This is not my first manual transmission. I drove a '92 Mustang GT w/ the 5 spd, '95 Z28 w/ the 6 spd and some Toyota 4wd trucks. This is the only manual that I have had a tough time leaving the line without chatter. I either have to leave slowly and short shift to 2nd or get aggressive and rev it to 2nd - doesn't seem to be an in between. Must be the dual mass flywheel. I do like that way it hooks when I get on it. Seems like everyone is standing still and I'm 300 ft. down the road
. I have tried driving w/out SRM and have found it easier to leave with it off. I always tend to turn it back on within a few miles though.