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Mar 2nd, 2009, 21:43 | #1 |
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C30 R Design Sport
I have just bought a C30 R Design Sport - does anyone else think that....the seat belts are a bad design...always snagging...the engine is underpowered, the seats are hard to move back and forth, the accelorator peddle requires Maurius Pudzanovsky to operate it....and tha facrt that it came without a jack and wheelbrace is pathetic....also the disks are rusting after 2000 miles....I am not impressed at all.
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Mar 2nd, 2009, 21:51 | #2 |
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The seatbelts in my Mums my07 se sport do exactly the same. Wouldnt call hers under powered like with the 2 litre diesel in it though. Mind you though I think your problems are just indicative of Volvo's build quality these days!!!
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Mar 2nd, 2009, 23:31 | #3 |
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I'm curious, did you try the car before you bought it? Surely the problems you're experiencing (excepting the discs/jack/wheelbrace) not have come to light in testing.
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On my fifth week with mine - same as yours with the 2.0d engine. Can you give any detail?
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Mar 3rd, 2009, 09:27 | #5 | |
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Err i think your find he said he hasn't got either, that's his complainant, not that he has lol
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Mar 3rd, 2009, 13:19 | #6 | |
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I did spot it, but it wouldn't allow me to change it. (Edit just sits and swivels) I assume this therefore has a puncture repair kit? If not then surely the missing items can be obtained from the dealer? |
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Mar 3rd, 2009, 16:35 | #7 |
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I Googled "Marius Pudzianowski" and apparently he is the winner of World's Strongest Man. He looks a big beastie anyway. I am not sure he would manage to fit in a C30 never mind press the peddles.
Some of the comments made, seat not moving smoothly, stiff peddles, should presumably be looked at by the dealer, possibly even the power issue if it feels different to the way the test car felt (you DID test drive the 2.0D?). It would be lovely if all cars came off a line perfectly but that is not realistic. You do expect a dealer to do the appropriate checks though so take it up with them. Does the C30 come with an aerosol that you spray foam into the tyre with? If so then that is why there is no jack. No spare tyre no jack required. I had a Seat previously and they worked with that system as well. Of course if it does come with a spare then a jack should be supplied. |
Mar 5th, 2009, 00:03 | #8 |
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Hi, Defo sounds if you have a few issues there !
All the pedals in my v50 are very light indeed, the seats also move easily - when i ordered mine you only got the jack & brace if you specify the spare wheel option (foc), car comes normally with the aerosol thing. |
Mar 5th, 2009, 17:06 | #9 | |
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2) Never driven a 1.6 petrol, but it's a heavy car for a 1.6 to lug around. 3) Seats and accelerator pedal sound like they need lubricating - take it back to your dealer. 4) You presumably have the compressor instead of a spare wheel. So has mine and I had to buy the jack and wheelbrace. Penny-pinching at its worst. 5) If your discs didn't rust, they wouldn't be the right quality of metal to stop the car. Goes with the territory. |
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Mar 5th, 2009, 20:26 | #10 |
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Just a thought, why do you need a jack if you don't have a spare wheel? You lift the car up and then what?
Presumably you guys are buying tyres and fitting them yourselves? Is that really cheaper? Genuine question, I am not being sarcastic. |
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