Hi Adam,
to the club. This was the second rear wheel drive I owned but had bucket loads more horses, if you treat it with respect you should be alright. Drive to the conditions and you should not have a problem. I use mine as my everyday car, commuting 70 miles a day. At a squeeze I have achieved 31mpg but normally lucky to see 26mpg
With the recent ice and snow I didnt even risk taking the car. I got caught out a couple of days and had no choice but to drive in the snow, luckily there were no major hills as I doubt I would have got up them. Took it easy and didnt have any problems. A few owners ended up leaving the cars at the bottom of hills! The joys of a rear wheel drive vehicle with not much weight over the back wheels. (My previous rear wheel drive was a BMW and had the same problem)
Only had the car for about 8 months and just booked in for my first P1 service (oil change) and have been quoted £77, reasonably running costs was one of the things that swayed me towards the zed. The other thing was once I drove one nothing else within my price range was as much fun
All the best with the search
Cheers
Dave