I was reckless.
I wanted a Zed badly on a whim after I saw an Azure Coupe in Germany. Searched tinterweb and found a 2006 with 14000 on the clock for sale from a second hand dealer in Mansfield. Within a day I'd obtained a loan, booked a oneway flight from Germany and packed my overnight bag. I flew to Birmingham and jumped on a train to Mansfield (I had absolutely no contingency plan for getting back to Germany as I'd set my sights on buying a Zed I'd not seen in the flesh). Walked into the showroom and she was sitting there. OMFG! I had that feeling I'd not had since I was a kid on Xmas morning. Pure excitement! The fella threw me the keys and let me take it out on my own. SOLD! Once I was back, I handed him my debit card and the rest is history.
Tipped up at Dover, bought a ferry ticket and was away back to Germany. Hit the Autobahn and bottled it at 150mph.
I hadn't researched the Zed whatsoever and luckily, and by the grace of the big man, I'd bought a corker and Facelift to boot which I only found out about after joining a certain forum when i got back to Germany to research headlights - Now that's another ball breaking, expensive story!
2 months and I'll be reunited with my baby.