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Carlene Joins the High Mileage Club!!!

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jblackburn
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Carlene Joins the High Mileage Club!!!

Post by jblackburn »

Finally "broke in" the S70 this afternoon :mrgreen:

I pulled over as soon as I could and gave her a big hug.
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'98 S70 T5
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Post by Marcobrick »

jblackburn wrote:
I pulled over as soon as I could and gave her a big hug.
Did anyone look at you funny?
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2008 XC90 D5
2014 Nissan Leaf
1973 Fiat 125
1970 MGB GT
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1994 850T5 Sedan
1995 850 Turbo Wagon
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Post by IVIUSTANG »

Congrats, take her to 300 now!!! My "Percy" is still not quite there :)
1998 S70 T5 SE 290,000 KM sideswiped total loss(Sweet ride!)
2007 S60 2.5T loaded 63,000 KM SOLD!
2006 XC70 350,000 KM, 2" BadSwede lift kit, steel skidplate, Hilton Stage 1 tune, big burly tires :D
2008 S80 V8 245,000 KM SOLD!
2015 V60 T5 Premier+ 98,000KM

Gentleman Mac
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Post by Gentleman Mac »

Awesome!!!!

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Post by peacock »

Finally =p
1998 S70 T5 SE 214,001
1999 v70R 126,000

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Post by Free2drive! »

Go Carlene!!

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Post by daedalus »

Right behind you Justin, at 187k!!! In order to get there faster, I plan on putting the car up on jack stands each night and setting the cruise control at 75 mph. :wink:
2010 XC70 T6...140k

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Post by jblackburn »

Hahaha, yes I did get a funny look from the family next to me at a rest stop.

And YES, great plan ^^^ :mrgreen:
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Post by matthew1 »

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Post by jimmyboy »

Hey, congrats! I've never owned a car with that many miles.

The wife's 99 T5 has only 110K on it, and my 98 GLT just turned over 150.

I'm hoping they'll both last that long, but the '99 has a failing ETM that acts up when it wants to, and the '98 is getting finicky about something lately.

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