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Anyone seen this Volvo?
Took pictures on the Merritt in CT back in Sept. last year. Haven't seen it since.
 
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Volvo C30
I test drove one a few weeks back. VERY fun little car. Lots of neat little quirks and one of the coolest interiors I have seen. 227HP turbo 5 cylinder with a 6 speed. |
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Funny you post this. I was going to look at one of these this week. They look like a blast.
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Saw one just now. There is a red one in my apartment garage. Beautiful hatchback, but not in the price range I'm looking at right now...
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I've seen the C-30 at the Volvo dealer and the L.A. Auto Show. The interior is very roomy for the size of the car, and definitely high level. The 5-cylinder engine gets it to 60 mph in 6 seconds, IIRC. It's really a lot of car for its size and cost - less than $30K.
I haven't seen a single example on the L.A. streets. Maybe consumers aren't used to a three-door hatchback Volvo as opposed to the traditional Volvo sedan. There's a comparo test of a C-30 somewhere on line. I can't remember what the the C-30 was pitted against, but it held its own pretty well in speed, handling and braking. They're cool little cars.
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You see them all over Europe and neat car for the city.
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Saw one yesterday in Philly...I went to the funeral of Frank Piasecki and followed one for a few miles on 95.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/business/15piasecki.html
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Remeber the 1800ES...
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Wish I could get one now. Boston is a big Saab (oldest dealership in country) and Volvo market, so I am surprised I don't see these things scooting around.
Tons of Prius' though, filling my head with monster truck dreams when in the 4Runner. 
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These have been here for at least a year or more. Don't see too many on the streets. I never even looked at one before I bought my GTI last year, but I do think they look pretty good.
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