It clearly hasn't been looked after, I wouldn't want to waste my money. It needs too much work and who knows how much longer the engine will last if you think it's been ragged!
Have a look at the Zeds for sale section on here.
Too much work?!
It needs a new seat and some touch-up to the rear bumper......if you get that car for under £4500 its a bargain.
I looked after my Zed meticulously. Some would say anally, yet I still had a cracked front bumper and a tear in one of my seats. Both occured due to unforseen circumstances.
To say this car "clearly hasn't been looked after" is a massive assumption on your part.
The OP should go see it in person, and then make his decision based on that. Not on us lot waxing lyrical over a condition of a car none of us have seen in person.
It's my opinion Lexx, I personally wouldn't buy it. The OP even says in his original post, that it doesn't look like its been looked after and that it looks like its been ragged. I rest my case.
We all post things up here looking for opinions on this, that and the other, it's up to the OP if he wants to listen to any of it.