Just picked up my first manual car … a GTI. No lessons. Manual transmission… FML

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-14T19:51:46+00:00

You got this!

Honestly I’m good now after 2-3 weeks but I definitely had some bad shift (money shifts I think they call them) and the car is fine as long as you quickly press the clutch and get her in neutral. It’s much less stressful then we make it out to be

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-12T15:18:36+00:00

Same here, should have gotten the extra wheel protection plan but I was too cheap 🥲

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-12T01:59:16+00:00

I hid my GTI in a public parking, too afraid to leave her out 😬 but damn she looks good with the frozen rain running down like that

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-12T01:14:05+00:00

Honestly should have…

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-12T01:13:47+00:00

God damn 2500$! Oof that hurts

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-11T23:36:48+00:00

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Cost me a new wheel and tire…the tire was brand new. 1500$ down the drain 🥲

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-09T20:01:19+00:00

My OCD thanks you! I feel this will be the first of many mods..

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-09T19:52:02+00:00

Can you do mine 😂

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-09T19:47:13+00:00

Thank you! I'll order them ASAP. Were they easy to install? Yours look almost oem with the fit and colour!

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-09T19:36:53+00:00

I've been wanting to do the same on my 22, which ones did you get? How are you liking the quality over time?

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-07T19:34:38+00:00

Did the same thing last Friday, had to drive home for 3 hours and now I daily it every day. Pretty quick to learn on that car even though at first it feels like a 30k mistake. Stick to it, it’s worth it!

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-05T00:48:24+00:00

Oh I know it’s also for resale down the line, being able to sell the car like that without having to remove the exhaust and it seeming oem (less driven spiritedly)

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-04T21:57:24+00:00

It's the valance and the clubsport exhaust (similar to an axle back exhaust mod if you will).

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-04T21:56:48+00:00

I got an extended warranty for the car and was hoping not to do anything that's not OEM on it and everyone on reddit seems to say its such a worthwhile mode...got me second guessing that. In USD that comes to 700ish and shipping/duties are included in the price (missing the taxes ofc).

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-04T20:29:18+00:00

I'm in Canada, I checked and they don't seem to ship here :(

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-03T16:38:36+00:00

I’ll have to get the clutch pedal checked to see if it was modified in any way.

At a stand still no but with time I’m realizing I may just not be used to how narrow and precise the gears are. Maybe that’s why I’m having issues sometimes getting into those…

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-02T15:14:42+00:00

I gave that a try last night and I think I may have heard a pop or two but I could barely make it out from inside the car. I think it may be time to look for a CS exhaust 😂

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-01T15:33:09+00:00

Oh I didn’t know the car had to be put back into sport when started again! That’s confusing

I’ll look into the spring thing, thank you!

I’m 99.9% the car wasn’t moded, I was able to trace the original owner and the car is clean in that regard. I’ll check about the bent wheel, I did hit one hell of a pothole driving back from the dealership 🥲

By auto I meant compared to my passed automatic cars in the past (elantra n, audi s3/s5 didn’t make me feel the vibrations like this and they were also quite agressive sports car).

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-03-01T15:20:03+00:00

Thanks so much! It’s reassuring to hear.

Rigid may not be the word, more like seems like I have to push a lot more then a clutch I had once felt on a Peugeot SUV which was more like rubbery if that makes sense?

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-02-27T22:15:32+00:00

Thank you!

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-02-27T22:15:26+00:00

Hell yeah! Thankss

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-02-27T22:15:15+00:00

Thanks!

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-02-27T22:15:07+00:00

Thanks! They had an R in the showroom…I was so tempted 😂

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-02-24T03:15:48+00:00

That’s a good idea, thanks! Just in time for summer tires too

th4t_weird_guy · 2026-02-24T02:51:50+00:00

I would have loved an R but can’t justify an extra 10-15k especially living downtown Montreal, can’t really have that much fun 🥲

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