Saw the article in Which? Great website. I had the wheel stolen from my earlier Citroen ZX, and was assured when I bought the Zafira that the spare was secure. I now know otherwise!

Where are all these wheels going - or is it just the tyres that are wanted? Could you put some sort of "About" and "Contact" info on the site as its a bit anonymous at present. Also could you add a "Your fix" section. I'm going to see if I can come up with a do-it-youself solution. I expect others already have. Discussion on such ideas as well as use of off-the-shelf locks would be usefull.

I think the position with manufactures is similar to their attitude to general car security and car radio theft - rather than make items secure they want speed of manufacture and "user convienence". Thus we have ridiculous car alarms and radios with stupid "codes" and removable faces, rather than making cars and accessories secure in the first place - by use of simple locks! Perhaps we need to hold manufacturers legally responsible for 10% of car theft claims? Shall we start to lobby MPs!

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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.