Z3M - test drive

[eng622]

Had my first test drive today (1999 car with 56K miles). I found the gearbox very notchy and although the clutch was light in operation the travel was very long perhaps making gear engagement more difficult. Are these things normal? Straight line acceleration was quite good but don't think it equals my TVR V8S especially in the higher gears in the lower rev range. However the ride was far superior to my TVR on poor road surfaces and there was very little kickback in the steering, plenty of that in the TVR.