Long time owners who pride themselves on maintaining their Volvos wear their odometer readings like a badge of honor.
With that in mind, whats your mileage?
I'm interested in what we, the enthusiast community, are rolling at.
YEAR, MODEL, MILEAGE, Brief Condition
mileage survey / thread
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fazool
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mileage survey / thread
2007 S60 2.5T AWD (Daily Driver)
2001 S60 2.4T (Daughter's Car)
2003 S80 2.9 (Son's Car)
1995 850 2.4 (Daughter's Car - sold off)
2005 S40 2.4i (Bought new - since sold)
1986 740GLE 2.3(First Volvo - sold off)
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fazool
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1995, 850, 244000, about another 3 months of life left in this one
2001, S60, 142000, suspension a little sloppy but otherwise feels & runs like new
2007, S60, 77000, not even broken in yet
2001, S60, 142000, suspension a little sloppy but otherwise feels & runs like new
2007, S60, 77000, not even broken in yet
2007 S60 2.5T AWD (Daily Driver)
2001 S60 2.4T (Daughter's Car)
2003 S80 2.9 (Son's Car)
1995 850 2.4 (Daughter's Car - sold off)
2005 S40 2.4i (Bought new - since sold)
1986 740GLE 2.3(First Volvo - sold off)
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matthew1
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- Year and Model: 850 T5, 1997
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Faz, like the parts polls, let's do this "right" also. Not that your direction is wrong, mind you, just saying if we a) make it a poll and b) make it logical, it can give us accurate results that can actually be used as a yardstick to help owners diagnose problems.
For instance, a P0172 will cause highway MPG to hover around 22 in my 850. A bad front O2 sensor will cause it to drop to around 16 MPG. This could be useful because sometimes people can't get codes, or the code doesn't narrow much down or it's lost in a sea of codes.
Since we have 100 poll options now available, it'll give us room to ask specifics. In essence, we'll be turning a spreadsheet into a "flat" list.
Let's start with variables:
car
trim level
engine (I can see right here we'll have to do many polls, at least one per forum)
fuel octane
tune-up level (not to be confused with Stage)
one-way or roundtrip or aggregate highway milage
load (# people, trunkload)
external oddities (roof rack, etc.)
tire pressure
terrain
temperature
A/C on/off/mixed
Help me add more (anyone).
For instance, a P0172 will cause highway MPG to hover around 22 in my 850. A bad front O2 sensor will cause it to drop to around 16 MPG. This could be useful because sometimes people can't get codes, or the code doesn't narrow much down or it's lost in a sea of codes.
Since we have 100 poll options now available, it'll give us room to ask specifics. In essence, we'll be turning a spreadsheet into a "flat" list.
Let's start with variables:
car
trim level
engine (I can see right here we'll have to do many polls, at least one per forum)
fuel octane
tune-up level (not to be confused with Stage)
one-way or roundtrip or aggregate highway milage
load (# people, trunkload)
external oddities (roof rack, etc.)
tire pressure
terrain
temperature
A/C on/off/mixed
Help me add more (anyone).
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1998 V70, no dash lights on
1997 850 T5 [gone] w/ MSD ignition coil, Hallman manual boost controller, injectors, R bumper, OMP strut brace
2004 V70 R [gone]
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1998 V70, no dash lights on
1997 850 T5 [gone] w/ MSD ignition coil, Hallman manual boost controller, injectors, R bumper, OMP strut brace
2004 V70 R [gone]
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