Its About Time Vauxhall Re-Designed This System

After leaving the car in a public car park to do some shopping, as driving away from the parking space a horrible scraping sound was heard from under the car, on investigation found the spare wheel cradle dragging on the ground.

When we purchased the Vechile the Vauxhall main dealer suggested we lock the spare wheel with a chain and lock, this we did, but still the spare was stolen!

Considering we brought the vechile new in 2003, its about time Vauxhall engineers designed a better way of securing the spare, or move towards the idea of supplying No spare wheel but the punchure GOO that is supplied by KIA and several other manufactures for minor punctures.
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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.