Just to add to the stories of others highlighting the fact that Vauxhall Zafira owners are not the only victims

I had the spare wheel stolen from a Citroen Xantia estate twice. I later bought a Citroen Picasso, and lo and behold the same useless spare wheel fixing. At least I knew enough to get a security bolt fitted PDQ - though that didn't stop some illiterate idiot who could not read the notice under the bumper pointing out that the wheel was bolted to the car from wrecking the carrier as he tried to remove the wheel.

We really need an organised campaign to tackle this. Individually, these are small crimes that the police are not really interested in, and it doesn't cost the insurance companies because we all pay up rather than lose no claims or whatever.

Collectively it is, as this site shows, an expensive problem.

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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.