“Sometimes a car is so spot-on, you don’t care if it’s the right size or has the best features or comes from your favorite brand. Meet Volvo’s C30 T5, a royal, rollicking romp of a small, two-door car. … The C30 T5 is a marvelous car. The look is evocative of the 1800 ES sport…
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Demo Dilemma
During a recent meeting, the manager announced that our 2009 Volvo C30 would be put into demo service and that somebody needed to drive it. I tried not to let the inward smile leap onto my face. Cough! Cough! “No, I’m okay. It’s nothing.” My mind was racing through the possibilities. Would one of the…
Andy’s Coolest Cars
For it’s 60th anniversary, Motor Trend recently came out with its 60 coolest cars of the last 60 years. Not surprisingly, two of them were Jaguars (the Mark II and the E-type). But I must admit that a few cars were missing that would have made my own list. But then again, who am I? Well,…
Review: 2008 Volvo C30
The other Swedish brand had captured my attention for the past seven years, so looking at Volvos almost seemed … well … wrong. But recent events have begun to change my opinion of Saab’s competitor. Last Tuesday, I visited Leiken Volvo and saw their showroom models inside and outside. One of the first cars that…