[ermax]

You say you have a 30yo Corolla but have you owned any manuals with DBW?

Old manuals are much easier to drive smooth. The lag from DBW makes timing a smooth shift a challenge. My first DBW car was an IS300 which has TONS of lag. That car was hard to shift smooth even after owning it for many years. I also owned a G35 sedan (hated this car) which also had incredibly laggy DBW. I remember when I was selling it a guy was test driving and stalled over and over. I told him not to feel bad that it’s hard to drive. It’s hard to notice any DBW lag in the Twins but it’s still there and adds to the challenge. The clutch is also like a switch which doesn’t help. Hang in there, you will master it.

BTW, you can swap the slave cylinder for a smaller one which helps a lot with the pedal feel. I think I paid $35 for mine and it’s a 5 min job to install.