for an older civic for cheap and have enough for the swap now? To be really satisfied with a 92-95 I'd have to have an all different interior, motor swap, and probably aftermarket wheels. I don't want to turbo a SOHC engine, because to do it right I'd have to rebuild the motor first. Don't want to go through that, too much money and not worth it. Just give me your thoughts on what you would do in my situation, and suggestions will be appreciated. No flaming. Thanks