Joey's C30 R-Design: Sold!

[Ronald6]

Beautiful scenery.
Beautiful road.
Beautiful day.
Beautiful footage.

Too much traffic.
That GoPro makes my phone video look like ****. Long list of other mods before a GoPro though.

I need to visit the Dragon. Looks fantastic.

 

[Kent]

I absolutely loved the Dragon even though I recall rarely getting out of 3rd gear.

Glad to see you're taking the car along some of the most well known roads. 👍
I'll admit, I'm jealous of the photography and video... Wish I had done that sort of thing for my trip, I'm sure the STI would have made for some good pictures. :jealous:

 

[Joey D]

Thanks everyone!

GoPros are definitely worth their cost, even if you don't use them that often. Something that versatile and durable is great and the video quality is really nice too barring you don't upload it to YouTube.

 

[Clark]

Can you trust them to stay on when mounted on the car? (I don't know how they mount anyway).

I'd like to do a video with the camera pointing at the exhaust from somewhere on the rear bumper but I'd just be paranoid it'd fall off.

 

[homeforsummer]

Can you trust them to stay on when mounted on the car? (I don't know how they mount anyway).

I'd like to do a video with the camera pointing at the exhaust from somewhere on the rear bumper but I'd just be paranoid it'd fall off.

They're pretty tough. If attached properly you're more likely to bend the bodywork than you are to pull the mounting off wherever it's attached.

 

[Ibonibo]

Hell even me as Euro I know the Dragon tail. Such a cool road. Awesome pics and vid. And yeah Gopros are worth every penny. Can't wait for the 4.

 

[Joey D]

Can you trust them to stay on when mounted on the car? (I don't know how they mount anyway).

I'd like to do a video with the camera pointing at the exhaust from somewhere on the rear bumper but I'd just be paranoid it'd fall off.

I use an old camera strap as a safety device, although I don't think the suction cup mount would fall off. Even when we rally and the car it bouncing all over the place the GoPro stays put. I used a sticky mount for the video I posted, it's made from high grade 3M double sided tape that would take an act of god to have it fall off. If I want to remove it though all it takes is some fishing line.

 

[Pagey279]

Does anyone know why Volvo decided to only put 2 seats in the back of this thing? It's the only thing putting me off.

Also if you don't mind me asking Joey how much did the Polestar tune set you back?

 

[Joey D]

The two seats in the back was to probably make it more comfortable for the people riding back there, I've had three other people in the car and we all seem to fit just fine. Also the Volvo 480 was sort of it's spiritual predecessors, which was a unique for the time 2+2 sports wagon thing.

The Polestar tune wasn't cheap by any means, I think the work order said $1,295 but with tax and labor charges I think it was $1,400. It's almost double what some of the other tunes for the car run but I figured Volvo themselves would have a better idea how to tune the car than some aftermarket tuning company. The Polestar tune also had the added benefit of still being covered under the factory warranty.

 

[homeforsummer]

Volvo 480

You've just reminded me those existed. Such cool little cars. It's a real shame Volvo won't be replacing the C30 any time soon.

 

[Ronald6]

The Polestar tune also had the added benefit of still being covered under the factory warranty.

An "aftermarket" tune that's still under factory warranty sounds well worth the cost.