Volvo C30

[aaron325ix]

Thanks arron. But arnt the 4door e30s no differnt than the 2 doors? The only thing is she'll want a motor swa with an s50 thanks to jean. He talked about it with her that one time at a meet.

I'm just saying, e30's are fairly cheap and easy to work on, which you know.
m42's are efficient and reliable.
a 4-door is what you need now with the youngin.
and aparantly the little lady likes e30's anyway, she goes to meets for christs sake.
why get a car payment?
Plus you can do the swap at a later date.:p
Just dont let her talk to Jean too much in the mean time.

[416stroker]

just get a 4 door m42 e30 and call it a day. You will save so much with all the ancillary kid costs.

congrats by the way:D

Thanks arron. But arnt the 4door e30s no differnt than the 2 doors? The only thing is she'll want a motor swa with an s50 thanks to jean. He talked about it with her that one time at a meet.

[aaron325ix]

just get a 4 door m42 e30 and call it a day. You will save so much with all the ancillary kid costs.

congrats by the way:D

[atomic]

[CAOSyAMOR]

[TexasTerp]

When I was born my dad gave up his 280z for a volvo. a couple years later when my sister was born he had hated the volvo and bought my 4 door e30. What I learned from him, he bought the volvo due to safety for the first kid (me), but he kept longing for the power and fun of his past cars (280z, 440 Roadrunner, GTO) so he bought the bimmer.

you are gonna hate 2 doors for kids, always get a 4 door it will make your life so much easier. I vote for the Audi A3. Why aren't you looking at any low mileage e46's or 5 series, you can definitely find a great condition 4 door for well within your range. I still vote for the A3 regardless, great car!

[Jand3rson]

Probably yhe best looking C30 I've seen yet:

[CAOSyAMOR]

I drove the C30 - hated it. I wanted to like it, I really did. But the C30 is boring, plus like others have said you should really go for a 4door. My votes based on actual real world experience would be for either the 4door GTI OR the Audi A3

cheers

edit: by boring I mean the transmission is slow and unresponsive, poorly geared.. There is too much body roll for such a small car, the clutch is too light, the interior is bland and undirected.

I feel this car has tuning potential, but it would take a lot to get it to where the GTI/A3 are to begin with. Also if you were going 'auto', nothing beats the DSG - amazing transmission. Resale value will be higher with either the GTI or the A3, there are far more performance upgrades for them as well. The 2.0T can be tuned to a reliable 250 or 300 horse with a simple chip and DV.

just my two cents

[MikeK]

correct me if im wrong, but isnt the C30 like the detuned version of the new Focus RS that's overseas?

[blunttech]

just get any coupe as you wont have it long anyway. youll tire of 2 doors with little kids.
listen to those that have done it and get a 4 door. while your wife is preparing your dinner tell her what car you are getting her and thats that.

[mrsleeve]

wow

I kinda like the looks of the C30 for and the numbers and pricing but the fucker is front wheel drive, so thats a dead in the water kills it for me. I hate FWD with a passion, This is my perspective on it.

It would be just fine for your Female though I would think

[e30devo]

mazdaspeed 3. four doors, good enough quality interior for a woman. fast. and! it has four doors. and cheap. ~20k and lower.

[416stroker]

That A3 is nice. Im gonna have to look at them 2. Thanks Vlad.

E30power: Yea there specs are pretty good supercharged 260+HP with like 280 tq and a little over 3000 lbs.

[aintnothang]

I've never seen one on the road.

[e30pwr]

I've seen and raced the boosted one (c30) that lives around here, its not a bad car and isn't a slouch either for stock. of course, the e30 didnt race it, lol