Vauxhall Zafira (2005 - 2014) 1.9 CDTi Club (120ps) 5d (Euro 4) (2006/06) Owner Review
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Summary
What does this car say about you?
stylish !!!!
What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?
love it's looks and versatility
Would you buy this car again and why?
i would buy again but may be vauxhall need to think about sliding rear doors and individal sliding rear seats that would really put it at no 1 mpv
What are you likely to buy next?
because os my job it will probably be another mpv or van type conversion iam waiting to see about the disabled access law's coming in
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Buying experience
Type of dealer you bought from?
Franchise
Did you buy this car new?
Yes
What price did you pay?
£168,500
When did you buy the car?
May 2006
Did you get a good deal and why?
yes the dealer service was excellent and the deal offered via a third party partner was unbelivable saved nearly £3000 on list price and had full climate and leather and towing pack on the mpv
Is there any special reason why you bought this car?
i work as a hackney carriage driver
What was the dealer like?
customer service from motorbodies of luton is excellent
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Driving it
What's it like to drive?
the engine response is excellent it does any thing its asked a little load on pull away but at top end it purrs brillantly it goes anywhere
What's it like to park?
easy peasy excellent rear view goes in to most normal spaces
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Living with it
Have you had any problems with the car?
60.000 miles the particle filter blew up and it needed a complete new system and sensors bill in excess of £2000 luckly done under warranty within 4 weeks the particle filter again colapsed for no apparent reason turned out to be egr valve and pipe sooting up common on vauxhalls took vauxhall best part of 24 days in total to sort this problem out not dealer fault they were following instructions from vauxhall technical department rear door locking system and electrics badly designed from the b pillar into the rear door the wires have a solider join this can break and damage the whole system had to have new radiator at 35000 as stone managed to get in the only space between the engine covers and peirced the radiator
What's most practical about your car?
the size and manovreabilty of such a large car and the versatillity of the flex 7 seating
Favourite gadget, option or accessory?
having the traction control there is hardly any body roll in corners of anywhere .the leather seat option is a must at such a excellent price. cruise control a must for the motorway user
