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P80 C70 coupe Volvo question

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Cees Klumper
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Re: P80 C70 coupe Volvo question

Post by Cees Klumper »

I'm 6 ft 2 and have a 2001 C70 convertible, no issues with headroom at all and I've thoroughly enjoyed the car for 11 years now, still going strong. Fewer mechanical issues than our 2002 S80 T6.

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Post by scot850 »

You made the obvious point here which is you have a convertible C70. I am referring to a hard top (coupe) version which has a lot less head room, Volvo had the same issue when they made the 780 coupe and old 262C.

Neil.
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Cees Klumper
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Post by Cees Klumper »

Oh, ok, did not know that, seems odd that the coupe would have less headroom than a convertible. Actually I've wondered why people get the coupe (other than for the looks) when you can get the added feature of the convertible top. I do like the coupe's looks, but the open top is a lot of fun.

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