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Title: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 21 May 2018, 22:47:10
My brother is considering buying one. 2015 model with 30k on the clock IIRC.

Any horror stories? Anything to look out for?

It's got climate control, so hopefully not fitted with the incendiary fan resistor.
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: STEMO on 21 May 2018, 22:51:38
It's a bog standard Vauxhall, nothing different to any other bog standard Vauxhall. And it won't self combust unless you put Chinese parts in it.
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: tunnie on 21 May 2018, 23:35:55
I wanted one but out of budget as only put auto to 1.4 in 2015 ish, so I have 2.0 diesel.

Research suggested though 1.4 bit underpowered and needs high revs all the time, fine for pottering around town. But if he does motorway stints i would go for the diese.

It’s 165bph, even in auto trim my Zaf does not disgrace itself. At no time does it feel under powered, easily zips up to 90 without breaking sweat.
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: BazaJT on 22 May 2018, 07:50:21
I think this is the problem these days as manufacturers strive to claim ever better fuel economy and lower emissions they put ever smaller[albeit turbo'd]engines into ever bigger vehicles,so you have to thrash the nuts off them to actually go anywhere.
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 May 2018, 07:59:50
I wanted one but out of budget as only put auto to 1.4 in 2015 ish, so I have 2.0 diesel.

Research suggested though 1.4 bit underpowered and needs high revs all the time, fine for pottering around town. But if he does motorway stints i would go for the diese.

It’s 165bph, even in auto trim my Zaf does not disgrace itself. At no time does it feel under powered, easily zips up to 90 without breaking sweat.

It does indeed do pottering around town mainly, so a tractor is not going to cut it.

I think it'll probably do the job nicely.
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: tigers_gonads on 22 May 2018, 12:03:33
Have a word with Mr Fuse about the engine because iirc, his lovely lady has the same donkey in there Mokka.
As for the rest, its just a zafira  :-\
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 May 2018, 12:16:44
Its a good little engine but, the Zaf C is a shed load heavier (1700kg kerb weight) than a Mokka (1400kg)  :y

The 1.6 turbo petrol would be a better fit.
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: tunnie on 22 May 2018, 20:59:16
Its a good little engine but, the Zaf C is a shed load heavier (1700kg kerb weight) than a Mokka (1400kg)  :y

The 1.6 turbo petrol would be a better fit.

I questioned this, sales bod informed me 1.4 Turbo had more power  ???
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: STEMO on 22 May 2018, 21:13:52
Its a good little engine but, the Zaf C is a shed load heavier (1700kg kerb weight) than a Mokka (1400kg)  :y

The 1.6 turbo petrol would be a better fit.

I questioned this, sales bod informed me 1.4 Turbo had more power  ???
A 1.4T has more power than a 1.6T?
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: tunnie on 22 May 2018, 21:16:09
Its a good little engine but, the Zaf C is a shed load heavier (1700kg kerb weight) than a Mokka (1400kg)  :y

The 1.6 turbo petrol would be a better fit.

I questioned this, sales bod informed me 1.4 Turbo had more power  ???
A 1.4T has more power than a 1.6T?

Well according to some sales guy at my local dealer, he said 1.4T had more power than 1.6T  :-\

He did also inform me auto diesel Zaf Tourers were rare  ::)
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: STEMO on 22 May 2018, 21:16:21
Can you get a 1.6 turbo? I haven't come across any.
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: tunnie on 22 May 2018, 21:16:56
Can you get a 1.6 turbo? I haven't come across any.

Not in the Zafira Tourer, usually see them in Astra type, Mokka etc.  :y
Title: Re: Zafira 1.4 Turbo petrol - Shed or not?
Post by: STEMO on 22 May 2018, 21:21:52
Can you get a 1.6 turbo? I haven't come across any.

Not in the Zafira Tourer, usually see them in Astra type, Mokka etc.  :y
Thought not, only ones I've seen are 1.4T and 1.8i.