I'm thinking of buying a Volvo- Am I mad ??

[williampollen]

I never thought I'd say this but I'm giving serious thought to buying either a C30 or XC60. Both seem to have what it takes in the looks department & perform competitively, but at the ed of the day does it stil make me a "Geography Teacher" or is it me that's out of touch?

[MPowerMark]

Yup

[A - W]

No.

[Escort2dr]

No. Depending on what you want, they are a lot better in some ways than say a BMW.

[y2blade]

Volvos Rock

[mattley]

Another no.

My V40 has been brilliant cheap motoring.

[DuncanM]

mattley said:

Another no.

My V40 has been brilliant cheap motoring.

I have a V40 as a runabout at the moment and it is a brilliant car .

Very impressed with its overall driving characteristics and I am now a bit of a Volvo fan.

Duncan

[y2blade]

ffs you lot we don't want the "wrong sort" driving them


Nah don't do it..they are rubbish

[standfree93]

I love volvos.


Get my coat?

[Fartgalen]

If you want one - no.

[RobM77]

I have no idea "what it takes" in the looks department, and if you're that worried about looks then spending tens of thousands on a car is a bit silly when designer clothes and makeovers cost just hundreds However, Volvo build solid, safe and reliable cars, so I don't think you're mad at all I'm actually considering a V70/V40 as a third car at the moment for carrying stuff around in.

Edited by RobM77 on Tuesday 4th May 20:38

[ewenm]

We've got a C30 2.0d and really like it. Unfortunately it's going soon as we're expecting a child so need something with rear doors... so a V50 it is.

The C30 isn't the ultimate in driving but it isn't bad at all, the interior is great, the styling good and I much prefer it to the Focus/A3/1-Series for driving and the whole ownership experience.

Edited by ewenm on Tuesday 4th May 20:39

[jbi]

good cars... had no issues with mine when I had it.


Mechanic was always glowing over them, although if they are that good I don't know why he didn't just buy one himself (drove a vauxhall corsa diesel)

[macp]

Volvo`s are cool my old T5 was superb.

[y2blade]

macp said:

Volvo`s are cool my old T5 was superb.

shhhhhh don't tell him that




no they are rubbish

[MondeoMan1981]

There was a good S70 went for £510 on ebay today. 86k miles, full years MOT. I was so tempted even just as a second car to use for the summer.

EDIT - here it is

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

History and a new timing belt , seems a bargin

Edited by MondeoMan1981 on Tuesday 4th May 21:17

[RichB]

williampollen said:

I never thought I'd say this but I'm giving serious thought to buying either a C30 or XC60. Both seem to have what it takes...

Interesting choice as they are pretty well at opposite ends of the Volvo spectrum. Can I ask why you've homed in on those two models?

[spurs-442]

My parents are getting a C30 - after the test drive i was seriously impressed (i'm 22). heads up though, Volvo are releasing new diesel engines (called the D3 + D4 this summer which are more torquey and more powerful + are also going to 5-pot from the current 4-pots).

As mentioned earlier, great cars

[RobM77]

Does anyone know whether Volvo's switch to Ford platforms has affected reliability and the general feeling of solidity?

[swamp]

ewenm said:

Unfortunately it's going soon as we're expecting a child so need something with rear doors... so a V50 it is.

Off topic, but we cope with Swamp Jr (9 months) in our car and no rear doors. Soon he'll get a forward-facing seat, and that should be even easier. I was going to rush out and do the family estate thing, but very glad I didn't bother.