Don't be so narrow minded. Look after them like you would any car and it'll be fine. THe ZT-T was modelled from the Rover 75 - which are good decent cars (especially for their money) - reliability isn't really an issue on them, they have lots of toys - a decent specced one can be had for 3k easily.
Given he doesn't want an estate though, the ZT would be a better shout no?![]()