....... and she looks gorgeous!
 

 
Will take some more pics later, found a lit parking lot for this one 

 
Nice ride.         

Welcome to the subbie family. In you need any help ask. I've built a ton of them. Custom stuff or just minor upgrades I've done it all.

Sharp...  I've always liked the wrx's...  Lots of bang for the buck.  Congrats.

Such positive vibes from a bunch of car people
 
I'm still rusty at driving manual though, never drove one in my life. I have most of it down except for takeoffs and the shifting between 1st and 2nd. Even stalled a few times at red lights and made the person behind me go BEEP BEEP!
 
BTW, when shifting from 1st to 2nd, the engine RPM stays high and therefore causes jerkiness when going into 2nd, even when I let go of the clutch slower... my buddy drives a BRZ (and granted, has like 12 years of experience driving manual) and manages to smooth shift every single gear, almost like an automatic. Any tips??!!
 

 
Also, hope I don't do too much damage to the clutch, I try my best not to ride it (haven't really smelled burning yet). Those WRX clutches are supposed to be pretty durable eh?

I guess practice makes perfect... I find myself learning very fast though. Drove to and from work today without any issues, except for a few jerky starts, and I only started driving manual about 2 days ago.
 
Good news is there's this huge area right beside my house where they're building a new neighborhood, so there's no houses yet, only roads and intersections and stop signs. Perfect empty area to practice at night time since there's no cars around and nobody to disturb In fact I just got back from an hour long driving session there practicing takeoffs and reverse etc. then I successfully reversed into my driveway which is an incline without burning the clutch.
 
You know another thing I hate now that I drive manual?? SPEED BUMPS, that's right! I never been a fan of them now they REALLY SUCK!! Reasons are very obvious lol...
 

RushXTC
From 1st to 2nd you need to figure out what RPM best suites your car
Just don't rev it too high and don't release clutch too quick.
remember not to press the gas while shifting... You can press it when you begin to lift the clutch (I do it, But until close to releasing the clutch). Just try to time everything right.

Great advise, they really helped on my practice run tonight!

direraptor22
Thanks! Brand new when I drove her off the lot, only 14 miles xD
 
She's a 2016 Subie WRX, 6 speed manual and has a heart of a turbocharged, intercooled 2.0 liter boxer engine She puts down 268 horses and 258 lb-ft of torque like a champ!
 
I'm babying her till 1000 miles and then I'll see what she can really do!
 
BTW This is my first car purchase ever (I'm 27) so that gives you an idea how excited I am!

Wrong thing to do is Baby any motor, Run it like you Stole it. That gives the rings their best chance of surviving. Not only that if it has any problems they will show up and you can get it fixed !

RushXTC
From 1st to 2nd you need to figure out what RPM best suites your car, But also let it out slowly as you're doing it.
 
Me for instance, I shift at 3,000-3,500 because it's the best moment for me to shift perfectly while just driving normal. Just don't rev it too high and don't release clutch too quick.
 
Also since you said it's your first manual, remember not to press the gas while shifting... You can press it when you begin to lift the clutch (I do it, But until close to releasing the clutch). Just try to time everything right.

+1 that's exactly where I shift 1-2 as well.

direraptor22

DAVE2HOT4U
Wrong thing to do is Baby any motor, Run it like you Stole it. That gives the rings their best chance of surviving. Not only that if it has any problems they will show up and you can get it fixed !

Uh, no... not exceeding 4k RPM till 1000 miles... that's some crappy advice

From everything I have seen, you want to wear the motor in to how you are going to drive it on a daily basis.

Yeah, motor break in on a newer vehicle is practically a thing of the past compared to what I was taught in automotive tech back when I was going to classes for automotive engine repair back in 2006.
 
Nice car though! Subaru's are pretty fun.

I have built many motors . The rings wear to the rpm your going to run it @ ,When you baby one then you raise the rpm limit you are causing excessive wear to the rings. Best to run the engine the way you are going to run it. the only thing that helps is to run the engine hard down long hills then easy up the hills.

Thug21
WRX look awesome but it seems even more so in white! Congrats!
 
I also have a liking for Subies lately and have the 15 3.6 Legacy (just slightly modded).
 
 P.S. the thread title is great too

I was originally gonna get the silver but they didn't have it! So I saw the white and immediately fell in love. I see way too many blue Subies driving around and not enough light colors.

notfordman
You will need some practice sitting stopped on a hill as well. It is all just practice ,then repetition. I hope you enjoy your new ride for many years. Pretty nice car for your first. :)

Fortunately it comes with a hill assist, so when I let go of the brake pedal it holds it for 2-3 seconds before I roll back, which gives me time to accelerate away I'm getting better and better everyday. I have a feeling that once I hit 1000 miles I'll be good enough to do some pulls I've seen 0-60 times of around 5 seconds for this car!

Another question, for a brand new car, how long should I let her idle and warm up from a cold start? Also do I need to let her idle to cool off a bit before shutting her off? I was told this needs to be done in the break in stage.
 

kaninja

direraptor22
Another question, for a brand new car, how long should I let her idle and warm up from a cold start? Also do I need to let her idle to cool off a bit before shutting her off? I was told this needs to be done in the break in stage.
 

For warm up, no longer than 30 seconds. The car warms up faster when you drive it.....but this is where you baby it as the cold oil will have a much higher viscosity and not flow as well. Never drive hard until your engine reaches normal operating temperature.

For turbo cars I always recommend letting them idle 30 seconds before turning them off.....1 minute if you have just driven very hard.

Gotcha! I've been doing everything for about a minute actually, idle a minute before driving off cold start and after parking... granny style until the coolant temp needle reaches the middle range between C and H.