Vauxhall Zafira Comfort 1.6i

Advantages: Flexibility of seating, fuel economy, size
Disadvantages: luggage space with all seats used

When my fourth child was born, I was heartbroken to give up my 5-seater Volkswagen Bora saloon, but I have quickly come to appreciate the Zafira: In looking for a 7-seater replacement, we were looking for something reasonably low cost, but more importantly, a car rather than a minibus! The Zafira met both requirements, being only slightly longer than the Bora. In choosing a model, the Comfort gave a lot of the "extras" we were looking for as standard ...
...packed car; roof bars: having recognised the limitation in luggage space with all the seats up, good roof carrying was going to be essential. We had a bit of a dilemma with engine sizes as the information we were given by salesmen was conflicting: one (obviously desperate to get rid of the 2.0l diesel sitting is his showroom), told us that the 1.6 possibly wouldn't be powerful enough for our needs and we would be better with a diesel - even though ... Read review

Advantages: reliability, adaptability & easy to drive
Disadvantages: floor covering difficult to clean, fuel ecomomy

...have been very pleased the Vauxhall Zafira, it adaptability has allowed us to take my parents on holiday to France with out hiring an extra car (parents flew down). Once the family luggage was removed after our drive down, the extra seats were popped up and we were able to visit the countyside together. A good family car. ... Read review

Advantages: Elevated view, seating flexibility, reasonable fuel consumption, fair insurance rating.
Disadvantages: Interior blandness.

We purchased this vehicle 5 months ago second hand. The Zafira is very popular among people buying under the mobility scheme so the advantages of buying one of these second hand is that they tend to be low milage and have a full dealer service history. We were fortunate in that our one was three years old but only had 15,000 miles on the clock. We purchased from a network Q dealer in the area and had some minor work done by them ( 2 front tyres and ...
...is that there was a noticeable distortion of the windscreen directly in the drivers line of site. Apparently this is not an MOT failure. This was confirmed to me by a friend who is an MOT examiner. However, the garage replaced it free of charge (many kudos to them). The replacement still has a slight distortion on the passenger side by this is acceptable. This may be something to be aware of if you intend to buy second hand. My wife is the main ... Read review

Advantages: Build Quality
Disadvantages: Rear seat room

Ive just this minute got back from a bowling tournament. Our bowling coach hired out a Zafira to get us there and back. There was 7 of us, and rather handily ( is that a word ) there is 7 seats. On the way there I was sat on the second row, the leg room is ample, well maybe more than ample if it hadnt of been for the dozen or so bowling balls ladden about the car/mpv thingy. However on the return journey, considering this is a 100 mile trip from ...
...If they can be called seats, the leg room is awful! I am only 5"10" and i looked like a 7fter in a train seat. I had to sit with my head on the ceiling, and rear end perched half way up the back of the seat ! The Zafira does have a lot of good points, these include decent stereo system, swift accelration and mid range pickup. The build quality is excellent and you can feel this whilst cruising along the motorway at 100mpoh, not a thing rattling ... Read review

Advantages: A car for all things
Disadvantages: Poor visability

I have been running a Zafira 1.6 comfort for the last 3 years,( before that I had a nissan serena), so as you can tell I like and require people movers. And in my opinion the Zafira has to be the best vehicle in this class on the road.With all 7 seats up granted there isnt much left of the boot space but it is enough for the shopping, but with the rear seats down it becomes a very good estate car, and then if you fold the middle seats you have practicaly ...
...have moved about in my car,but I must point out that it isnt a large vehicle, it is a car and it feels and drives like a car. My wife is only 5 feet tall and she uses the car as a runabout. The feul economy is great We average around 35 to 40 miles to the gallon,The interior spec on the comfort range is very good ie: aircon, steeringwheel controls for the sterio etc. My only complaint is the front quarter light windows, while driving the extra support ... Read review