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It was my first manual but not my first time driving one. I had a few hours of experience on one friends old civic and a other friends Nissan or something. Both super old 5 speed cars. The Hondas clutch was actually much more stiff and difficult to operate. I still managed to stall the car alot on the way home. No grinding gears tho. But stalling ain't too bad for a car I've been told.
Here's an idea tho. Practice driving manual on arcade racing games. It actually helped me master my shifting since they too also have short shifters. Sounds corny but it does help. I practiced on my PC racing controller before driving the real thing and it definitely did help. However these cars have a ton of power. A little gas goes a long way, on a flat surface you just need to slip the clutch no gas needed. And in 1st gear the car can basically pull itself up a hill without bogging down.
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