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Originally Posted by Hachiroku Rose
On an end note, to make those of us who have struggled a bit feel better - the day I test drove it, the salesman said he wanted to drive it to a separate lot first and then would let me drive (ok...?). He proceeded to stall it three times before saying "Screw it. You drive. But I CAN drive a manual!!"!
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I experienced a similar scenario with my salesman. Said he has been driving MT all his life and his DD is a MT 240sx. He couldn't put the car in reverse, stalled twice, and kept going into first (almost drove through the building window). Being a girl, I didn't want to embarrass him so I asked my husband to remind him to lift the lockout to get into reverse.
My brave husband taught me how to drive a MT car in his '05 tC. Compared to the tC (which is much for forgiving), the FRS can be a bit finicky in comparison. It takes time, but once you get accustomed to the clutch grab and can make use of rev matching when downshifting, the smile on your face will erase all the frustrations of the early days of ownership on your MT FRS. Welcome to the community OP!
