this is my first post and I would like to share a little story about my first "actual" experience with a manual. So the only prior experience I've had with a manual before today was with a Dodge Ram I believe and that thing had me bucking so much lol. Well I wanted to test drive a Scion xA, so since I had bad experience with driving manual, I figured I'd have the dealer drive it for me, but instead he took me to an empty lot and then take it on to some neighborhood roads. To my suprise I did pretty well, better than the salesman, he stalled it My upshifts were pretty smooth and I managed to navigate the neighborhood and get it back. So I'm going with a 5sp ScionxA. I put in the order and I should have it by the end of July.
BTW Reading these forums really helped me out today for refreshing some of the tips I forgot. Thanks.
welcome to the site glad you're going to a manual it is a TON of fun. why not register with a screen name on here? i didnt' even realize you could post without it lol.
Hey, welcome to the site. Lots of friendly people here. Let us know how things turn out once you get the car. Embarassing manual learning stories are the most entertaining.