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[EMD]

Which Zafira to buy and which ones to avoid 07 onwards  ? Heard the 1.6 are to avoid but apart from that i have no other info ... 

[TheBoy]

Which Zafira to buy and which ones to avoid 07 onwards  ? Heard the 1.6 are to avoid but apart from that i have no other info ... 

Ones with climate tend not to burst into flames.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Which Zafira to buy and which ones to avoid 07 onwards  ? Heard the 1.6 are to avoid but apart from that i have no other info ... 

Ones with climate tend not to burst into flames.

Best to buy one without CC then.

[New POD]

Buy the mk1 Gsi and 'chip' it

280 BHP ? 

[Keith ABS]

 I have an SRI XP 140 on 07. Does what it needs to proficiently. Had two recalls for the fire problem as it was one of 3000 that was found to have another faulty component

Keith ABS

[Jimbob]

Id say avoid the lower spec school run types,
Elite, Design, Sri have much comfier seats.

Ive done about 100,000 in my 08 plate 1.9 cdti 150 elite, its needed very little in that time.
Its what I call my "enough" car
Comfy enough
Big enough
fast enough
practical enough
economical enough
reliable enough

Ill never love it, but it does exactly what it says on the tin, and does it well

[Marks DTM Calib]

Mine rolled over to 190k yesterday, 180k of which is from my use.

It works, its reliable, its reasonably well screwed together and its very flexible (its been a bus, van, commuter car and holiday wagon).

What you need to consider is what sort of miles you are doing as all the diesels have DPF and anything less than the 1.8 petrol struggles

[STEMO]

Id say avoid the lower spec school run types,
Elite, Design, Sri have much comfier seats.

Ive done about 100,000 in my 08 plate 1.9 cdti 150 elite, its needed very little in that time.
Its what I call my "enough" car
Comfy enough
Big enough
fast enough
practical enough
economical enough
reliable enough

Ill never love it, but it does exactly what it says on the tin, and does it well

Mark might disagree. 

[EMD]

Thanks for all the tips . Plenty to choose from , i was thinking to get diesel anyway but was unsure if they suffered the dreaded fuel pump packing up  On the issue of recalls , i presume if the work has been done there will be a certificate or something and if its not been done ...contact the stealers and they will fix foc 

ts what I call my "enough" car
Comfy enough
Big enough
fast enough
practical enough
economical enough
reliable enough

..... exactly whats needed 

[Jimbob]

Id say avoid the lower spec school run types,
Elite, Design, Sri have much comfier seats.

Ive done about 100,000 in my 08 plate 1.9 cdti 150 elite, its needed very little in that time.
Its what I call my "enough" car
Comfy enough
Big enough
fast enough
practical enough
economical enough
reliable enough

Ill never love it, but it does exactly what it says on the tin, and does it well

Mark might disagree. 

I think Mark has 'only' worked on it twice.....DMF and Clutch, and cambelt etc.
Ive done everything else, not that theres been a great deal, radiator, few aircon bits, engine mount, usual servicing, fuel filler solenoid, dpf sensor pipe, aux belt & tensioner from memory
The EGR and boost valve tend to get cleaned every other oil change as performance drops when they clog

[STEMO]

Id say avoid the lower spec school run types,
Elite, Design, Sri have much comfier seats.

Ive done about 100,000 in my 08 plate 1.9 cdti 150 elite, its needed very little in that time.
Its what I call my "enough" car
Comfy enough
Big enough
fast enough
practical enough
economical enough
reliable enough

Ill never love it, but it does exactly what it says on the tin, and does it well

Mark might disagree. 

I think Mark has 'only' worked on it twice.....DMF and Clutch, and cambelt etc.
Ive done everything else, not that theres been a great deal, radiator, few aircon bits, engine mount, usual servicing, fuel filler solenoid, dpf sensor pipe, aux belt & tensioner from memory
The EGR and boost valve tend to get cleaned every other oil change as performance drops when they clog

That's not very little, Jimbob....that's fickin loads 

[Jimbob]

Id say avoid the lower spec school run types,
Elite, Design, Sri have much comfier seats.

Ive done about 100,000 in my 08 plate 1.9 cdti 150 elite, its needed very little in that time.
Its what I call my "enough" car
Comfy enough
Big enough
fast enough
practical enough
economical enough
reliable enough

Ill never love it, but it does exactly what it says on the tin, and does it well

Mark might disagree. 

I think Mark has 'only' worked on it twice.....DMF and Clutch, and cambelt etc.
Ive done everything else, not that theres been a great deal, radiator, few aircon bits, engine mount, usual servicing, fuel filler solenoid, dpf sensor pipe, aux belt & tensioner from memory
The EGR and boost valve tend to get cleaned every other oil change as performance drops when they clog

That's not very little, Jimbob....that's fickin loads 

VERY little....compared to an omega over 100,000 miles!

[Keith ABS]

  Got certificates from dealer to say rectification work had been done on mine

Keith ABS