Only time I smelt burnt clutch was when I missed 3rd and shifted into 5th at WOT. DOH!:shakes head:

Tearing my clutch up doing what exactly? I took 5 hours of classes on manual driving prior to the Z and I never burned the instructor's car once...

was your instructor's car a z? cars are all different, if you change shoes that's a variable, if you change seating position that's a variable... these all throw you off while you are a newb to MT.

Sorry man, I didn't mean to insult you. But it's not easy to burn the clutch...and you did say it was your first manual car, so I put those 2 together:tup:

and 5hrs is nothing... so the point is, dont feel bad.

I do not feel bad if I made a mistake... I do feel bad when I make a mistake and I don't know what I am doing wrong so I continue doing it. Like I said, I want to upgrade the clutch/flywheel soon but I definitely want to finish my learning on this clutch.

I'll get some in car lessons and have the instructor look over everything I am doing.

you're riding the clutch is what you're probably doing...

That's what I was thinking. Try letting the clutch out quicker.

I've never had any issues with my clutch, sounds like you have a clutch issue.

ZOLFIX:
its not ur clutch, its u my friend.
a little tip, wen practicing, fix ur seat at a position u feel is best inorder 2 engage the clutch with ur rev. secondly, wearing boots 4 example is not going 2 tell u exactly where ur point of engagement is. pumas r good shoes 2 wear wen driving a manuel car.
if i were u, i would test the clutch at which level it makes the car 2 start moving.
no1 in the world can teach u, u have 2 figure it out on ur own wen driving the car, but i guess my fellow mates over here, were giving u the initial steps and u then its all about u.
good luck
Ps. i dont think an aftermarket clutch is going 2 help, its only going 2 give it more time 2 last.

It is you.

I have droven plenty of MT cars, the only time I burned the clutch was the day before I sold my megane to the dealership.

trying to start in 6th is baaaaad.

What, thats the gear for best mileage - I dont understand how it could be bad....skip over all those other worthless gears...

In reality...you bought the car and immediately set aside 1500 for a new clutch? Is that because you figured you'd burn it out, or because you knew something was wrong?

Either way, +1 for another who thinks its probably you causing...

Something my father always told me. Some times its the Indian and not the arrow. Its no big deal you're learning

The op said it's his first manual car. I would expect him to smell the clutch. Just keep practicing or get someone to show you how to properly drive a clutch, hill starts, all those little tricks

Yea I get the same thing backing into my Driveway, but that is about the only time -- I'm about to hit 1K so hopefully it will go away OR I'll be forced to get a new "performance" clutch.......:driving: