Volvo's new C30

Not very well I'd suggest.

Then I'm not one to go through life wondering 'what if?'

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Mal
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"~^ beancounter ~^" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> to me, volvo is still all about safety...how will the c30
> do in a blunt/fast collision w/a gmc yukon ?
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> On Sep 28, 6:44 pm, Espressopithecus (Java Man)
> <Espressopithecus<java...@espresso.org>> wrote:
>> In article <pighash-2CFEBC.11125025092...@news.isp.giganews.com>,
>> pigh...@aol.com says...> "Mal from Oz." <her...@am.com> wrote:
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>> > > We bought it
>> > > because it's the format we like (3-door) looks great, is well
>> > > appointed,
>> > > drives well and is (for the moment) a little more exclusive on the
>> > > Australian roads.
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>> > The 3-door format may look good but the doors are much larger and much
>> > more difficult to use when parked next to other cars. Of course some
>> > people are more concerned about looks than practical matters.
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>> On top of that, the rear hatch is so darned small that the C30 is less
>> useful than a 1990 Honda Civic hatchback! You'd have a hard time
>> squeezing a boxed full-size microwave oven into the back. Too bad - I
>> really like the styling.
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"Ed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Wall Street Journal article: http://301url.com/ccm
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Has anyone seen/driven the C30 with the 1.8F engine? (F = Flexifuel)

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> If you want to regularly move big stuff, don't but the bloody C30 then !

I don't consider a microwave oven to be "big stuff". Most 2-door
hatches will handle a microwave with ease -- including a 1990 Honda
Civic.

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