High mileage Petrol C30 R Design?
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Hi
I'm giving serious thought to buying a C30 with 150k on the clock. It's only had one owner, and has a full service history done mostly at main dealers. It's in great condition and sold with a warranty. However....having never owned a Volvo, let alone one with so many miles, I'm a little concerned.
Would buying such a vehicle be a major gamble? What should I watch out for?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I'm giving serious thought to buying a C30 with 150k on the clock. It's only had one owner, and has a full service history done mostly at main dealers. It's in great condition and sold with a warranty. However....having never owned a Volvo, let alone one with so many miles, I'm a little concerned.
Would buying such a vehicle be a major gamble? What should I watch out for?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Had a C30 five cylinder D3 auto R Design. Very nice even with the diseasal and the er, slushbox. Extremely quiet on the motorway so good long distance cruiser.
The finest seats In The World. ( tm: J. Clarkson.) R Design bodywork thrilling and much admired.
The only downsides were the idiotically expensive servicing prices from Volvo main dealers. £720 for the Year 3 annual service at 35,000 miles, despite all the Ford bits.
The windscreen and rear hatch glass seals (rubber bits) were starting to self-destruct by year 4, so chopped it in.
GearTronic kind of OK, but liked to stay in Grand-dad mode, rather than be anything approaching sporty. Nice all the same.
No dipstick, (on the D3) so endless faffing with electronic thingy to check levels. Cluttered centre console with a phone keypad was annoying. :-)
C30's can be had quite cheap now, so shop around.
The finest seats In The World. ( tm: J. Clarkson.) R Design bodywork thrilling and much admired.
The only downsides were the idiotically expensive servicing prices from Volvo main dealers. £720 for the Year 3 annual service at 35,000 miles, despite all the Ford bits.
The windscreen and rear hatch glass seals (rubber bits) were starting to self-destruct by year 4, so chopped it in.
GearTronic kind of OK, but liked to stay in Grand-dad mode, rather than be anything approaching sporty. Nice all the same.
No dipstick, (on the D3) so endless faffing with electronic thingy to check levels. Cluttered centre console with a phone keypad was annoying. :-)
C30's can be had quite cheap now, so shop around.
The 1.8 and 2.0 are Ford/Mazda engines. They need a lot of revs to give their best, so if you're used to turbo diesels they may seem slow. No significant weaknesses though. I don't see why you'd get the 1.8 over the 2.0 unless it's an absolute steal or superb car.
2.4i and T5 are 5 cylinder Volvo engines. The T5 is great in the C30 with a manual box.
Any 10 year old 150k car is at the end of it's design life and you can expect to have to replace stuff. Niggly things like electric mirror motors and the odd big thing like a clutch, failed ECU, etc. FWIW my 10 year old C70 has worn far, far better than most cars at the age and mileage but is starting to chuck up the odd bill.
2.4i and T5 are 5 cylinder Volvo engines. The T5 is great in the C30 with a manual box.
Any 10 year old 150k car is at the end of it's design life and you can expect to have to replace stuff. Niggly things like electric mirror motors and the odd big thing like a clutch, failed ECU, etc. FWIW my 10 year old C70 has worn far, far better than most cars at the age and mileage but is starting to chuck up the odd bill.
Edited by dme123 on Sunday 8th July 11:37
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