We had only had our car a few months when our spare was stolen

We were parked in Birmingham when we returned we had a note under the front wiper put there by the Police to say someone had seen someone stealing the wheel.
 
The cage which contains the wheel had been bent open we would not have noticed unless the Police had left the note! The police arrived within minutes of the crime. The Police chased them but they got away wheel and all alojng the canal path in birmingham City Centre but they cut through and got away.

I do think that the design of the Zafira spare wheel is bad but there is no place to put the wheel inside the car due to the seating in the Zafira. We have now been offered by Lookers Birmingham a fitting of a sparewheel lock for £35.00 including fitting and VAT.

We are now going to have it fitted in the next couple of weeks.
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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.