I also have a 1 owner Mk2 180 hatch purchased brand new by myself from Castle Bank Street MG in Glasgow back in 2004. In the 9 years ive owned the car it has broke down once and it was a coil that went. £30 and she was back on the road, mechanically i cant complain as she has been pretty much faultless and i also still have the original VIS in my car.
Main problems with the Zed are cosmetic things ie door handles, saggy rear bumper, hazed up headlights etc. But all these things are easliy sorted. Ide say to a full tank £65-£70 i get about 280 miles and i use my car every day. And its as practical as it is fast. I have 2 kids and regularly go down hill mountain biking so my car gets used for everything.
Its the perfect combination of afordability, performance and if you go for the hatch looks as well
