Hello David,

Very difficult to predict – PSA has made assurances about the future of Opel/Vauxhall, but there’s also a growing feeling that there’s not much space within the French giant’s group as it is for another mainstream marque, as it already has Peugeot, Citroen and DS under its wing. However, Opels are so popular and multitudinous that spare parts supply shouldn’t be an issue for many, many years yet; even if official components dry up, for whatever reason, plenty of aftermarket or pattern parts are available for these sorts of cars.

As to its reliability, Opel doesn’t have the best record and some generations of Zafira have had some well-documented problems, but Zafiras are mainly dependable family cars. Nevertheless, we’re surprised you’re not more enamoured with the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, which – in our eyes – is probably the best large current MPV you can get.