I Noticed It Was Missing By Chance

To be honest, I hadn't even actually realised that my spare wheel had been stolen from my Zafira.
It was only by chance when the vehicle had been parked on a hill and I approached it from behind that I noticed the wheel had gone. This could have proven to be very incovenient as I do travel a lot of miles and could have been easily caught out.

I contacted my local dealer for a replacement and they advised me of a simple device that they fit which locks the wheel in place from within the vehicle.
I purchased the locking nut for around £35.00 and have had no further issues since. I would say however, when I did get a puncture recently it did prove very difficult to remove the spare - no bad thing in hindsight!
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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.