[Dave ZS-X]

sorry to hear your run of bad luck .
On another note i had an s14a 200 sx and though it was superior in some ways ,the actual straight line performance is quite similar justedging in favour of the nissan ,handling however the zs mauls the nissan .The nissan is fun as you can steer with your right foot but its not quick through corners like a zs ,you feel your getting a little too close to the edge all the time if you start pressing on through the bends .
Nissan has better build quality and arguably looks nicer ,also incredibly reliable if left standard ,turbo torque make it very quick at motorway speeds too.
I had a uk scoob turbo too ,2000my ,cr4p build quality ,awful handling but looked good after some detail mods and was reasonably nippy in a straight line.

Dave