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Originally Posted by serialk11r
1-3 you'll get the hang of it eventually. Took me a while to adapt since I was used to my old MR2. I find the FR-S is actually extremely easy to start on hills and such despite the so so throttle response, since the engine is pretty hard to stall despite not having much grunt.
4 and 5 you're absolutely right. The shifter is so-so, better than some cars, worse than some cars. I actually put in a taller shift knob to increase the throw distance so I could more precisely feel where each gate is. You can plug the sound tube but the engine will still sound awful, it's just how it is. A Corolla with a 100 dollar exhaust sounds better. I've heard a Tomei dual, a track pipe, and my current custom Magnaflow setup, and a TRD at an autocross, and none of them are what I would call good.
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The car is easy to stall. I did it a few times when I got it. My wife stalled it the other day but she hadn't driven it in a while. The nature of the clutch in this car makes it very stallable. Just read all the replies if people.who stalled out and Humfs stalling it after driving manual for 65 years (damn I'm old but I haven't been in earth for 65 years) lol