2.0L, Black, Reg: XBZ2900
Driven: 1999-2002
Place: Heathfield, East Sussex, UK
Context: Owned
Memory byte:
My first turbocharged 4wd car was awesome. Had it lowered at one point (as per the photo) providing lots of tyre squeeling on the twisty stuff to work (ala Newick Lane), but with all the family on board it would scrape its bum over speed humps (plus my fillings were working loose).
Loved the pop up lights and the exclusivity of owning something a little different. Needed more power though, as the 220bhp didnt seem to like the 1500kg weight it was fighting against, and if you used the air-con you would loose even more power. Also, this car had an 'invisible target' painted on it, as it attracted quite a few bumps and blemishes over the years.
