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It's my Convertible, Hobby Car, and Truck
Dave Nau, 01/12/2019
updated 01/19/2021
2013 Volvo C70 T5 2dr Convertible (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 5A)
16 of 16 people found this review helpful
I am perhaps not the usual Volvo C70 owner. When my 2011 Honda CR-V started to have serious engine and air conditioner problems, that were going to be over $5000 to fix, I decided to try to find a convertible with a 2000 pound tow rating to replace the Honda. I've owned five convertibles in my lifetime and it was time for another. However, I have two small boats: one rig is 1000 pounds and the larger one is 1500 pounds. The 2006-2013 Volvo C70 is the only modern convertible with a 2000 pound tow rating (braked trailer) and a 1640 pound tow rating (un-braked trailer). Both my un-braked rigs are under 1640 pounds, so they are with-in the specification. With the C70 (purchased in April, 2018 with 62,000 miles on it), I now have a car that is my only car, and as such, it is my daily driver, my convertible, my hobby car, and my truck for towing. It tows both my boats very well, much better than the CR-V did, runs on regular gas just fine (Volvo specified minimum grade of 87), has front-wheel drive for good wintertime traction, has a big trunk, a reasonable back seat with LATCH attachments for the grand-kids, plenty of room in front for me at 6" 4" and weighing 275 pounds, and is a great looking car. The convertible top works flawlessly, the Bridge of Weir leather is high quality, the car only uses about 1/4 of a quart of synthetic oil between the 10,000 mile oil change intervals, and I have an independent shop with-in walking distance of me that maintains it at a reasonable cost. For towing, I lock it in 4th gear of the 5-speed automatic, run at 60MPH, and it pulls the boats great. I get 32MPG highway, 25MPG just driving around town, and for towing, I get 20-22MPG depending on terrain. Curt makes an 1 1/4" receiver hitch for it that mounts completely behind the rear bumper cover, with only the small receiver portion of the hitch showing, and it's not very visible. To see my trailer when backing up to retrieve a boat, I just retract the top and thus have great visibility. In the 18,000 miles I've put on it, my only real repair has been an air conditioner pressure switch, and it was not very expensive to get fixed. I have made one modification, since these these cars tend to run at the high end of the Volvo spec for negative camber in the rear suspension, and thus often cause premature tire wear and tire noise after about 10K miles on a pair of rear tires, as mine did. I fixed this problem by installing a a pair of aftermarket adjustable rear upper control arms, plus two new rear tires. The alignment shop that installed them then dialed in the negative camber to the low end of the spec (about -.7 to -1.0 degree camber), fixing the unadjustable -2.6 degrees my car had. (The spec is -.7 to -2.7 degrees, but more than about -1.4 degrees causes the premature inner tire wear and roaring noise.) I've put 16,000 miles on since the fix and it's still quiet, with the tires are not showing unusual wear, so all good. Also, pre-2013 cars had a firmware problem in the satellite radio portion of the stereo that would run the battery down if left parked for a week. The 2013's have a firmware fix for this from the factory. Also, 2013's are the only models that support bluetooth music streaming from a phone or other device. If you are like me, and can only have one car, but need it to do all this, the 2013 Volvo C70 is the way to go. It was the last model year they were built and mine was made in December, 2012. I love it. I plan to drive it until it hits at least 250K miles. July, 2020 Update: Car is still as I reviewed two years ago. Only component failure was an A pressure switch, which was not real expensive to replace. I still need to watch the negative rear camber on alignments by staying at the low range of the spec (keep at -.7 to -1.2) January 2021 Update: Car is still going strong, now with over 107K miles. No problems.
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Pre Retirement Toy
Charles, 07/28/2016
updated 02/03/2017
2013 Volvo C70 T5 2dr Convertible (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 5A)
22 of 23 people found this review helpful
We wanted a "Adult" convertible with enough trunk space for a weekend trip. We also wanted to be able to enter and exit with reasonable ease. There is nearly zero wind buffeting with the top down. We drove it home from the dealer at highway speeds for over two hours. Truly amazing, and comfortable. This model has the premium sound system and it is great. I opted to have the Polestar software upgrade done. It adds +25 hp and 40 lbs of torque and No real change in the fuel economy, and it's keeps the full Volvo warranty.
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Excellent Value
billnjax, 02/18/2011
2011 Volvo C70 T5 2dr Convertible (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 5A)
30 of 32 people found this review helpful
We purchased this car about 5 months ago, and in 6,000 miles have never regretted our decision. The car is very comfortable, has all the acceleration that we require, and gets excellent gas mileage, actually better than our Turbo Beetle Convertible. We looked at several different convertibles in this class and the C70 was by far the best car for the money. Add in the safe and secure warranty coverage and I don't see how you could do better. Take a test drive and you will be hooked.
love to drive - but sick and tired of the repairs
Russ Ketchum, 10/04/2016
updated 04/04/2018
2011 Volvo C70 T5 2dr Convertible (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 5A)
39 of 43 people found this review helpful
I am the original owner, bought in 2011 and love the look and feel of the car. drove it without issue for the first 30K miles. I maintained as instructed - however, the first issue appeared shortly after 30k, ac blew hot air on one side - dealer said they fixed, under warranty - no problem. same problem again just a few thousand miles later - dealer fixed again, no problem. then - 10K later, same issue - dealer fixed again, with the assurance "they fixed for good this time". starting to get annoyed. during that time, tires only got 30k - had to be replaced, dealer said thats normal for this vehicle. also had a check engine lite issue, which the dealer fixed, along with a few other annoying issues. took it in for the "final" warranty repair/maint at 60K. It looks "great" they tell me.... bring it back in at 67K, out of warranty.... repair bill 4K - I asked, all this happened in the last 7k miles? yep they say, nothing covered, shocks, struts, motor mounts etc.... Oh - and by the way, the AC blows hot again! - 1400 to repair, I threw a fit - wrote a letter to volvo, they sent me back a check for 1200.... since then, replaced another motor mount, transmission mount, some oil sensor and housing that was leaking, cv boots and joints, front axles all in all, 7400$ ALL SINCE THAT 60 K CHECKUP (I now have 90k miles on it) replaced the headlamps twice, and now the driver side doesn't work at all - even after replacing the bulbs.... too bad, I love the look of the car, but no more volvos for me.... UPDATE - since the last review at 90K I have dumped another 4K into the car - just not worth buying another volvo... since 60K miles and total ownership cost well over 12K when you include regular maintenance....
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c70,tired of dealing with problems
barbara, 01/03/2016
2011 Volvo C70 T5 2dr Convertible (2.5L 5cyl Turbo 5A)
18 of 20 people found this review helpful
had to make 4 trips to dealership for a sensor in the front wheels that made the electronics go crazy. interior door handles , the finish flaked off. speaker issues with buzzing, and they claimed their was no problem after 4 visits to dealership . it handled well, fun to drive, but tired of stupid stuff!
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