So, not to keep bumping this thread over and over again but I have an update. I showed my new Z to my parents for the first time last night and of course my dad wanted to drive. He hasn't driven manual in probably 20 years now. I was telling him how tricky the Z is to drive and I figured he would have a bit of trouble when he first got in.
So we get to a parking lot with me driving (rather sloppy, since I'm still learning). Then we switch sides and he gets used to the gearbox. Then he takes off promptly with no jerking, no stalls, no nothing. It's like he's been driving the car for years, I couldn't believe how smooth he was. So WTF, now I look like an idiot that's been driving the car for a week and still suck, and he drives it flawlessly after not having driven manual for 20+ years. Ouch. By the end he nearly had the "trolldad" face:
