the local main stealer's got a 58plate C70 (folding hardtop) on the forecourt & surprised how reasonably priced it was.
are they any good, any known issues & how are the diesel engines with the DPF
thanks
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the local main stealer's got a 58plate C70 (folding hardtop) on the forecourt & surprised how reasonably priced it was.
are they any good, any known issues & how are the diesel engines with the DPF
thanks
1700kg mate. :yikes:
The folding roof is a work of art tho. Have a word with JIMKA, he's got a D5 model.
I really liked Hamish's 2L Diesel. Lovely motor to drive - boot space is compromised when the lid is down. Focus based chassis is really nice to drive.
jamie from pfv has a modded t5 one in his car park (not his though lol)
VolvoKid use to have one, but a T5 variant.
The only 2 things I hated with mine was the lack of performance and the seats where ok but not on par with the bigger volvos. I dont like how its based on the s40 v50 the old c70 was a coupe version of the rest of the 70 series so i dont know why volvo went and based it on the baby volvos. I got mine for a steal as well it dropped more than half its new value in 1 year.
The roofs are good but can creak a little volvo did do a kit to reduce this I had mine done under warranty. I haven't heard of a roof failing yet. I would have another but not the T5
I have a 2000 model and we love the car in everyway. So long as they're the same or better in later models, I'd go for it.
Not sure if a convertible will suit you mate ;-)
hmm, well the short list was only ever 2 models, either a C30 or C70. Even tho i don't really need a big car i do think the C30 will feel a bit small for my liking. & it looks like the C70 is overweight & under-powered, so now what?
the c70 will only need mapping, easy to get over 300bhp with those engines,
Take a drive in one and make your own mind up .You might get a surprise and just buy one but you might have to wait a while for a T5 to come on the market.
I would defo buy one but would have to keep the tin lid on .lol
You can not compare a Volvo to a Chrysler can you ?
Im with jimmie. Take a drive of one they are really nice, they can be quite tail happy ;). If the one your looking at has all the toys in it too you will love it.
the salesman yesterday was very happy to go thru all the finance but didn't once offer to go & get the keys so not even sat in one, i will have to tho as headroom might be an issue. They seemed to be over-run by C30 D2's so he was concentrating on selling me one of them lol
He was a proper salesman then as you are supposed to ask for the keys.
You were the buyer were you not?
now i think yesterdays was too eager, quite happy to go thru the finance than to make sure we were looking at the right car for what i want. Obviously i've had no sales training, but the C30 & C70 are 2 totally different cars so would of seen which would suit them best. I don't think he even spent 2 minutes talking about C70's, really did seem like they'd got alot of C30's to clear