>have a 2002 miata as a weekend car>shifter is raw and mechanical>feel every notch and click>clutch is physically exhausting and punishing>if I don't treat it exactly how it wants to be treated it jumps and hops in protest>daily an auto for years>need a new daily>test drive a VW wagon with a manual box>clutch feels weighless>impossible to fuck up the start>every shift is insanely smooth>the knob almost feels like a joystick rather than a mechanical leverwhy do people act like driving a manual is a big deal again? these modern boxes are so fucking easy to drive it's WILD
>>27632671>feel every notch and click>if I don't treat it exactly how it wants to be treated it jumps and hops in protestThis car has personality.
>>27632671You make the case while simultaneously saying old manuals are physically exhausting.
>>27632671>using the shifter and clutch in a miata is physically exhausting to youIf you had shown me this post 2 years ago I'd have said it had to be a troll post but now... I'm scared that it's not.Jesus christ OP, I thought I was weak and out of shape, how do you even survive?
>>27632671Either your Miata is modified or something is fucked up, they have baby ass clutches stock too. It should not be exhausting and punishing unless you have some race clutch that's way stronger than a stock miata's power needs.
>>27632671Your clutch is fucked, probably a nigrigged fix that messed with how and when the clutch stops making contact (would also explain why it's so hard to press in the pedal). You should also check your synchros.
>>27632804>>27632829>>27632860eh I don't have a miata personally but I've driven a few on tracks through rentals and car swapping at track daysthe old ones are honestly pretty rough on your thigh, at least the ones with steel lines and a track clutchthere aren't any helper features on the first two generations at all, I know /o/ freaks out about miatas for some reason, but the last fully stock one I drove felt like any heavily stripped out track car doessure, they don't exactly require the pressure of purpose-built track machines, but for an enthusiast car they're pretty raw and raw means physically demanding to some extentplus op is probably smol as he's a miata owner, so it's probably harder for him
>>27633956I have two NB Miatas like his and neither has a particularly stiff clutch. They're very easy and forgiving.
>>27632780>Have to double clutch into 2nd and 3rd on cold days or it grinds>Bucks no matter what on cold days>Can't get it to do either on warm days even if I intentionally try to make it happenShe hates the cold and so do I.
miatas are for fags
>>27634543When are you buying yours?
>>27632671my NC3 is exactly the same. completely ruined all other cars for me.
>>27632671>shifter is raw and mechanicalChange the fluid and get a weighted shift knob.
>>27634005NBs are cute
>>27632671Sounds like an aftermarket heavy duty clutch. When did you last change the oil in the shifter and replace the boots?
