Car Breakers Seem To Have Many Zafira Wheels In Stock!!

I noticed the head of a screw protruding from the edge of the rear tyre on my Zafira and decided to swap it with the spare. Started to lower the spare, looked under, and to my horror, the spare was missing.

Fortunatly the tyre with the screw in was not flat so drove to the nearest tyre centre for a replacement. My initial reaction was that the Zafira (04) had been sold to me without a spare.
Phoned dealer and he said it had probably been stolen.

Got a quote for a replacement at about £100. Searched the internet for car breakers and the current cheapest quote is £52. Came across the sparewheeltheft web site and only then realised the extent of the problem. I WENT ON E-BAY AND SURPRISE SURPRISE, THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW SPARE ZAFIRA WHEELS.... All stolen no doubt, as are half the replacement wheels being sent out from breakers up and down the country.
What an easy way to make money...... and its us Zafira owners who have to pay. I AM LIVID.
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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.