RE: SOTW: Volvo C70
Discussion
kpb said:
Nice car. Suspension components tend to wear quickly but are easily replaced. As is the cambelt.
I've often hankered after one of these after owning a RICA'd S60 T5, but each time I look at the design of the dash I nearly lose my lunch. Its like an early 80s car rather than one which ran until the mid noughties.
I've NEVER even seen the interior of a C70...it must be the only model Volvo I've not drivenI've often hankered after one of these after owning a RICA'd S60 T5, but each time I look at the design of the dash I nearly lose my lunch. Its like an early 80s car rather than one which ran until the mid noughties.
y2blade said:
ManOpener said:
In terms of "modern metal for your buck" this is probably nigh-on impossible to beat. I'm sorely tempted- now I wonder how much the insurance will be?
you won't like itthey are rubbish
they are slow
they are for old people
they are dull
....+ all the other stupid things ignorant people say before they own one themselves
you'd be better suited to something else
joking aside insurance is very cheap on all but the "R" badged Volvos...even the T5 models are cheap to insure
Edited by y2blade on Friday 5th November 09:33
ManOpener said:
y2blade said:
ManOpener said:
In terms of "modern metal for your buck" this is probably nigh-on impossible to beat. I'm sorely tempted- now I wonder how much the insurance will be?
you won't like itthey are rubbish
they are slow
they are for old people
they are dull
....+ all the other stupid things ignorant people say before they own one themselves
you'd be better suited to something else
joking aside insurance is very cheap on all but the "R" badged Volvos...even the T5 models are cheap to insure
Edited by y2blade on Friday 5th November 09:33
I already have two Volvo....as I said earlier the C70 is the only one I've never driven
my next car will probably be a V50 D5
Edited by y2blade on Friday 5th November 10:23
y2blade said:
sidaorb said:
Fantastic shed, been looking at one of these for while as I'm still missing my 850 T5R (yep an original yellow one), as said above its a toss up between this and the 406 Coupe. But just also been offered a 406 oil burner for silly money too and with the mileage I do, think I will be going for that.
Carl, I never had you down as a Volvo driver 
sidaorb said:
y2blade said:
sidaorb said:
Fantastic shed, been looking at one of these for while as I'm still missing my 850 T5R (yep an original yellow one), as said above its a toss up between this and the 406 Coupe. But just also been offered a 406 oil burner for silly money too and with the mileage I do, think I will be going for that.
Carl, I never had you down as a Volvo driver 
I will look at it from home at lunchtime Do you regret selling it?
bobda said:
crostonian said:
It's parked outside a certain well known Alfa dealer in Knutsford, it's probably in better condition than the rest of their stock!
Yes, the one similar to an exotic fruit. My bets are on it being a trade in.
I test drive a couple of these when I was looking for a car coupe a while ago. The T5 estate gets a lot of good press on here, as when it came out it was in a class of one, ie 200 bhp estate cars in a reasonable price bracket.
The problem is that once translated into a coupe, it come up against much more serious competion, and is judged to higher standards. And the bad news is that it doesnt reach those standards at all.
The first problem is the power. 250 BHP is a lot for the front wheels, and some changes were made to the chassis to try to cope. The rear suspension is very very stiff. The front suspension is extremely stiff. So you have a large, supposedely luxurious coupe with a terrible ride, and unforgivably, it still doesn't tame the front wheels torque steer. It desperately needed to be RWD. So its no good at motorway cruising, as it far too jiggly with a lot of tyre roar, and its terrible down a back road, with no grip from the front wheels and crashy over the potholes at speed.
The second problem are the controls. They were never designed to be a drivers car from the outset, it is after all a large saloon car where feedback is seen as an irritation by its octegenarion owners. As a result, the steering lacks any feel, the brakes are a bit of a joke and the gearchange is more suited to an ocean liner. Such things can be forgiven when motorway crusing is your aim, but as previously mentioned its a terrible motorway cruiser.
Drive one of these, and then go and drive a Manual E39 530 BMW, to see how much better it could have been.
The problem is that once translated into a coupe, it come up against much more serious competion, and is judged to higher standards. And the bad news is that it doesnt reach those standards at all.
The first problem is the power. 250 BHP is a lot for the front wheels, and some changes were made to the chassis to try to cope. The rear suspension is very very stiff. The front suspension is extremely stiff. So you have a large, supposedely luxurious coupe with a terrible ride, and unforgivably, it still doesn't tame the front wheels torque steer. It desperately needed to be RWD. So its no good at motorway cruising, as it far too jiggly with a lot of tyre roar, and its terrible down a back road, with no grip from the front wheels and crashy over the potholes at speed.
The second problem are the controls. They were never designed to be a drivers car from the outset, it is after all a large saloon car where feedback is seen as an irritation by its octegenarion owners. As a result, the steering lacks any feel, the brakes are a bit of a joke and the gearchange is more suited to an ocean liner. Such things can be forgiven when motorway crusing is your aim, but as previously mentioned its a terrible motorway cruiser.
Drive one of these, and then go and drive a Manual E39 530 BMW, to see how much better it could have been.
y2blade said:
bugger, can't see the picture from work server..but I assume it is your afore mentioned Gul T5R.... I will look at it from home at lunchtime
Do you regret selling it?
Didn't have much choice, expensive divorce and the head gasket went, repair bill was going to be huge so sold it spares or repair, being an idiot, stressed over aforementioned divorce and not thinking straight, let it go with my private plate too which I am gutted about. I will look at it from home at lunchtime Do you regret selling it?
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