It's been a long time since I've owned a car that when first started in the morning revs so high for quite awhile.
It's been running around 50 degree's here in SoCal lately so it's not so cold out.
And I note after letting it warm awhile the first half dozen shifts are pretty noisy so I'm wondering how long you all let this baby warm up and is the rough shifting normal?

 

let it warm up for about 5 minutes and you should be good.I can never wait that long.

 

Let the car sit for a few SECONDS after you start it and just short-shift and be easy on the motor (try to stay under 4-5k rpms) for the first 5 minutes or so. People that sit there and warm the engine up until it drops to normal idle speed are just wasting time and gas.

 

A few MINUTES? Warming up a modern day car is a useless endeavour that wastes fuel and serves no purpose. Even in our winters when it's -30*C, I let it idle for about a minute or however long it takes to scrape off the snow and ice and then go.
High idle? No matter. It's not like it's an automatic where the high idle will make the car "push" ahead when stopped.

 

Doesn't the owners manual say that no warm-up is necessary? I remember reading this somewhere.

 

exactly what i do

 

Give it 30 seconds before you drive off. Get in, start the car, drop the top, put on the seatbelt, get the radio tuned and go. By that time your 30 secs are up, the car is ready to roll, and so are you!

The engine will manage itself to heat up, which is why you get high idle. The biggest concern is making sure you get the engine oiled enough before you take off, and 30 sec is enough time for this.

 

If your engine isn't oiled enough within a second or two after start-up, you are going to have major issues soon.

 

so long as your bangin' out high rpm shifts as soon as you get out of the driveway, then you'll be ok. just drive it like a granny for at least 5mins.

 

I disagree with all the above statements. I usually wait until the temp meter reaches the 2nd bars before moving (below 4k rmp until 3rd bar is reached)...Usually 1:30 min after starting....1)engine oil needs to be warm to be effectively protects engine...(hence waiting to 2nd bar on temp). Also warm oil also warms up the piston/rods/rings which are crucial parts of the engine. Driving the first 5 min with cool engine oil (thick) will do damage to your car in the long run. This is simple physic, just like you're about to exercise, you need to warm up...There's the easy way and the right way to do it...it's up to you to decide.