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Title: Zafira
Post by: EMD on 13 September 2017, 11:21:20
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 ...  :)
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: TheBoy on 13 September 2017, 11:39:36
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.
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 13 September 2017, 11:47:33
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. :)
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: New POD on 13 September 2017, 21:49:21
Buy the mk1 Gsi and 'chip' it

280 BHP ?  ;D
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: Keith ABS on 14 September 2017, 08:18:57
 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
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: Jimbob on 14 September 2017, 09:06:02
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
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 14 September 2017, 09:24:18
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
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: STEMO on 14 September 2017, 16:22:13
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.  ;D
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: EMD on 14 September 2017, 16:28:57
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  :)

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ts what I call my "enough" car
Comfy enough
Big enough
fast enough
practical enough
economical enough
reliable enough
..... exactly whats needed  :y
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: Jimbob on 14 September 2017, 16:54:28
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.  ;D

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
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: STEMO on 14 September 2017, 18:19:22
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.  ;D

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  ;D
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: Jimbob on 14 September 2017, 19:27:24
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.  ;D

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  ;D

VERY little....compared to an omega over 100,000 miles!
Title: Re: Zafira
Post by: Keith ABS on 15 September 2017, 08:08:06
  Got certificates from dealer to say rectification work had been done on mine

Keith ABS