Volvo C30 T5 Review & Ownership Experience

Описание: Video review on my 2007 #Volvo C30 equipped with the turbo’d 2.5L 5 cylinder (T5) that rated at 217hp with 236ft lbs of torque and pared with a 6 speed Getrag M66 manual. Later, the engine was bumped up to 227hp. As some of you know, I live in Ontario Canada and from what I’ve seen available across the province on the classifieds, this combo with the manual and turbo’d engine is quite rare. As an update, I purchased the car in November 2017 and put about 25,000km on it, this car only had just over 120,000 when I acquired it. #carreview

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Going through the background on this car, the #VolvoC30 was available through the years 2006 to 2013. This car is part of the Volvo P1 platform. Included in that platform is the Volvo S40, V50, C70 and Ford Focus, Mazda 3, and possibly some other models, this will vary between the different markets around the world. Many components or parts are the same and interchangeable between these models of the P1 platform.

The exterior styling somewhat resembles the original P1800es styling, both being a coupe hatchback, with a full glass hatch and flare out rear quarter panels. According to some sources I’ve found online, only around 200,000 C30s were made and with the drastic drop in sales towards the end of its years of production, Volvo decided to discontinue this model. Engine, transmission, and fuel types varied depending on the car and market it was available in.

For a sport compact, it is spacious in some aspects, but not others. The trunk space I find can be filled quite quickly, however you can fold down the rear seats and this can double the cargo space. Space upfront for the driver and passenger is great overall. There is plenty of legroom, headspace great, comfortable even on long trips, and all of the center console controls are easily reachable when driving. I dashboard does have a textured finish and is a soft touch. But the door panel, on the other hand, is a hard plastic and I would have like to see at least the same texture from the dash continued on the door panel. Being a Volvo, I would have expected a little more quality-wise on the interior.

From a performance standpoint, the T5 is no slouch by any means. It has a wonderful sound, even with the stock exhaust. The engine is quiet for the most part until you get into the higher rpm, but the overall cabin noise when cruising down the highway certainly isn’t as quiet as my old E39 BMW. Comparing the engine note to my old 850 T5, the C30 tends to be a little more toned down. Fuel economy is a bit of a grey area. At times it’s great when highway driving at around 110km. But as soon as you kick that speed up or if you have a heavy foot overall, the T5 gets very thirsty.

Handling is excellent, the independent rear suspension allows the driver to hug those corners. But with that being said, these cars are known for wearing tires quicker due to the negative camber, especially in the rear even with the suspension in good condition. The only way to overcome the excessive negative camber in the rear is by purchasing adjustment control arms which is an aftermarket opinion. Currently, I have 17” wheels for the winter wrapped in 225/50R17 rubber. In the summer I have the factory 18” 215/45R18.

As for maintenance wise, any repair that was done I did produce and release videos for. When I did purchase the car it had a worn CV joint due to a ripped boot, I purchased an OEM replacement as issues with the aftermarket units can be quite common from what I’ve read. Cracking coolant tanks is also an issue that I did replace as well, again an OEM unit for the quality. I experience a PCV diaphragm failure not too long ago, due to the type of system which is heated and also houses the oil filter, Volvo wants you to purchase a whole new unit and it’s not cheap by any means. I have also replaced the spark plugs, changed the oil, new serpentine belt with tensioner, engine air filter and cabin filter, just your basic maintenance. And the low beams can have a poor light output either due to the projectors being dirty or the chrome falling off the reflector.

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