Sold Zafira A. *fuk this car*

[brownnova]

Glad to see you're dealing with the sad news in the best way possible... humour and car collections. Still, sorry to hear of your loss.

 

On hound anal glands...

 

Our whippet went through a spell of anal gland stench, a food that led to firmer stool was the answer and we've had no issues for several years now.

 

Hounds rule.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I don't think wearing a comedy stick on beard is appropriate given the solemn circumstances

Some people laugh to hide the tears.

[Jim Bell]

Lots of trips to charity shops and the tip today. Its definately a workhorse.

 

Heres what it looks like emptied.

Oooooo seven seats.

 

 

 

 

Cup holder rear armrest. Folds away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Me dad seemed to have a thing about boot carpets. There was two in the 318 and theres two plus a protector in the Zaff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just realised that theres loads more stuff to shift. Maybe should have left the seats down.

 

Palmface.

[beko1987]

Just flip the middle seat base up and slide it all forward!

 

My gooner has a nice bit of lounge carpet cut perfectly in the boot, need to shampoo it as its filthy, but the carpet underneath is spotless!

[tooSavvy]

WW.. "Palmface"

 

*note to self* Use kwalitee looroll

 

Unstick Palmface

 

Keep rockinn on m8

 

 

TS

[BorniteIdentity]

Me dad seemed to have a thing about boot carpets. There was two in the 318 and theres two plus a protector in the Zaff.

 

 

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My Dad has had the same piece of carpet in the boot of his cars since 1987.  It's been through a Sierra, a Mondeo, an Accord, a CRV, a Mazda 6 and a Seat Leon - it's now in another Mazda 6!  He also uses it to stop his drum kit moving around when he's gigging.  I've got dibs on that when he declares, along with the private numberplate I got him last year.

[Jim Bell]

My Dad has had the same piece of carpet in the boot of his cars since 1987.  It's been through a Sierra, a Mondeo, an Accord, a CRV, a Mazda 6 and a Seat Leon - it's now in another Mazda 6!  He also uses it to stop his drum kit moving around when he's gigging.  I've got dibs on that when he declares, along with the private numberplate I got him last year.

 

I was nodding along until I got to DRUM KIT and GIGGING.

 

Your dads a gigging percussionist? 

 

Thats class! I bet hes cool as fuck.  Hope the carpet is some zany patterned AXMISTER or something.

 

Pics pls!

[Jim Bell]

Being up in the wilds, my dad tended to keep the cars as full of fuel as he could. Theres only one "filling station" in the village and its as basic as you can get. A pez pump, a diesel pump an a woman sat on a three legged stool with a leather satchel containing loose change.

 

Now that the Zaff is a big city runabout, as a WELCUM 2 YOR NEU HOME gift I decided to treat it to its first meal out.

 

 

 

 

 

Sexy numbers. Beat THAT Rachel Riley.

 

 

 

 

 

Luckily theres a couple of LPG friendly filling stations local to me. Pops used to have an 70 odd mile round trip to fill up with gas. Which made it a rather pointless fuel choice but he liked it because it "saved him money".

[Jim Bell]

Nice rims m8. R them Ronald's,

 

 

 

Hang on a ruddy minute.

 

 

 

 

 

These arnt alloys at all. Theyre crazy spoked steels with wheel trimz on.

 

 

Cool points just went up by 69.9% nice.

[Jim Bell]

Luckilly theres a few of these too. Seems my dad liked to have winter wheels and summer wheels. Like some kind of Frenchman.

 

 

Theyre very clean and the tyres look nearly new so Im over the moon to have a set to rotate on.

[loserone]

That's AMAZING!

[Jim Bell]

Last job of the afternoon was to clear out the cabin so that a half arsed vallet can begin. Once the rain stopped.

 

Its safe to say that he only carried the absolute essentials.

 

 

 

Mpg might jump up a bit now Ive shed a bit of weight.

 

 

He would hate to think of me throwing away working pens but life has to move on.

[beko1987]

Nice paperclip m8

[Tamworthbay]

I wonder if the Arnold Clark and Samaritans key fobs were always given out together?

[Jim Bell]

I wonder if the Arnold Clark and Samaritans key fobs were always given out together?

If not, I know which one came first.

[taxi paul]

Sorry for your loss. But through the fun I can't help thinking how many of our kids will be writing the same about us when we go to the garage in the sky...I seem to have loads of shite in my car. I also like a zafira or two.

[bezzabsa]

the pop rivet is the radio removal tool!!!

[Hendry]

The wheels on it are 'structure' steel wheels, likely off a Zafira B.

 

The alloys look like ones off a Vectra C Club model, racking my brains trying to think what wheels were on a late Zafira Elegance, I think they were the same ones as fitted to later mk4 Astra SXis, 10 spoke ones. 

 

I notice the front mudflaps have trapped moisture and started rusting the paint on the wings. 

[beko1987]

 

I notice the front mudflaps have trapped moisture and started rusting the paint on the wings.

Scrap it

[Jim Bell]

I notice the front mudflaps have trapped moisture and started rusting the paint on the wings.

The 10pts for the observation round go to Hendry.

 

I noticed ages before you but I dont like going on about it.

[madrat]

Now close your eyes and think of a Vauxhall Zafira.

 

What is the first single word that comes to mind?

 

 

 

 

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Thats right.

 

Correct.

 

Well played.

FIRE

[Christine]

You must have missed the  pin in the side of the sunvisor fer poking out washer jets...

  Sorry for your loss WW

[Jim Bell]

Ha! I didnt even look. I will now though. They ARE aimed a bit low.

[stuboy]

arnt these flex 7 seating?

[loserone]

You must have missed the  pin in the side of the sunvisor fer poking out washer jets...

What a bloody brilliant idea, how have I never heard of that before now?

[Jim Bell]

Gave this a good clean today, inside and out. Even did the glass. Not to pro or even two bucket barmpot standard, I just got the filth off it.

 

 

 

 

Cleaning it uncovered a rather impressive parking badge. Pops did like to park it right up against the wall. Or ON IT, as it seems.

 

 

 

 

 

Im locked out of the in car entertainment sadly. The car is quite laid back about this.

 

 

 

Seems someone put the wrong code in MANY TIMES. Guess I'll just have to sing.

[Jim Bell]

Fixed the radio with help from THE STUPID QUESTION AMNESTY THREAD and treated the Zaf to some sexy rubber floor mats that Stanky kindly donated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Car thanked me kindly by blowing a fart hole in its exhausting pipe on the way back from Northumberland.

 

Sounds like a disgruntled tractor now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers car. You cocknob.

 

Adds exhaust to list of things to address. Along with mot and cooling issues.

[Stanky]

... treated the Zaf to some sexy rubber floor mats that Stanky kindly donated.

 

Car thanked me kindly by blowing a fart hole in its exhausing pipe on the way back from Northumberland.

 

Sounds like a disgruntled tractor now.

 

See, I told you those mats added loads of power didn't I? Poor exhaust just couldn't cope with TEH POWR

[SiC]

I don't know if this is the same dash (probably is), but the Astra G that this is based on has a coolant gauge that is very wiggly. Ours used to start between 80 and 90C and then rise to sort of a bit over 90C or so. Then when the thermostat and fan kicked in, it would drop to under 90C. It would continously repeat this cycle when upto temp. Apparently something that all of them do.

 

When you say it overheats, does it go up and over the 100C marker?