Faults:

The passenger window comes up when the roof is done closing, but then backs part way down again. (the others remain up)

There is minor water leakage in a heavy rain or car wash.

General Comments:

This car feels much larger and solid and heavier than our previous Sunfire.

It is not quick, but is quite a fast cruiser. Easily and calmly in the 160-200 kph range.

The seats are very comfortable, but the armrest on the door leaves something to be desired. The armrest is too low and the window sill is too high to rest your arm. And my wife's arm tends to rest on the express down button for all four windows.

Faults:

I received the 2nd car in Eastern North Carolina of the new Volvo C70 folding hardtop convertible in June 2006. It was part of the first shipment of these cars to the US, so it did not have everything quite perfect.

The folding top was not perfectly aligned, so when folded, some parts were rubbing where they shouldn't. Eventual fix was to have the top realigned by a specialist, and to replace the scuffed up rear deck.

I am on my second 'recall'. The fixes are not major, and I am happy that they are putting fixes that they came up with later, back onto my early production car.

Gas mileage averages 21.5 MPG. I had hoped for more...

Currently, the top is having problems sensing that it is closed when the car is at certain parked on an unlevel spot. If the right rear tire is elevated, the sensors will sometimes think the top is not fully open - it is the sensor that verifies that the reverse opening trunk lid has closed completely over the retracted top.

General Comments:

I love the car, drive with the top down all the time.

It runs great. The performance is good for a "luxury sedan", but it will not blow the doors off anything.

After 14,000 miles and almost a year of driving, there are some squeaks and creaks in the top when it is up. The body is showing more flex than I remember from when it was new.

As a tall person, my eye level is higher up the windshield than I would like.

-- I wish I could sit a few inches higher, but then my line of sight would be looking right into the solid cross piece at the top of the windshield.

-- With the driver seat lowered as much as possible, the rear view mirror still obstructs my line of sight towards the right. This is a problem at intersections where I have twice failed to see cars coming at me from the right. (luckily so far, no accidents from this)

-- The memory seat doesn't work the way I expect (from my experience with Chrysler and Toyota power seats). When I start driving, often the seat has not returned to my position, but the mirrors have (?).

Faults:

Problem with steering / rack and pinion. Several trips to dealership car purchase from did not resolve problem. After a move to another state, the local dealership there solved the problem. Improperly installed o-rings.

Front disc caliper wouldn't fully release... repaired under warranty.

Seat leather started to wear badly at two points; one where leather covers bracket that attaches front seat back to lower seat cushion, second on driver's side bolster / poor design. Volvo wouldn't cover.

General Comments:

Beautiful design overall... received compliments where ever I went.

Good performance from turbo charged engine yet reasonable fuel economy.

Extremely comfortable interior.

Only design flaw is the tilt / telescopic steering wheel control... it is friction type located at base of steering column... similar to one found on a car with a window sticker one-quarter of that of the Volvo C70 convertible. Not in keeping with the other vehicles in this class / price point.