Volvo C30 R Design 2.0 Petrol Thoughts please

[cj2013]

rdb85 said:

Looking for a facelift model

You need to adjust your expectations, then. I reckon they sold less than 500 facelift T5s, and even a brief jaunt on the DVLA dataset suggests there are probably fewer than 300 left, of which the majority are autos.

If you are looking for a facelift T5 with R-Design Lux spec, you'll be looking for one of 23 left, and even then you need it to be the right colour and condition.

[rdb85]

True, or I could wait a second I am in no rush: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

[cj2013]

rdb85 said:

True, or I could wait a second I am in no rush: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Yes, and there's one here for £7995 too:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-62-Volvo-C30-2-5-T5...UMAAOSwB-1Y6kmR



Looks like you're going to have to pay over the odds and compromise a lot to get one either way.

[rdb85]

cj2013 said:

Yes, and there's one here for £7995 too:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-62-Volvo-C30-2-5-T5...UMAAOSwB-1Y6kmR



Looks like you're going to have to pay over the odds and compromise a lot to get one either way.

I don think I will pay over the odds. What do you mean compromise?

[rdb85]

Might be going to look at a few of these. I have found some nice R Design and R Design Lux. http://www.fow.co.uk/our-cars/view/volvo-c30-nu13x...

There is a rather nice 2.5 in Manchester http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

[rdb85]

So out of these two which would you go for:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Or

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

[Nickp82]

rdb85 said:

So out of these two which would you go for:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Or

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Ooooh tough one, they both look very nice - shame the pics of the black one are a bit rubbish.

I would go for the red personally as I like red and prefer the alloys on that one but if you are worried about resale value the black is the better bet due to the colour and lower mileage.

[Quickmoose]

Whichever you go for (the red one...) change the orange indicator bulbs to clear ones...

[Jonno02]

BIL has a C30 R Design 2.0 diesel. It's been a total lemon. Oil leak, DPF needing to regen every 50 miles, handbrake failure, gearbox issue, lag on acceleration caused by dead sensors and black soot marks all up the back bumper. To everyones eyes now, including his, the car looks very dated (especially the wheels). His is a 2012 I think.

[rdb85]

The red one does look like the better deal, okay its not got as many toys on as the black one, its younger.

[TheVole]

Nice cars. Very, very thirsty and the performance isn't all that though. Plus, they do not like cornering.

This is my T5.

[ladydriver]

Hello fellow Volvo owners I have a 2013 C30 2L Petrol and its a great car. 2 years ago when I used to fill it with petrol it used to register that it would do 400 420 miles to a full tank and I would get around the 380 390 miles. Now when I fill it to full it registers 365 and Im lucky to get 350 miles. Same journey to work same petrol Tesco momentum same everything except circa 50 miles less per tank of fuel. Any ideas why such a decrease ?

[GreatGranny]

May be better posting a separate thread in the Volvo section.

Also try the Volvo Owners Club forum, very helpul bunch.