[KevG]

My ZS was the result of me wanting more power!, I had a 2002 Ford Focus 2.0 Ghia that I done an ST replica on, and I was wanting more power from it without spending stupid amounts of cash!!, so a friend of the family is a car salesman at the time he was working for our local MGRover dealer and handed me the 2004 model range brochure, have a look he said we are expecting a few of the newer models next week, so I popped down later on next week and seen a Grey ZS180 that was just literally of the transporter, the family friend spotted me looking at the car asked if I wanted a test drive, he said "pop in on Friday and we will had it valeted", (I did a lot of researching and comparing to my current car at the time, didn't really know about MGRovers at the time), so I did what he asked, but when I arrived at the dealer another guy was pondering whether to buy the car, he had a ZT with a blueflame exhaust on it, which thought was a bit silly trading down to car with the same engine yet smaller!! Anyway I went out in the ZS and if I could smile from ear to ear I was, so a verbal deal was done while driving, after the test drive this other guy took a shot, I said to him "Be careful as that is mine now......!" His face was a picture as I said that to him, as I think he was wanting the car!!
1 week later the the car was mine although I gained an instant 40bhp increase by trading my Focus, I never really got the power I really wanted, but now 7 years later I still have it and still love driving it although filling it with petrol is really painful!