2011
Manual
38.2 mpg
Tax: £335
Mileage: 50,230
Petrol
2009
74.3 mpg
Tax: £0
Mileage: 83,424
Diesel
Mileage: 75,000
2012
Tax: n/a
Mileage: 109,020
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What do Volvo cars mean to you? They're Swedish, they're safe and they tend to be a little bit boxy. If that roughly sums up your knowledge of the brand, it's about time you gave it another chance. For a long time Volvo did appear to be trapped in a square prison from a design standpoint but things changed and the C30 hatchback was as instrumental as any model in changing them. The C30 is certainly Swedish and it's very safe but its designers were clearly thinking well outside the box. The C30 was Volvo's attempt at cashing in on the burgeoning market for premium hatchbacks. That's family hatchback sized cars with premium badges and, hopefully, more of an upmarket theme. The major players in this sector have traditionally been the BMW 1 Series and the Audi A3 but Volvo believed it could muscle in with an overtly sporty little number of its own. The C30's sleek lines borrow heavily from the P1800 ES, the Volvo used by Roger Moore in the original Sixties TV series of 'The Saint', though also employ a big modern twist.
If you thought Volvos were dull, the C30 could be the car to relieve you of that misapprehension. It's an attractively styled small hatchback with lots of character and design flare. There are better executed cars in the premium hatchback class but few that make more of a statement than the Volvo C30.
Borrow £6,000 with £1,000 deposit over 48 months with a representative APR of 18.1%, monthly payment would be £172.36, with a total cost of credit of £2,273.28 and a total amount payable of £9,273.28.