[Spridgets] No LBC - Volvo C30

[Linda Grunthaner]

Ugh made in China now sorry to hear.

Crappy performance sorry to hear that too.

What's left?
Lin

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Jay <jfishbein at snet.net> wrote:

> Something almost equally interesting is that there is more "Ford" in the
> Volvo range than meets the eye. Do some research, read some reviews. They
> are quite revealing.
>
> I already wrote Ron off-list, but the C-30 is built on the Ford Focus
> platform which is shared by the Mazda 3. I owned a 2010 C30 in the fall for
> a total of 676 drop-dead boring miles. (Minus 184 miles on it when delivered
> and 90 miles for two trips to the dealer where I traded it in.)
>
> IMO, Ford and Mazda do a better job with their versions of this car. Strip
> away the cool rear-end styling and what you have is ... well ... a Volvo
> with 2 doors.
>
> I would take the S&D review with a grain of salt. Drive one of these things
> hard, like a Cooper, and you'll get yourself into real trouble. The car has
> serious understeer. It is fast (227 hp) but it is also heavy and doesn't
> have a very good suspension underneath it. Added to that, the 6-speed is a
> very loose box that left me unsure where to find gears.
>
> Dedicated Volvo owners love the C30 and owners in the C30 forums are
> generally not experienced with driver's cars such as Coopers, GTI's, Audi's,
> BMW's, etc. and therefore are touting it's grand performance, interestingly
> while plopping down $$$$$ on suspension upgrades.
>
>
>
> jay
>
> --- On Wed, 2/24/10, brian S <bugeye15 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: brian S <bugeye15 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] No LBC - Volvo C30
> To: "ron soave" <soavero at yahoo.com>, "spridgets list" <
> spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 12:38 PM
>
> just remember Ron,
>
> Volvo was just bought out by the chinese.
> Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
>
> Here's a comparo that C&D did with other small hot hatches...
>
>
> http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparisons/07q4/2007_mazdaspeed_3_vs._20
> 08_subaru_impreza_wrx_2008_volvo_c30_t5-comparison_tests<http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparisons/07q4/2007_mazdaspeed_3_vs._20%0A08_subaru_impreza_wrx_2008_volvo_c30_t5-comparison_tests>
>
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/ydpaflw
>
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