I made the 200000 mile club

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 23 Oct 2015, 10:51

cn90 wrote:BTW, I have 172K and runs fine, zero oil leaks b/c I took care of all issues (rebuilt trans cooler lines, new O-rings at oil tstat, all hoses either new or rebuilt etc.).

These cars are like tanks if one takes good care of it, if not taken care of ---> junk yard is awaiting them LOL...

Just curious who holds the records here? Does anyone have 400K here...

I hate sending good cars to the junkyard as much as the next guy, but more parts for me!
Someone needs to start a new thread for "highest mileage P80." I'm interested to see just how far these cars can be taken. Preferably on the original engine.

Post by **RussB** » 23 Oct 2015, 12:28

kahl wrote:Just punched 200,000 K today. It is amazing how these cars age so gracefully...

Congrats!

Post by **E Showell** » 04 Nov 2015, 18:54

I just hit the 300,000 mile club last week. Not the original engine though. That crapped out at 229,500.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 05 Nov 2015, 08:04

E Showell wrote:I just hit the 300,000 mile club last week. Not the original engine though. That crapped out at 229,500.

Hey, that doesn't count! Haha, nice!

Post by **benpineapple** » 05 Nov 2015, 08:21

I'm gonna hit 200k tomorrow on my way to work! Currently very stoked. My other Volvo (1990 240) is at 235k and strong.

Post by **abscate** » 05 Nov 2015, 09:29

300k counts no matter what the engine is. The point is you extend the life of a car well beyond the average with either maintenance or intelligent choices of replacement subsystems vs scrapping and dumping on the environment by buying a new car.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 05 Nov 2015, 10:19

abscate wrote:300k counts no matter what the engine is. The point is you extend the life of a car well beyond the average with either maintenance or intelligent choices of replacement subsystems vs scrapping and dumping on the environment by buying a new car.

Definitely, I was just joking. I hate seeing good cars like these at the junkyard. There is one '98 S70 GLT I had been pulling a bunch of parts from that had only 168,000-ish miles, and I believe it was running when it was brought to the pull a part. I think they crushed it, and there were lots of good parts left... so sad. Plus there is the '98 XC I got my grille from, also running when it got there. It was in great shape, too.

Post by **abscate** » 05 Nov 2015, 12:10

bmdubya1198 wrote:
abscate wrote:300k counts no matter what the engine is. The point is you extend the life of a car well beyond the average with either maintenance or intelligent choices of replacement subsystems vs scrapping and dumping on the environment by buying a new car.
Definitely, I was just joking. I hate seeing good cars like these at the junkyard. There is one '98 S70 GLT I had been pulling a bunch of parts from that had only 168,000-ish miles, and I believe it was running when it was brought to the pull a part. I think they crushed it, and there were lots of good parts left... so sad. Plus there is the '98 XC I got my grille from, also running when it got there. It was in great shape, too.

I knew you were. I just want to stay on the good side of Evan in case I need him to bail me out

I made the 200000 mile club

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