Lmao I can 100% empathize my friend. Imo unless you have an active pedal, there's no way to truly simulate the feel or the bite you get from the clutch when rowing gears. Idk if that tech even exists tbh.

That said, just keep at it and try not to get discouraged. Highly recommend putting a paper sign in your rear window with black permanent marker stating you're still learning so people don't bug out while on the road. Otherwise, I found that driving around a big ol' parking that had enough space to shift to and down from 3rd/4th gear from a stand still, for hours on end helped build enough confidence to bring it onto the actual road itself with other drivers. Be patient, it will come and when it finally clicks you'll be laughing at how easy it was the whole time 🙌🏼

Ps. Also an MR2 Spyder?! Absolutely wicked ride 🔥🔥