An awful, overpriced, NOISY car (Vauxhall Zafira Life 1.8i 16v)

Member Name: noisy

Product:	Vauxhall Zafira Life 1.8i 16v
Date:	16/10/07 (667 review reads)
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Advantages: 7 Seats

Disadvantages: As refined as a pre-war skoda

Ths is a really horrible car!
The problem is noise.
I drive the far more expensive 2.2. model which cost me £20,000.
The noise; tyre noise, wind noise, engine noise is really hard to live with; within 5 minutes of me steppinginto the car it gives me a headache. On the mtorway, one of my children sitting in the back said it 'sounded like an aeroplane taking off'. I couldn't have put it better.
It seems well put together but it's refinement is the worst I have encountered in a new car in years. One Vauxhall employee told me (off the record) that it was the worst car for refinement that he'd driven since the mark 2 Escort .
Vauxhall have stone-walled me and the many other dissaisfied owners and refuse to admit to the problem (see other forums to see evidence of the levels of dissatisfaction). The dealers are obstructive, unhelpful and rude.
Really my worst purchase ever; TEST DRIVE BEFORE YOU BUY!!!!

Summary: My worst purchase ever

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