Yet another theft of the Vauxhall Zafira spare wheel!

One of our neighbours even saw the two men take the wheel in broad daylight in less than a couple of minutes. You never hear of the problem until it happens to you.

The police are certainly aware of the problem with Vauxhall Zafiras as are Vauxhall. My local dealer informed me that they have 20 wheels on back order and that Vauxhall are unable to supply the standard wheel as this problem is so widespread.

When are Vauxhall going to admit to a design security problem. They probably dont care as they are making money out of this!

The Zafira is a good all round family car

Based on the Vauxhall Astra chassis, there are quite a few similarities between the two cars, such as the general driving ride and the quality of the car as a whole.

There have been a few problems that general users have seen with the cars, such as:

• The engine cutting out when idle.
• The In car radio not functioning correctly.
• A squeaking noise from the brakes after only 10,000 miles or so use.
• Spare wheel thefts.
• A necessity to keep refilling the oil on diesel models (1 litre every thousand miles or so).
• Small storage space.
• Strange engine noises which can not be located or fixed.

Saying this, however. The car is very practical and does have some very good points. The innovative ?Flex 7? seating system makes it very easy to switch the car from 5 to 7 seats without too much hassle.

Other nice features include easy access to the car thanks to the wide opening doors, ideal for families with small children, and an anti-stall device. Designed to stop the car from stalling a low revs.

The car is generally very good and although a minority of owners have had some problems, it represents extremley good value for money and provides a great means of getting the whole family from one place to another.