One day I was bored and wanted a BRZ...

[2pt5RS]

I too went from a TL Type S to a BRZ...no regrets at all! The TL is a great car, however, it was lacking a few things that I *wanted* in a car. Congrats on the purchase!

[phenoyz]

Originally Posted by Carlitoz3

Traded in my DD at the dealership for a frs.
Learned how to drive stick on the spot.
Believe me, I wanted to shit my pants...

Originally Posted by BlueSTaR

I got bored and bought my BRZ that day.

Lol. Did about 4 hours of research, a test drive, and knew it was what I wanted.

[Ryuu0u]

Originally Posted by Carlitoz3

Traded in my DD at the dealership for a frs.
Learned how to drive stick on the spot.
Believe me, I wanted to shit my pants...

Did this with out the pants shitting. Sold my motorcycle and saved up a bit for my frs. I guess I wasn't all that unfamiliar with the concept of stick shift just that I've learned it in a different form. I did stall test driving

[Lonewolf]

Good on you for this...I would much rather burn up a beater's clutch than a brand new car's...there is still going to be an adjustment with the BRZ when you get it, but it will be much easier now that you've practiced a bit...

[Kayzer Soze]

Originally Posted by Dragon

I'm still nervous when I drive the car, especially when I'm on a steep decline, like a freeway overpass.

Its the incline that takes getting used to without stalling, but best thing is to go on a hill at night when no cars are around or even a ramp of an empty parking garage and practice....

i was 26 when i got my first MT 3 years ago, i learned on my cousin's accord for a couple hours, then picked up my 370z..... youll be surprised at how quick you learn. i would never drive AT again unless i get a SUV.

[ST185RC]

Good on you for learning to drive stick. Something everybody should learn how to do in my opinion. On steep inclines, the handbrake is your friend against rolling back. To this day, I still use it to lessen the wear on my clutch going up a hill.

Best way to get used to it is going down a hill to get the clutch to engage and get a feel for where the friction point is and you run less of a chance to stall the car.

Be mindful of whether you are in gear or not when you come to a stop. Everyone I teach to drive stick always forget that they are in gear when they come to a stop and stall the car hard when they suddenly release the clutch in 3rd. Not my car, but their car that they just bought and learn on.

Been driving stick ever since I pass my roadtest.

[Xeerohour]

Echoing what everyone else has said: when the right car comes along, it's totally worth learning to drive stick.

For me, it was when I was 23 in 2007. I bought a Honda Civic SI despite not being able to drive it. I kept my old car for two weeks while I taught myself how to drive stick, then traded it in and never looked back.

When the BRZ came along, despite the knowledge that I "should" get an auto so that the wife can drive it, I still couldn't resist another manual. I look forward to another 6-7 years of truly enjoying my daily driving. It's worth it, and I highly doubt you'll ever regret your decision.

[Dragon]

^ Hahaha my gf is pretty annoyed that I want a MT, but i offered to let her use the civic beater to learn!

[oldlostcory]

I learned on my Integra that I bought in 2003. It was a rough couple of first days. I almost drifted back into a car in a Mcdonald's drive thru. I got the hang of it though.

I think I am to used to the Integra, but I am having trouble adjusting to the BRZ shifting.

Edit: BTW your TL was beautiful. IMO once honda/acura stopped making the s2k, they stopped having anything interesting to sell.

[Brzetto]

I thought the TL Type-S came with a manual only.....*shrug*

[Dave-ROR]

Great looking TL-S btw.

The BRZ is my DD and track whore, but I didn't sell anything to get it. I really don't need 3 cars.. or 4 which I might be up to soon. Need to start selling stuff

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by Sony

I pre-ordered my BRZ in February 2012 with a Manual transmission never having owned a stick before and only driving stick in my friends cars a couple times while they were trying to teach me.

-much more good stuff Sony says here-

Basically this. Never owned a stick. Day 2 I was sitting in bumper to bumper traffic on the DC Beltway; trial by fire is the best to learn. You QUICKLY understand what does what and why. This is an easy car to drive and very forgiving as far as the clutch goes.

[DeepHunta]

mmmm....driving stick is really tricky the first few months. All throughout college, I drove automatic. As soon as I graduated and got a job, I bought my first stick car. 2008 Subaru Impreza Outback. Brand spanking new with no experience in driving stick, I took delivery of that car at the dealership. Let me just say the drive back home took almost 1 hour when it would take 5 mins......

Traded that car in for a Legacy 2.5GT (stick also), bought the BRZ (m/t) as a second car...sold the Legacy GT because it just ate up gas...now I'm in the market for a fuel efficient awd, but this time a/t for dd. BRZ will be fun car

[PoWn3d_0704]

Never owned a stick, and only driven maybe 4 manual cars before my BRZ.... for a total of probably 6 times. Picked up my car and did bumper to bumper traffic on a four lane in-city road on the way home. Got real used to her real fast.

Love the car though. Seriously glad that I went with the M/T.