Been working in Birmingham for the last week at the autosport show... on the way home on the m40 I saw a brand new volvo c30 t5!!.

..went passed fairly rapidly but when I stopped for fuel at silverstone services the guy was there as well.......had 24 miles on it!

chatted to him a bit about it then we got in our cars and drove off......had a bit of a fun with him on the motorway then he shot off......

Really good looking car and bloody quick as well... didnt even know they were making a hatchback...

Is basically a remake of the origional 480... the c30 has only got two seats in the back as well.

That is very nice!!

photoshop time me thinks...

They've been test driving them in Brum for a while, scary prices for a decent one, but the T5 looks a great piece of kit. We saw a transporter full of them on the continent when we were delivering the car for Foggy, looks just as good in real life!

It's the only current model car that I'd consider getting new, if I could afford one!
So are they on general sale now? I've been looking forward to seeing one in the flesh for ages, I may pop round to Drayton's and book myself a test drive!

Yeah, I was busy both weekends they were offering test drives of them here I must get a drive of one sometime

The 2 rear seat thing is cool as, 480's had it and I was very very tempetd to keep the seats out of Toffee. Centre cubby hole/box between the seats is hoooooooge.

They aren't cheap, but in certain ways you're getting a lot for your money. For example, to install a stereo on a par with the top spec one will run you well into four figures.

If it were a little more practical (it's too much 480, too little 340 3dr), I'd probably buy one.

cheers

James

Pah! FWD toss with too much F*rd input!

There's nothing wrong with Ford input in terms of their modern chassis design

Yeah, granted its a 4 figure stereo Foggy, thats why you pay over 4 figures for it... and granted it is FWD. But so was the 480, which was the last supposed sports car from Volvo... thats just the standard now

SteveP wrote:There's nothing wrong with Ford input in terms of their modern chassis design

Possibly, but the major problem is that a lot of the new generation of whiteblock engines are no longer being built by Volvo personnel in Volvo factories. Many are now being built in Bridgend and would you really want to have an engine built by a load of Welsh ex coalminers............?

Is the SI6 in the S80 still classed as a whiteblock? You'd clearly steer clear of the 1.6D and 2.0D like you'd avoid Hugh with Viagra, but I bet a T5 or D5 would be a seriously tasty drive, especially if they'd start selling the latter with a 6 speed manual.

A C30R AWD would be pretty badass...

cheers

James

V6 Man wrote: being built in Bridgend and would you really want to have an engine built by a load of Welsh ex coalminers............?

Queue Dai and Vicky with big hammers,

Its comments like that that made them burn down our holiday cottage in the 80's lol

I wouldent take your nice 18 wheeler down that route for a while if I was you Rupert !!!




forget Plaid Cymru its Meibion Glyndwr you need to watch out for ( Dai and Vicky will know what I mean )

I forgot to ask Sam , did you get the reg number of the car you saw , I woulden't want that one if the guy was ragging it with only 24 miles on the clock !!!!!!