What it's Like to Daily Drive a Volvo C30 R-design

[@andreaslangeland8885]

I drive the same car and it has some unique feeling to it. I've owned a lot of cars, but this one stands out. Just the feeling on how it maneuvers the roads and the comfort among with the sporty touch just feels right! Volvo really did a good job on this car, and it brings a sadness to my heart that the company didn't focus on keeping it in manufacturing. Such a short span for a great car!

[@VinnesAuto]

Yeah, so far there is no sign of a spiritual successor to the C30. The EX30 carries it's numbers, but is nothing like the C30, and not even just because it's electric. It carries a completely different philosophy and purpose. The p1800ES line and legacy might just have died with the C30 in 2013. We can only hope that it may someday return.

[@ginny1068]

Very true sentiments :) A c30 *is* a car you buy with your heart, very true words. Unassuming elegance: without flash, yet with a sophistication that only Volvo could create. And only a Volvo owner truly understands. I enjoyed this video very much; and yes, I always turn and look at "Sven", once he is parked. I do not attribute it to materialism, but to gratefulness to be one of the few to realize how lucky we are to own a Swedish piece of art. I have had some "cool" cars over the years (all relative of course-as each person has their own likes/preferences), supra, mustangs, hemi challenger (2) and a mercedes, yet, I keep coming back to Volvo. This is my third, and second c30. I have not loved one car, like I do my c30. I am grateful. It's not the best size for my dog, I borrow a family car if needed, but I just cannot part with it. There is nothing like it, and never will be. You are a fantastic videographer. I hope to see more of Norway in your videos, too, when time permits with your busy schedule.

[@VinnesAuto]

Thank you, very true! Yeah, I was sick for a few weeks, but hopefully I will get back to once a week, or at least bi-weekly uploads.

[@robjames3717]

Love this! I finally bought my first C30 4 weeks ago after looking and saving for 2 ½ years, along with watching your videos. Ice White D3 R-Design, fully loaded with extras, and just 45k miles. Every time I drive it, I realise more and more why there are so many enthusiastic owners like you. Keep up the great videos!

[@ginny1068]

Congratulations! You will love it :)

[@VinnesAuto]

Thank you :). That is one nice C30! I don't know where you are, but in Norway the service schedule is 1 year or 30k kms on d3/d4 🙄. Do me a favour and change the oil at 10k or one year if you can. If you do, there is no reason it won't go 10 times that mileage :)

[@globebuster64]

Loved the video.I thought it was well filmed and although I don’t own one yet it’s only a matter of time.Thanks for the inspiration.I think your best video to date.

[@VinnesAuto]

Thanks :D Always trying to get better

[@rodrigoantonio1514]

Gracias por tus videos ❤ llevo mucho tiempo visualizándome con mi c30 cada vez estoy mas cerca, nunca me he subido a uno pero siento que será el mejor auto de la vida cuando lo tenga en mis manos 🙌🏻 eres el mejor canal que encontré sobre este auto inspiras mucho.

[@VinnesAuto]

Thanks :D I appreciate it!

[@AIM_174]

my 2012 R Design is my first car, saved up for 8 months to buy it in cash earlier this year. this video describes what makes it special quite well. I completely stumbled onto this car, initially knowing very little about anything automotive, but I couldn't have chosen better. so many things to love about this car

[@VinnesAuto]

I love stories like these! I am happy you found the C30 and that it has made you more interested and or appreciative of certain cars!

[@shreddysc]

Wonderful video mate!

[@VinnesAuto]

Thanks :D

[@JustGrant25]

Great video man! Love all the cool shots you got with the voiceover, very well done!!

[@VinnesAuto]

Thanks :) I though I would try something a bit different.

[@KiTrisExtremeRc]

Beautiful video with a lot of heart at work. Glad that you are enjoying your car(s) so much :)

[@VinnesAuto]

Yeah, thought I would try out a bit of a different style.

[@elmerst3247]

great content brother what camera set up u have? i have an s40 and would like to make video content with it just like you do with your C.

[@VinnesAuto]

Thank you! I have all of my gear listed in the description :), but my main cams are a sony a6400 mirrorless camera, and a dji pocket 3 creator combo which comes with the wireless dji Mic 2. I am a bit of a camera nerd, which is why I have a lot of gear 😅. But the first few videos were all recorded on my phone, but with a rode videomicro microphone. If you want to make content, and have a decent phone, getting a decent microphone is the best investment you can make. Something like the rode videomicro, and a boya by-m1, don't break the bank too bad. I have used the Sony Xperia 5 II and more recently sony xperia 1 V (smartphones) for filming with great success. You don't need lots of fancy gear to get started. But for low light situations like this exact video, a mirrorless with a large sensor is beneficial. I also used a gimbal with my phone, I bought a second hand dji phone gimbal for $50, and I would highly recommend getting one second hand, because there are a lot of people who spent all the up front money only to not really use it, and are selling it for cheap.

[@elmerst3247]

@@VinnesAuto ill do the research thank you so much for the valuable info bro appreciate you! Merry Christmas!

[@ВасяПупкин-н6ь6ш]

Greetings from Ukraine. Could you please add Ukrainian subtitles? I am planning to buy the C30, and I find your videos very interesting. Unfortunately, I don't know English. Thank you.

[@VinnesAuto]

Given that I am probably worse at Ukrainian then you are at English, that's not really something I can do. Usually youtube will add auto-generated subtitles after some time, and then you can choose to have it automatically translated.

[@VinnesAuto]

From what I can see, you are already able to choose auto-translated subtitles if you go into settings.

[@andresguerin7162]

Diesel🤮🤮

[@VinnesAuto]

A 2.0 5 cylinder turbodiesel to be exact. I suppose you would like a silent, efficient, technically superior electric motor. But guess what, people have different preferences.

[@andresguerin7162]

@@VinnesAuto you are so wrong!! I'm all into powerful gasoline engines & manual transmission. Diesel is for work vehicles. Btw I own a c30 t5 m66.

[@VinnesAuto]

I figured as much. Just thought I would rile you up some more. The Norwegian market never got the T5 for the facelift, just diesels. So while I agree that petrol engines are more refined and nicer in general, this is one of the better diesels out there. The D4 is the most powerful C30 we have, and it's also one of very few oversquare diesel engines, making it much more rev happy than your average diesel. And as a bonus I get good mpgs. As you probably know, Europe in general has a lot of diesel cars, while the US usually reserves diesels for larger vehicles.

[@andresguerin7162]

@@VinnesAuto europe became anti car nation. Full of woke people and the stupid climate agenda.

[@doggedn]

Har du ett TikTok konto man kan följa?

[@VinnesAuto]

No, I don't use Tik Tok, and I never will. But I might make an Instagram account soon.