Volvo C70

Go get one for not a lot

Advantages: Speed,comfort, room and that sound system
Disadvantages: Using the back seats, cost of parts.

...wire, not a throttle cable) Volvo dealers wanted a shade under £700 to put it right. However a scrap yard and 2 hours fixed it for £100. The Volvo dealers are very nice people but you don't half pay for it. So if you aren't mechanically minded be warned. So to sum up would I recommend one? You bet, do I want another when this one wares out? You bet. And they do not cost that much to insure if you shop around. Fuel consumption is mind blowingly cheap ...
...be done on a T5) Yes the conversion cost a shade over £2,000 but as I return 26 miles to the gallon, and my LPG is only 34 pence a litre, that means I am doing the equivalent of 65 miles to the gallon!!! However I do have the luxury of 20 mile plus journeys on open country roads and no town traffic jams. ...

gasdriver 16.04.2005 · Read Full Review
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Review of Volvo C70 2.4 T5 coupé

Scandinavian style, sophistication and safety

Advantages: gorgeous, sophisticated, solid, safety features
Disadvantages: heavy handling

...cabriolet for a second hand Volvo that I have been lusting after for a while, I have been very satisfied. I have a silver version with a blue hood that is just gorgeous and is definitely a head turner. It feels very solid and the car doesn't wobble when I shut the door (definite change from the Renault!). Very smooth indeed to drive (have to strain hard to hear your gear changes) although handling not as nifty as I would have expected. Turbo kicks ...
...means that you think you are doing 70 on the motorway and, when you glance at the speedo, you are doing signficantly (and I mean significantly) more.......something to adjust to! My stereo system comprises radio, tape and CD with 6 CD multichanger in the boot, which is great. Sound is fantastic and you have the option of surround sound which is mind blowing! Roof action is superb and rather classy - takes about 25 seconds and local pets seem fascinated! ...

ribc744 21.07.2004 · Read Full Review
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Review of Volvo C70 2.4 T convertible

Volvo C70 2.4 T5 convertible

Advantages: Realllly Stylish
Disadvantages: Pretty damn expensive

Its a beautiful machine, but i doubt many people could pull off a car with this much class. We had one of these in a few weeks back, surprised someone in my area could afford one of these. I cant remember exactly what the problem was, there was some rattling she wanted us to look at, i think it was the dash and the roof. I guess its not that expensive considering all the stuff you get with it; Electric and Heated mirrors, Electric Windows, Metallic ...
...quid, Leather Seats, Air Conditioning etc.. Its not really good at turning though, and it shakes a bit. The design is stylish but the interiors a bit dated. The C70 is smooth i guess. Its not really a family car though, could you really imagine a woman driving around with 2 kids in the back of one of these? The roof goes up and down quick enough, but with the hood up there is that annoyin wind whistle. And theres no use going shopping with the roof ...

toria2k4 27.10.2004 · Read Full Review
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Review of Volvo C70 2.4 T5 convertible

All this for 12000?

Advantages: Super fast super super luxury
Disadvantages: It's a bit Ford Capri in the wet

...It has a full volvo service history, I can burn up anyone in this car and despite being ex fleet, it still drives almost like new. The engine is quiet and when the turbo kicks in at 3000 revs it really does take off, not with a grunt like some cars, but with a kind of gliding motion as if you were driving on an air hockey table. Fuel consumption does get serious when you put your foot down but driving sensibly offers a lovely ride at with reasonable ...
...careful I know it's a volvo but trust me it goes. And secondly, the running costs are quite high, the tyres cost £100+ the servicing costs £300+ and a new rear bumper cost me a whopping £1000 when some moron went up the rear. Overall the C70 is well worth buying second hand, the high running costs have had me wanting to sell for months now but I just can't bear to live without it. Oh and silly me, the space issue. This is unfortunately not a family ...

jimbola 30.06.2004 · Read Full Review
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Review of Volvo C70 2.4 T5 coupé

The suprisingly quick but refined Volvo C70 T5

Advantages: Very fast, suprisingly affordable
Disadvantages: Fairly rare, resprays

...Mercedes 230 Kompressor for a Volvo C70 T5 I thought he'd made a bad judgement, this then went out of the window as soon as we got out on the road. The performance of the C70 T5 is frankly... suprisingly quick. The T5 (turbo) in the C70 automatic will outsprint most other (if not all) cars in its class, the 0-60 is in the low 6's, but remember this car is a sophisticated cruiser for business men rather than a boy racer from The Fast and the Furious. ...
...have to import it. Volvo have put the T5 into the new S40 as well and judging buy the bargain prices you can get older S40's for this is potentially going to be a bargain car in 3-4 years time. Aesthetically the Volvo doesn't look as good as a Mercedes 230 (my own personal view is that the headlight wipers look tacky and cheap and from the front make a real mess of the car). We parked the Volvo next to a Mercedes 230 and for me there's no contest, ...

ccundall 06.03.2004 · Read Full Review
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Review of Volvo C70 2.4 T5 coupé