CTC Blog: Volvo XC70

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Volvo XC70 Ocean Race Edition Review

Day 1: This week comes the special edition Volvo XC70 Ocean Race Edition, identifiable by badges, a unique Ocean Blue Metallic paint and interior and exterior trim features to continue the blue ocean theme.  A dash-mounted plaque identifies the unique series number of the limited-run vehicles.

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Updated April 4th 2006

Day 2: Winter has returned, at least for a day.  I used this opportunity to take a long drive on some winding snow covered roads to Mont-Tremblant Quebec, where the snow was fresh and the maple syrup was sweet.  While the sugar shack served up buttered caramel, pancakes and fresh maple syrup, the XC70 served up a quiet, comfortable journey.

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Updated April 5th 2006

Day 3: Yesterday was such a long day, up 18 hours and then only a 5 hour snooze before I was off to work again this morning.  Glad I had fun yesterday or I may have been a tad grumpy today.  Not only did that trip yesterday leave me a little tired but my left leg is absolutely killing me, the dead pedal hump really was bothersome, one black mark on an other wise stellar vehicle.

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Updated April 6th 2006

Day 4: I finally got a chance to get a closer look at the interior of the XC70, you can look all you want while you drive but generally you are watching the road instead, at least I am.  I wanted to get some pictures to give you an idea of the blue trim and multitude of buttons on the dash and while doing so figured out how the rear seats fold and that the doors and interior in general are really nicely trimmed with leather and soft materials.

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[Giant Dwarf]

So what, now we gotta have threads to talk about people talking about your blogs on another part of the same site?  Geez... typical S2000-driver ego there.
 

[mdxtasy]

So what, now we gotta have threads to talk about people talking about your blogs on another part of the same site?  Geez... typical S2000-driver ego there.
 

He's just marketing.   

[UmroAyyar]

To affect the effort.

I like the part that he has put this vehicle to its right use, they way it would be used, loaded with people, family hauler kind of a vehicle. Its good to know that it has enough power to haul people around on the mountainous and snowy roads.

[wing]

I actually wanted to have it so that if you posted here it showed up on the blog, or if you posted on the blog it showed up on the forum.  That way the blogs would generate as much traffic as the regular canadian driver articles that get linked to the forum.  Some people would rather just post here than bother with the blogs and I understand that.  I am sure it is technically possible to do what I want to do but it may be dangerous .  It certainly will be a bit of work to get that going, so for now what I have done is allowed for 2 locations for banter.  And hopefully as a result I create more traffic onto the front page.....

[Giant Dwarf]

I'm going to protest and ONLY read them here then.