Like all of us I love my zed, and several times in my 5 months of ownership I've had positive passing comments in a car park or whatever which is quite nice.
This week has been quite surreal though...
Last Wednesday I parked up in Homebase and the man waiting by the car nearest me for his wife to return (with a plant pot in hand!) complimented me on the zed and asked what sort of economy I get as he's been trying to persuade his wife she should get a zed, anyway I was in no rush so had a nice chat, his wife arrived back to the car and was very impressed and quickly showed them around the motor.
Later that day at Waitrose, same thing again, old couple loading their shopping near me when I parked up, guy loved it; came accross and told me of some of his sporty cars when he was my age and that I was right to be doing it while I can
So then Saturday we went to Alton Towers, same thing again, this time a young couple parked next to us, guy has been contemplating an MX-8 to replace his practical family car, so we had a good chat.
But then...
Sunday, we went to Merry Hill on the way back down South, and as we were driving into the complex, 4 young kids in a beaten up (v. old clio - I think) wind their window down alongside us in crawling traffic and yell out Wan%&r. I pretty much ignored it, although my GF without any hesitation (who isn't a fan of the attention the zed draws) muttered "just because they drive 'round in a pile of s&%t" which made me smile and put a positive spin on the situation.
Anyway, I know there have been many threads about people getting both positive and negative attention in the zed, but with a coupe it's rarely the latter, and I've never really experienced anything more than 'nice car mate'.
I'd always guessed convertibled would attract more attention (particularly negative) - but anyone else had some particularly good or bad experiences...???
This week has been quite surreal though...
Last Wednesday I parked up in Homebase and the man waiting by the car nearest me for his wife to return (with a plant pot in hand!) complimented me on the zed and asked what sort of economy I get as he's been trying to persuade his wife she should get a zed, anyway I was in no rush so had a nice chat, his wife arrived back to the car and was very impressed and quickly showed them around the motor.
Later that day at Waitrose, same thing again, old couple loading their shopping near me when I parked up, guy loved it; came accross and told me of some of his sporty cars when he was my age and that I was right to be doing it while I can
So then Saturday we went to Alton Towers, same thing again, this time a young couple parked next to us, guy has been contemplating an MX-8 to replace his practical family car, so we had a good chat.
But then...
Sunday, we went to Merry Hill on the way back down South, and as we were driving into the complex, 4 young kids in a beaten up (v. old clio - I think) wind their window down alongside us in crawling traffic and yell out Wan%&r. I pretty much ignored it, although my GF without any hesitation (who isn't a fan of the attention the zed draws) muttered "just because they drive 'round in a pile of s&%t" which made me smile and put a positive spin on the situation.
Anyway, I know there have been many threads about people getting both positive and negative attention in the zed, but with a coupe it's rarely the latter, and I've never really experienced anything more than 'nice car mate'.
I'd always guessed convertibled would attract more attention (particularly negative) - but anyone else had some particularly good or bad experiences...???
