if you've driven manual transmission before and have at least a year of experience then you should do fine. I think its just a matter of getting use to the heavy clutch. In my previous FWD vehicles, clutch was extremely easy and soft, on the Evo you gotta push it like y ou mean it. Also the height of the vehicles, getting use to the lower stance is important and knowing your vehicle physique whenver your parking in a tigh spot.