Sorry for crappy pics blackberry camera sucks.
Well basically the story-
i finished sixth form in july and all through the last year of sixth form i was thinking i really want a better nicer faster car than my 1.4 s maxim mark 1 clio.
i was going to get into debt and buy a mark 7 celica, but i was adament i wanted the VVC and couldn't afford the insurance, so out goes that idea. I then tried my like with a mark 6 celica, but same story.
I was also thinking of a focus, but decided they were too generic. I wanted a car that was good looking, fun, reliable and not too common, and something i could insure. I was starting to give up hope
Next I wanted a mark 2 MR2, but again insurance was a killer due to RWD. Same for mark 1 MR2.
someone from the .org forums convinced me the ZS was the way to go. it had all the characteristics i was looking for, and not too expensive due to MG rovers demise. with a bit of research, and sceptical about it being "a crappy rover", i found myself wrong- underneath the car had a strong honda influence, independant suspension, tuned by MG engineers, and getting very good reviews (apart form interior build quality- i wasn't too bothered!)
After toying with the idea of a ZS, I drove into work, and saw my mates ZS parked up, and thought "**** it, I want a ZS"
The guy whos my mechanic (a mate of my dads) needed his computer fixing, i went round his house to fix it up, and we got on the subject of my next car. He said what are you after, I said a ZS, he said funny that, the local used car dealership has a one in, i'll give him a call and see if it's still for sale.
he said yeah, we can come down and have a butchers, so we did, and it was love at first sight! It didn't have the extreme spoiler, but I still thought wow, what a pretty motor! Looked mint, drivers seat a bit crinkly but aren't they all, no leccy windows or fogs which was disapointing but if i cared that much i can convert. I wanted it! Took it for a test drive, and was speechless.
3 days later I turned up, payment cleared, car freshly MOT'd by my mechanic and given the all clear, 12 months tax paid for by the garage. I drove it out the garage and to this day it remains one of my best moments.
what a cheesy ass story!
since I got the beast, I've got a nice extreme spoiler which mick kindly fitted, was a ******* to get off the original spoiler as the bolts came loose in the spoiler. No rear seats anymore. New xorst.
and my next car will be a 180
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