I Will Have To Pay £170 For A New Wheel

I have a Zafira on the Motability sceme, I did not notice the spare was missing until I had a check before the car goes back (after 3 years).
My dealer has now informed me that I will have to have some kind of lock fitted on my new Zafira to stop further theft.
I still will have to pay for the stolen wheel plus the cost of the lock, this will be over £170 in total. I feel that Vauxhall should at least pay for the new lock on my new car as it is clearly a design fault, I shal be contacting Vauxhall to ask this but I do not expect a favourable reply. Mr D **** Liverpool
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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.