[corvairbob]

driving a stico is not hard at all as mentioned already. and the gear match you will hear that also when you push the clutch in if you fail to take your foot off the gas it will rev and you will heat it. after a few times you will learn to lift your foot while shifting gears and then when you let the clutch out hit the gas again. when downshifting most modern cars have syncro gearing and the trans will align to the engine rpm's by itself. and if you forget the take your foot off the gas you will hear the trans spooling up to match the rpm's and the shift will be a bit harder. soon you will get the hang of it. i bet in a day it will be second nature to you. the worst will be the first few shifts and you will most likely make the car surge, if so just push the clutch in and try it again give it a bit of gas and let the clutch out slow in first gear and the rest just let the clutch out and go. good luck and let us all know how you make out.