Your first manual car should be a Mitsubishi Evo 9.
That gearbox can take a beating but if you think it isn't, chuck a Full chrome-moly rollcage to strengthen the gearbox.
To accelerate your learning curve in heel toe technique, remove your stereo, sound deafening, air conditioning, airbags, door trims and change your LSD subframe mount to titanium.
To help you rev match better, buy an internal and external battery kill switch, 6 point harness, Hans device and FIA approved First Aid Kit and 2KG Fire Extinguisher.
If you like manuals but don't feel like driving them daily, buy a trailer and a 2010 335 so that you can tow your Evo 9 to the local track on weekends. Be sure to have some wooden planks as there is a high likelihood your Evo has been lowered to reduce CG for better gear selection.
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