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Originally Posted by osidak
I have gotten into the habit of always going into second then first when shifting into first gear. It is a known trick on the Porsche 915 gearbox and I have been doing it on every other manual I have driven since. On the 915 it makes the synchros happier and this easier to get into gear. Seems to help with the BRZ as well.
I have noticed that when the gearbox on the BRZ is cold (sitting over night in the 30's) all gears are a little knotchy but as the transmission warms up things glide like butter. It doesn't bother me in the least. Guess I have driven enough manuals (I have never owned an automatic) I have come to realize they all have their own character.
As for the poster that is saying reverse is an issue. When you have the issue again. Go into first and then try. If it is still difficult go back into first and let the clutch out a little and it will drop right into reverse
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I found a super clean 2013 BRZ Limited a few months back with only 11K on it. Yes the guy barely drove it, babied it and did absolutely nothing to it - except 3 oil changes!
I have owned several "sports" cars over the years, a few of them being Porsche's so I am also used to the sticky first (and 2nd) gear shift. My BRZ is also one that seems to have that issue. I have already done various upgrades to the car, including changing the gear and diff oils. I used Royal Purple iso Motul (I had some surplus). The fluids change seems to have helped but now I do notice it is a little 'sticky' to get into 1st and even reverse when its cold in the morning... but just as the general consensus states, after it warms up - its like butta! The 2nd or 3rd before 1st/reverse is helpful.