Just bought a new Yaris

[andruboz]

(2) Engine is too quiet, and the gas pedal is too light weight. My car has stick shift. I can't hear or feel the engine speed, nor feel the position of the gas pedal. So sometimes I don't give enough gas and stall the engine, sometimes too much gas and my passengers think I'm showing off. Is there a way to increase the weight of the gas pedal?

(3) Ride is a bit too bouncy. My car came with the 15" rim and wider tires. Would 14" rim and skinnier wide improve comfort?

i have noticed both of these. i had dozens of manual trans cars and i stalled the yaris more than all of them. i chalked it up to a little lag in the fly by wire gas pedal. now have a louder exhaust, rarely stall it now.

the 14"skinny tire thing i tried. it took 3-4 months to get used to it being skittish and easier to be blown around by semi-trucks. finally wore out the 185/65/14's and replaced them with 195/60/14's and its a little better now.
but the new tires are .3 inch shorter so i'm turning higher rpm at speed.

its never going to be quite like an altima cause the altima has a wider and longer wheelbase. its like comparing a well worn shoe to a new one. the old shoe is comfortable and the new shoe is tight.