I parked in Ikea, Brent London back in the summer - drove home to find spare wheel cage banging on the speed humps

It was nicked whilst in Ikea - reported to Brent Police who were sympathetic but ultimately useless as they told me they knew who it was, that he was "out at the moment" (of prison) and there wasn't anything they could do about it (how about a few patrols perhaps?).  This is ridiculous, a known criminal roaming the streets stealing these wheels and the police are powerless to stop him. I bet it doesn't stop there; there is likely to be an organised gang behind this.

I contacted Vauxhall having seen a few sites with this problem reported - no joy - ended up having to buy a security device and have that fitted when I bought as new spare hub (needed 2 new tyres so used one of them as the spare so if it's nicked again at least it's not a brand new tyre - although Vauxhall were quoting for 3 new tyres instead of reusing!)

Basically not impressed with Vauxhall's attitude or security.

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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.