wow, I read the entire thread and I have to say, I'm kinda baffled. I've only had my Speed3 for a little over a month and I don't have any problem driving it really smoothly at low speeds. I can creep away from a stoplight by just gently easing out the clutch, giving only the tiniest little squirt of gas. I almost can roll away from a stop at idle, just like I could in my old Z28. This probably has something to do with the upgraded rear motor mount, as there is less TQ lost through engine movement. I let a buddy of mine take it for a spin yesterday, he had never driven a Mazda before in his life, and he just ran up and down the gears smoothly with no grinding, mis-shifts, or complaints. as you let up off the pedal the clutch engages earlier then on most cars, but this actually helps with quicker shifts and I rather enjoy it. I don't mean to come in here with my second post and be a dick, I just really don't understand the problem.
I've messed around with turning the DSC off and haven't really noticed much difference as far as straight line accelleration. tossing it around corners is more fun with DSC off but straight line I can't tell the difference. maybe I'm doing it wrong.
I also tried the "hold DSC button while starting the car" trick and it didn't do anything. I thought it was supposed to make the DSC and TCS lights come on in your dash, letting you know that they are disengaged. Am I doing that wrong too? does this "trick" even work?
