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Volvo C70 Owners - Meet the Members
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I have thanked the contributors to the previous forum and now look forward to further interesting and informative discussions thru the coming winter months.
Good luck to one and all - safe and happy motoring.
I am 44 years old, living in France and got my blue celestial, brown cacao leather seats and light grey interior C70 few weeks ago. I posted many pictures on the forum already. I have the D5 2.4L turbo diesel engine and summum configuration (the highest). It is my first Volvo car.
I too am 61 years old - what does that tell others about us - or about the Volvo C70?
Good luck with your expected delivery - I wish you many hours and many miles of good motoring.
Thanks for the support about the my choice for the wood trim.
I even did not reply to the person's critics you are mentioning, I knew he was pro EOS.
Like I said to erisaman we have a saying that says you should never talk about colors and tastes (it is too personnal).
I am sure you are impatient to receive your car.
Enjoy it.
I've been hanging out for a while now patiently waiting for my car to arrive. Originally had an '06 reserved in the first batch my dealer was getting, but really wanted the AUX input (and figured it couldn't hurt to wait just in case there were any issues with the initial cars). After changing my mind on the color of the car three times (first silver and then red), I finally saw a Celestial Blue on the road and fell in love with the color. My Celestial Blue w/ off black leather and loaded except for navigation is supposed to arrive in port around November 30 so hopefully I'll have a nice holiday present for myself.
Keep posting the pictures - it's the highlight of my day.
You are right cureme - the pics on these forums really do make it 'real' - especially for those of us still awaiting our babies, keep 'em coming!
This is my first VOLVO also and is the celestial blue with the Calcite creme interior. I bought it from the dealer just as it arrived by truck. It has everything except Nav,18"wheels, top audio and parking assists. It has the Geartronic transmission. When I saw it unload from truck on June 16th, I just had to have it and purchased it that day. Had to wait three days for them to service it. I really love that car.
Now for the kicker for you 61 year olds. I am 74 and have been driving for 59 years (Never in an accident) in about all the kinds of cars, but thought the law of averages may get me , so decided to get a SAFE CAR just in case. HA!
Thanks for the space provided here and by the way, I am in Virginia in Shenandoah Valley. Good luck to you in your C70s.
I find something else to like about mine just about everyday.
THREE WHOLE DAYS! That's sick! Wow... try 5-6 months. I'm jealous.
This forum is great. I read all the posts before placing my order and check back frequently. Special thanks to Max with his timely insider information.
I'm near 3000 miles and still loving the car. I haven't been able to put the top down for two weeks now because its been cold here in the North East. They are calling for temps near 70 for tomorrow so hopefully I can get away from work for a little while and drive one more time with the top down. Just incase anyone was wondering, I'm 39.
I'm getting Stanwict's color combo with the nav, dynamo, leather and Sirius.
I think I placed my initial order and down payment in earlier July. The dealer is telling me that delivery should be 12/14-12/17. I hope I live that long.
Love the car, and always wanted a convertible but not one that looked like a real rag-top after a few years. Also wanted a safe car for those times by kids would drive. I got all of that with this car. For those afraid to drive with top down in cool weather, one trick I learned is to put the fan speed on manual instead of automatic, turn the temp up, place outlets on floor and panel, turn on the heated seats; and with all of this, you can drive in just about any temp above freezing. Well at least if you also wear a light jacket.
I got my C70 back in June, only because someone was crazy enough to back out of buying it. I showed up at the dealership, and 2 weeks later, my baby was home">. Black with the off black interior, and the Dynaudio. And since it seems like the theme of the evening, I bought this car for myself, for my 24th birthday.
First post on this forum and would like to thank all of you for sharing your C70 experiences - good or bad - with the rest of us.Treated myself in june with one of them beauties , ordered my C70 (D5) initially in blackcurrant with the quartz beige leather , but changed the color to saphire black when I finally got to see what the fruit color looked like...
Couldn't help but add options as I went through the list and will end up with a full spec car when I FINALLY get it.
That should be in the course of .....February '07.
On the Belgian market , the waiting list has reached the full year I'm told so I suppose I should consider myself lucky to have only three months left to wait...
If important I'm 33 years old , married , three kids and my other car is a Porsche...not.The family car is an XC90.
cheers and keep these C70 pictures coming
I'm a 37 year old in Los Angeles. I ordered my Flint Grey Metallic with Off Black Interior in October 2005 and received it mid-July 2006 (and going with the theme, I had originally thought it would have been delivered in March - closer to my birthday). Its loaded - Dynaudio, 18" wheels, nav and park asst. Prior to this vehicle I owned two V70 XC wagons - a 2000 and a 2002 - which I loved. But I had always wanted a convertible. I have had my car nearly 4 months now and am still loving it. There have been only a couple of slight irritations, but all the positives far out-weigh the very minor complaints. Since picking up my car I have only seen two others in LA which still surprises me... one about 2 months ago and another yesterday fresh with dealer tags. The car turns lots of heads... but most importantly it still turns my head too.
Please folks - keep posting, it's my only link with sanity at present!
You may like to try www.volvocars.co.uk - the site is basically the same but we seem to have a few more interactive portions. Our Interactive Gallery enables you to change colours and wheels and then allows you to turn the car to view from almost any angle you want. On the right you will find a menu 'To Build' etc - but also to 'Explore the C70'. This opens a 'book' with access to mini movies ilustrating a few features - nothing major, but if you are bored or keen or desperate etc. etc.
If you want to view used cars (for price comparisons etc) I suggest a 'Postcode' (zip code) of SA11 1DP - this will give access to UK dealers and their lists of approved used C70s.
And finally - on www.youtube.com - C70 - you will find a 9.22 minute movie entitled '2006 Volvo C70 Convertible Infomercial'. This is cleverly produced and quite entertaining as well as being informative. I particularly liked the portion (about 8 minutes in) where we see the young female presenter in a somewhat different light - I won't say she is 'exposed' as such, but there's not a stitch of clothing in sight!
Not been much posting on here lately - let's get busy again!
Someone else said the bulletin was R163 which listed A-H solutions. I will know more next week after they do mine, but they were emphatic that my C70 on warranty screen had need JUST for the rain shield (which was A). As the letter said, your vehichle may not require all of updates so may not take long. I was told mine would take an hour.
Let me know what your dealer says about yours. My C70 was delivered on June 19th.
Your dealer can look your VIN up on Volvo warranty screen and see which software etc you may need.
Hope this helps you in getting R163 taken care of.
When was your car delivered, jeepwmnz? if I may ask.
First I want to express my appreciation about this forum.
I have followed the discussions about the new C70 right from the start and I think it is time for me to join this forum and contribute as good as possible.
I am 44 years old and live in the Netherlands.
The reason why I bought the new C70 is the old C70. Last year I wanted to buy a new car to replace my old car, a C70 coupe. I like coupe's a lot and the old C70 in particular. I narrowed my choice between two coupe's: the Merc CLK or the Peugeot 406 Coupe.
Around the same time, the first pictures of the new C70 appeared on the Internet. I decided to wait until I had seen the new C70 "in the flesh".
Once I did, the choice was easy and in february I placed my order. Sadly I was not quick enough and my C70 arrived late september, at the beginning of the autumn.
I have my car for more then 2 months now and I love it. The car hasn't been flawless, but still,...I'm loving it!!
I will post a message in the "New Owners Report"-forum with my experiences.
And oh yes, the car...
I have a 2.4I Kinetic (=basic) with a few extra's: automatic gearbox, "Magic Blue"-color, "Calcite Cream"-leather, "High Performance"-audio (capable of MP3 CD's and AUX input), "Sadira"-17" wheels, Xenon headlights and heated front seats.
You may be interested to know that I exchanged my Merc CLK for the C70 (mine is due for delivery soon) and I can honestly say that the Merc was a superb motor car - but absolutely soulless and without character. I have a feeling the C70 will have a little more to offer.
One quick question - a fellow owner in the US regrets specifying off white (the Calcite Cream) upholstery as it gets dirty very quickly when the roof is down. Have you found the same problem? Guess what - mine is also Calcite!
Welcome to the club!
I am sure you will enjoy your C70 like we do and become nuts about it like all of us.
I already had the feeling that the Merc CLK was "soulless". I can confirm that the C70 definitely has soul
About the "Calcite Cream" upholstery:
Due to the weather, I didn't had much opportunities to drive "topless". But I disagree that the upholstery stains quickly. The only dirt I had to remove came from a passenger who had dirt (mud) on his jeans.
But I agree that this is probably not the most "child-friendly" upholstery
Unlike you, I'm picking mine up possibly before Xmas but I can't take it out on the road until January 1st.
Happy motoring.
We can tax a new car for 1 year and two weeks - the two weeks being free - but the registration document will still show the car to be 2006. C'est la vie!