Vauxhall Zafira
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Seems like Vauxhall drivers are going to have a cold winter. It looks like the latest advice from the company is to use the heaters "sparingly" until the car has been checked. As only 20,000 have been checked to date it looks like a chilly winter for the rest. Vauxhall stated that the issue is with non genuine parts being fitted and that it is those that burst into flames. Now I'm no brain surgeon but surely the number of these cars which have had fan/heater parts fitted after they left the factory will be relatively small, the number who did not get it done by a franchised dealer will be even smaller. So why does Vauxhall not tell people who have had the cars from new that unless they have had heater parts fitted since leaving the factory they are OK? Or are they saying that they left the factory with dodgy parts (hard to believe but you never know)? Given how many seem to burst into flames the numbers just don't seem to add up. Looks to me like they are hiding the truth on this one and trying to minimise the inevitable compensation claims from people sold dangerous products. So my advice is not to buy a car made by a company whose name starts with a V.
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Bad news for Volvo. What does our friend V-Tech make of it all?'fool'0
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Bad news for Volvo. What does our friend V-Tech make of it all?
It will be part of some plot that allows Jeremy Clarkson to finish his contract two weeks early.
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
Thinking of getting a new car after a few years of SEAT ownership. First choice was a Zafira. Can I get it any more wrong? What's my next choice? One of those clown cars that fall apart for comedy effect?
Seriously though, heaters do go wrong,, our fan needs replacing on a 7 year old car. AFAIK the first time it's failed. At that age I'm not going to a main dealer and get oem parts but an independent who fits cheaper aftermarket. If it goes on a a newer car then it's likely to be oem parts. If within warranty an owner is certainly going to main dealer for oem parts.
My point being these incendiary Zafiras are from fairly new to old models which means more than likely oem parts have failed IMHO. BTW aftermarket do tend to be made with a lower regard to quality but are mostly still fit for purpose unless the real cheap and dodgy. For most parts there are established aftermarket manufacturers, these do make fit and safe for purpose. If their parts do fail they're replaced under the common year's warranty.
So does anyone think the UK needs a body with real power to deal b with major product recalls like America has? Faults found with cars or any product that are significant and this body of can force manufacturers to recall at their full expense. IIRC fines and penalties if they don't.0 -
VTech was due in court and hasn't been seen or heard of in weeks.
I hope the two things aren't linked...0 -
I think the idea of a body to oversee recalls and lemons is a good one. Unfortunately this being Britain it will cost a fortune, have no teeth, drag on for years in courtrooms and be exploited for all sorts of nefarious reasons. I'd like to know what happens to these massive fines you read about, seems to me they just disappear into government coffers to be given willy nilly to the EU and other overseas despots in "aid".Rose Xeon CDX 3100, Ultegra Di2 disc (nice weather)
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Could I get it any more wrong? What's my next choice? One of those clown cars that fall apart for comedy effect?
I had one of those - it was called an Alfa 147 :shock:tick - tick - tick0 -
I think the idea of a body to oversee recalls and lemons is a good one.
Yepp, perhaps satsumas too. They have appeared on some folks hit list...0 -
Could I get it any more wrong? What's my next choice? One of those clown cars that fall apart for comedy effect?
I had one of those - it was called an Alfa 147 :shock:
Me too. Loved the car but I must have taken it back to the dealer about 20 times in 4 years.0 -
Just use the heater.
At least you'll be nice and toasty.0 -
VTech was due in court and hasn't been seen or heard of in weeks.
I hope the two things aren't linked...
I hope they are.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I think the idea of a body to oversee recalls and lemons is a good one.
Yepp, perhaps satsumas too. They have appeared on some folks hit list... my isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
I grew up with the family car an Alfa 33.Could I get it any more wrong? What's my next choice? One of those clown cars that fall apart for comedy effect?
I had one of those - it was called an Alfa 147 :shock:0 -
People who own a Zafira surely have bigger worries in life?
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My father-in-law was one of those whose Zafira went up in flames. The replacement parts he had had fitted were genuine Vauxhall parts. His insurance premium renewal has now doubled because of this one claim so he is less than happy with Vauxhall's attitude.0
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Could I get it any more wrong? What's my next choice? One of those clown cars that fall apart for comedy effect?
I had one of those - it was called an Alfa 147 :shock:
Me too. Loved the car but I must have taken it back to the dealer about 20 times in 4 years.
Me three. Lovely shiny black three door one with leather seats and one of the first semi-automatic gearboxes on the market. It was one of the most reliable cars I ever heard of, let alone owned, although the guy I sold it to after six and a half years somehow managed to blow the engine up in two weeks.Specialized Roubaix Elite 2015
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