• New Cars
    • First Impressions
    • Road Tests
  • Classics
    • Classic Profiles
    • Classic Driving Impressions
    • Classics Information
    • Events and Days Out
  • Motoring For Fun
  • News & Views
  • Bookshelf
  • Technical
    • Grumpy Old Mechanic
    • Kim’s Tips
  • Features
    • Visits
    • Track Days
  • Contributors
    • About our contributors
    • Kim Henson
    • Chris Adamson
    • Kieron Fennelly
    • Ant Henson
    • Rachel Henson
    • David Miles
    • Gerald Morgan
    • Dave Moss
    • Dave Randle
    • Robin Roberts
    • Tom Scanlan
    • Glen Smale
    • Jeremy Walton
    • Keith Ward
    • John Price Williams
  • More…
    • About Wheels Alive
    • Tips for using this website
    • Useful Links

Wheels Alive

Old cars, new cars, borrowed cars & blue cars. If it steers it's here!

Old cars, new cars, borrowed cars & blue cars. If it steers it's here!

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.

To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

SERIOUS DANGER!!! Zafira rust nightmare revealed by our Grumpy Old Mechanic!

6th December 2017

If you drive an older Zafira, you NEED to read this. Our Grumpy Old Mechanic reports... Our Grumpy Old Mechanic avoids sensationalism but feels it important to reveal a safety-critical problem of which most Zafira owners/operators are almost certainly unaware… Last week a very tidy-looking first generation (‘A’ Series) Vauxhall Zafira 2.0 DTi dating from late 2003 was brought in to our … [Read more...]

Tip: For improved search accuracy, enclose search terms for multiple words in quotation marks. For example:
"Land Rover".

Advertise with us

Recent Posts

Austin A30/A35 book, ‘Enjoying Your Austin’

Experience drivers risk losing decades of no-claims discount, due to industry practices

More Clarity Needed on Electric Vehicle Tax, says Dan Reavley, Head of Motor Finance at Anglo Scottish Asset Finance

Award-winning designers’ first south coast event arrives at Beaulieu with ‘A Palace House Christmas’

Napoleon Garage in Bradford wins top national tropy in The Motor Ombudsman’s Star Awards

SEAT Leon Estate – Road Test

Suzuki gains ground (moving into the top five) in the latest NDFA car dealership survey

British Motor Museum celebrates winning a Royal Automobile Club Historic Award

Contributors

contributors

Our well-respected contributors live and breathe motor cars; aren’t we lucky?

Contributors to the site include talented, highly-respected people (so they tell me) on the hallowed membership list of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and from the similarly well thought-of Western Group of Motoring Writers. In addition there are valued contributions from other knowledgeable and capable motoring writers who have something useful to say about all aspects of driving and running vehicles in the 21st Century. All of our team are passionate about motor cars!


Read about our contributors  ››

Tags

City car all-electric SUV plug-in hybrid PHEV large SUV crossover British Motor Museum Estate car Beaulieu road test EV five door hatchback Suzuki 4x4 hatchback Hybrid saloon Kia Electric Seven seater SUV National Motor Museum MPV Tyres First Impressions The Motor Ombudsman Coupé Compact SUV luxury SUV estate

All Tags ››

Like us on Facebook

Like us on Facebook

Wheels Alive Social

  • E-mail
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Please share our website

Contact us

We welcome your questions, comments and feedback. Please click here to contact us.

Advertising Opportunities

Please contact us if you would like to discuss advertising opportunities on Wheels Alive.

Copyright © 2025 Kim Henson, Wheels Alive