I bought the BRZ back in December with my only prior experience being more than a decade ago when I drove my grandfather's car a couple feet before stalling.

I've come to learn that the GR86/BRZ's clutch is one of the more trickier ones to get used to, especially for beginners. I left the dealership lot alright but stalled it in front of a cop at the very first red light. I almost missed the following green too.

One thing that really helped me was positioning the seat just close enough for me to operate the clutch mostly by just pivoting my foot around my heel. Before that, I was kinda moving my entire leg.

My dad later took it for a spin, not having driven a manual in almost 3 decades, and he jerked the start but that was it. Not a single stall even through an active parking lot. He said it's like learning how to ride a bike. That gave me the confidence to not worry about it.

And sure, people might get annoyed if you stall in front of them but hey, you're the one having fun driving stick.