UPDATE. The dealer finished the clutch replacement last week (all under warranty). I drove it about 150 stop/go miles so far. The clutch feel was unbelievably different and better. It was also much easier to push. It still isn't the easiest car in the world to make smooth, but my initial problem is gone.
While the clutch is better, I did have a lot of frustration with the dealer. Excuse the following rant. The dealer just doesn't pay any attention to detail. I had two problems with them. #1, they put my shifter together wrong and it wouldn't go into 5th correctly, but would bump into the "gate". Maybe this is because the mechanic was able to do the whole job in just a few hours... I had to take it back and they fixed it, but was a hassle. #2, they scratched my center console around the base of the shifter! They said they will replace it, but it just shows the type of service quality I'm getting. See the attached pic. How ridiculous is that?!
-zpower86
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