The Volvo C70 was a bit of a departure for the company in abandoning their slabby, rectangular (yet still cool) styling but kept a lot of the things the marque had become associated with - safety, comfort and useful performance. It was a new departure for Volvo and while one could say that they should probably have stuck to what they knew, it probably marked the tipping point when they cast off the stereotype of being a supplier to architects and assistant school principals of Golden Retriever transporters.
The platform is from the old 850 so it won't set the world alight in handling terms. They are supposed to get a little wayward at big speeds too but somewhere in the middle these were by all accounts quite the motorway cruiser, and most sport mileages in excess of 120,000 - 140,000 which seems to attest to this.
There was a little more coolness to the C70 too; TWR - who turned the 850 in both saloon and estate form into successful touring cars - contributed to the basic design and sussy setup while they were handbuilt. All of this is good for bragging in the pub, but the bespoke body might be a little challenging for getting insurers to cover it at reasonable value.
Two things to note about the ad is that the NCT is expired, however you could well be lucky and find that at the current mileage a lot of niggles have already been sorted and the to-do list is quite small.
The other thing is something the ad fails to mention but a quick check of the reg shows - this is not an NA version, but the 2.4 (light-pressure) Turbo model which sports respectable performance figures of a 140mph top end and 0-60 times of 7.9 secs.
It's not the range topping T5 but the 2.4 LPT was said by some to have been the better compromise as it was sprung softer and the more linear power delivery helped keep the bills for front tyres under control.
They have to be purchased with eyes wide open as the electronics have a reputation for a kind of borkage not seen since the Swedish Chef, but all in all - if you consider the spec (the then-class leading stereo in some of these has 18 speakers, for example) - it might well be a great thing to mooch around in.
€995
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