Used Car of the Day: 2012 Volvo C30 R-Design

by Tim Healey

Published: March 7th, 2024

used car of the day 2012 volvo c30 r design

I know, I know, we've been Volvo heavy the past week or so. Sorry about that, but our forums keep filling up with cool Volvos.

Like this 2012 Volvo C30 R-Design.

It's black-on-black, apparently in good condition, and has 83,500 miles on the clock. And yes, it's a manual.

It has blind-spot alert and keyless entry.

The 80K-mile service has been done, and this includes replacement of items such as the timing belt, camshaft seals, VVT solenoid seals, accessory belts, water pump, oil-pump seal, idler and tension pulley, PCV check valve, oil and filter, and coolant and reservoir.

Mods include a cold-air intake, a dual-port blow-off valve, and some adjustments to the interior suede.

The car has been involved in a minor incident and has some door dings and things of that nature.

Click here to see this Dallas-based car.

The ask is $11,000.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Corey Lewis on Mar 08, 2024

I don't trust these to be reliable. Any time I've looked into them, I found tales of owners who loved the car but dumped it because it was almost constantly broken and parts were expensive!

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- 28-Cars-Later on Mar 09, 2024
  
  Pretty much what I have read as well.
  
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EAM3 on Mar 09, 2024

My wife absolutely adored her 2002 S60 T5 and kept it for about 12 years/130K miles. I loved the car too but it was becoming a money pit - and every part was expensive. Still has the best OEM seats of any car I've ever driven. When these C30s came out, I was so tempted to get one but the cost of upkeep on our S60 put an end to that idea.

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