430 F1 sluggish shift

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Hi All,

So I'm hoping to purchase an 430 soon and was out in one last week. However, one thing that did not seem right during the drive was the shifting speed; it was in standard road setting and TBH seemed a little jerky and sluggish. From what I have read and been told is that the F1 shift should be pretty much seamless and quick - I was assured that in this car it would get better when warmed up. I'm not convinced. Would this issue be down to clutch wear or some electrical issue? Apart from this, the car was very nice but I do need to know what I'm letting myself in for here. Any advice would be much appreciated.

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Thanks for all the helpful advice - its much appreciated. As my good friend rubystone mentioned the clutch is reported to be approx 75% worn - I guess I should have added this in the original post. The Aldous voice link was very useful as well. My assumption so far is that its pointing to clutch wear and maybe the calibration of the shifting electronics and hydraulics is out; either way some mechanical investigation is required or maybe a replacement clutch correctly set up.

BTW, who can I use to do a PPI? And what is the likely cost of this? Sorry lots of questions.

Cheers,

Mark.