Is the frs/brz your first manual transmission car? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

swarb · 02-16-2015, 07:27 PM

Is the frs/brz your first manual car? I see quite a few transmission/ clutch/ engine problems for some people and it seems they are first time manual drivers.

pushrod · 02-16-2015, 07:31 PM

There was no option that said "lol no" so I picked the closest one.

Bobblehead · 02-16-2015, 07:34 PM

This isn't my first manual, but it is my first car with a clutch pedal spring. Remove that damn thing, and you'll be able to drive it better.

f0rge · 02-17-2015, 09:46 AM

Not my first manual, but I taught my wife how to drive stick in this car. Her first time ever even trying, hell she only got her license when she was 26.

No problems for me or her or the car.

Tcoat · 02-17-2015, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f0rge

Not my first manual, but I taught my wife how to drive stick in this car. Her first time ever even trying, hell she only got her license when she was 26.

No problems for me or her or the car.

Zanwald · 02-17-2015, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f0rge

Not my first manual, but I taught my wife how to drive stick in this car. Her first time ever even trying, hell she only got her license when she was 26.

No problems for me or her or the car.

My wife is about to get her license. She's 23. Hates the idea of driving. How did that go over for you? I want to teach her but I really don't want her to destroy the car.

Choco · 02-17-2015, 09:52 PM

My first manual is RX-7 and it had a weird clutch so it was hard to learn in. My BRZ is an auto.

1GiantTurtle · 02-18-2015, 02:25 AM

My first manual is 86/fr-s and it had a weird clutch so it was hard to learn in. My 86/fr-s is an manual.

Die$eL · 02-18-2015, 02:33 AM

You mean there is something other than manual?
Blasphemy!!!

CrispyCheddar · 02-18-2015, 06:38 AM

My FRS is my first REAL car. My own purchase. My first manual. The car I had before was a hand me down KIA from mother bear. My dad taught me how to drive stick when I was younger but haven't driven since.y buddy has an NA miata that he let me drive for an hour or so just to try to get better. I picked it up fairly quickly. Haven't had the car long, haven't had any issues (knock on wood) aside from the Ohio arctic weather making it a little harder to get on second and sometimes third when I an just starting up. BTW, am 19. Will be 20 in the summer

Ramster · 02-18-2015, 08:21 AM

Yes, but with just minor issues because of the heavier flywheel and how hard it catches when the plates start making contact. But if anything, it taught me to try to get perfect rev matching all the time.

brandonblt2 · 02-18-2015, 08:57 AM

I brought the car not knowing how to drive stick. I drove it off the dealer lot (after stalling a coarse) only to get stuck around the corner for 45 minutes on a hill with traffic backed up behind me on a one way road. I quickly tried to look up how to do hill starts on my phone while I was sitting there with people honking and yelling at me, didn't help. Lucky a random guy walking down the street offered to help seeing as he knew how to drive stick he just had to take his kid home first. He then returned with leather racing gloves at that point I thought he was going to push me out and take off with my new car. But lucky he just drove me up the hill and to highway, I thanked the guy and offered him money but he refused to take it. Without him to this day I would probably still be on that hill with a destroyed clutch lol

Pat.Thornton · 02-18-2015, 09:36 AM

^ lmao... My first manual too and haven't had any trouble so far

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BRZZZZZZZZZZ · 02-18-2015, 09:44 AM

No, I have owned one auto and I could only take it two months before I got rid of it.

Parents have never owned an automatic either.

Manual FTW.

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02-16-2015, 07:27 PM	#1
swarb Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,053 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,451 Times in 1,271 Posts Mentioned: 79 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is the frs/brz your first manual transmission car? Is the frs/brz your first manual car? I see quite a few transmission/ clutch/ engine problems for some people and it seems they are first time manual drivers.

02-16-2015, 07:34 PM	#3
Bobblehead Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ (gone) 2016 Ford Fusion SE Location: Western PA Posts: 602 Thanks: 522 Thanked 494 Times in 223 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	This isn't my first manual, but it is my first car with a clutch pedal spring. Remove that damn thing, and you'll be able to drive it better. __________________

02-18-2015, 02:25 AM	#8
1GiantTurtle Space for Rent Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 6MT ToyoBaru86ScionMonogram? Location: Pacific Ocean/SoCal Posts: 1,054 Thanks: 1,000 Thanked 1,136 Times in 526 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	My first manual is 86/fr-s and it had a weird clutch so it was hard to learn in. My 86/fr-s is an manual. __________________ ToyoBaruScionGT86hachiRokuBRZMonogram Instagram: 86turtle Instagram: 86turtle

02-18-2015, 02:33 AM	#9
Die$eL Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: Toyota MR2 Spyder Turbo Location: Midrand, South Africa Posts: 252 Thanks: 22 Thanked 128 Times in 67 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You mean there is something other than manual? Blasphemy!!! __________________

02-16-2015, 07:31 PM	#2
pushrod Benched 86lb Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: Ultramarine FR-S Location: Ottawa Posts: 805 Thanks: 899 Thanked 927 Times in 392 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	There was no option that said "lol no" so I picked the closest one.

02-18-2015, 06:38 AM	#10
CrispyCheddar Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: the white one Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 112 Thanks: 88 Thanked 22 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My FRS is my first REAL car. My own purchase. My first manual. The car I had before was a hand me down KIA from mother bear. My dad taught me how to drive stick when I was younger but haven't driven since.y buddy has an NA miata that he let me drive for an hour or so just to try to get better. I picked it up fairly quickly. Haven't had the car long, haven't had any issues (knock on wood) aside from the Ohio arctic weather making it a little harder to get on second and sometimes third when I an just starting up. BTW, am 19. Will be 20 in the summer __________________ If you can't win a race, beat the person in front of you

02-18-2015, 08:21 AM	#11
Ramster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 609 Thanks: 1,308 Thanked 242 Times in 138 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yes, but with just minor issues because of the heavier flywheel and how hard it catches when the plates start making contact. But if anything, it taught me to try to get perfect rev matching all the time.

02-18-2015, 08:57 AM	#12
brandonblt2 The Stig's African Cousin Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 wrb brz Location: NJ Posts: 719 Thanks: 1,539 Thanked 485 Times in 255 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I brought the car not knowing how to drive stick. I drove it off the dealer lot (after stalling a coarse) only to get stuck around the corner for 45 minutes on a hill with traffic backed up behind me on a one way road. I quickly tried to look up how to do hill starts on my phone while I was sitting there with people honking and yelling at me, didn't help. Lucky a random guy walking down the street offered to help seeing as he knew how to drive stick he just had to take his kid home first. He then returned with leather racing gloves at that point I thought he was going to push me out and take off with my new car. But lucky he just drove me up the hill and to highway, I thanked the guy and offered him money but he refused to take it. Without him to this day I would probably still be on that hill with a destroyed clutch lol

02-18-2015, 09:36 AM	#13
Pat.Thornton Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2014' 86 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Posts: 97 Thanks: 723 Thanked 82 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	^ lmao... My first manual too and haven't had any trouble so far Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02-18-2015, 09:44 AM	#14
BRZZZZZZZZZZ Car Nut Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: BMW 335d, Toyota Echo RS, FRS Location: Calgary Posts: 1,557 Thanks: 368 Thanked 603 Times in 346 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	No, I have owned one auto and I could only take it two months before I got rid of it. Parents have never owned an automatic either. Manual FTW.

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