My new 206 GTI 180

[THE_Liam]

I must say, I really do think that the ZS is a massively underrated car as a whole. Everyone once knew that they handled well, but now that they are getting on people seem to have forgotten. It's a shame about the K series HG problem, but you managed to sort yours easy enough right? No worse than a Gti6 with there tendency to develop 'snapping belt syndrome'

To be honest I think most problems with the K are down to neglect. It does have a design flaw, but if it isn't twatted off the redline when cold, and it isn't used by old people to potter to the shops every day and never taken over 2.5k revs, you should see 100k miles from a head gasket.

I actually think it's a great engine, I mean the 1.4 in a normal 400 like I had has 100bhp, the version in the Metro GTi has 115bhp, the same as Ford were getting from the 1.8 Zetec which isn't exactly a bad engine, and more than a 1.8 XU which again isn't a bad engine. They love to rev and weigh nothing as well, which is why Caterham, Westfield and Lotus used them.

Could have been far better if not for BL penny-pinching though.