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Originally Posted by DrugDoc

What about meeting up with a fellow M6 forum member and have them ride with you to tell you what you could fix? I've driven a stick for 10 years now, but my little brother just bought his first. He was also pretty frustrated with it after a while but didn't have anybody to really teach him as he lives a few hours away. I drove down one weekend and critiqued him as he drove us around, and while he thought I was just being nitpicky that day, he texted me a few days later and said all the tips I gave him really improved his driving.

Just my two cents, this thread is full of some pretty solid advice

I'd be up for that.

Originally Posted by Oil Man

This could be a clue. Do you wear a large shoe size? I wear a size 14, and I can only really drive my M6 confidently while wearing sneakers with simple soles (like Chucks) or while wearing no shoes at all.

My first burnout in my new car happened when I thought I would be OK driving from one work location to another facility 2 miles away while wearing steel-toed work boots. I wedged one between the accelerator and the firewall and left about 60' of rubber on one of the industrial streets in Long Beach.

If you have large feet, your choice of footwear matters when driving a manual.

I wear a size 12. The issue is how I ease up on the clutch. To start moving, I have my heel on the floor and use my ankle as a pivot point. Because of this, the clutch slides up my foot. If the soles of my shoes are notchy, the notches will grab the clutch pedal and make it not smooth.

This is only to start moving. After that I use my whole leg.