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dejongmc
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Post by dejongmc »

Hereby I want to thank this forum to reach 250k miles (402.336 km) with my 1997 850NA.
Couldn't do it without your help!
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Post by Sommerfeldt »

That's 400k km (plus a little change). :O It's excellent to see our cars rolling those kinds of distances. Good job!

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Post by dyn blin »

Woot! Congratulations! You need one of those cool dancing moose magnets!
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GO get your badge from Volvo!!!!
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Post by 850 LPT »

Awesome!

I'm getting close to this myself, my 850 now has 244k on it.
98' S70, base, 5-speed manual, pewter/ tan, 148k miles
06' V70, auto, willow green/ charcoal, 161k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual, owned since 1986
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Post by Clemens »

How nice. And as i see it is blistering hot where you are. I had 36 degrees yesterday as well. Why do i vo to vacation in croatia? I don't know... Btw.: how come you have an mph speedo but use celsius for the outside temp?
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Post by dejongmc »

LOL, because I'm a Dutchman living in Houston TX.
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Clemens wrote:How nice. And as i see it is blistering hot where you are. I had 36 degrees yesterday as well. Why do i vo to vacation in croatia? I don't know... Btw.: how come you have an mph speedo but use celsius for the outside temp?
I forgot how exactly to do it, but on P80 cars you can change the setting for temperature (F or C) and the clock format (12h or 24h) by pressing a certain sequence on the clock buttons. I personally prefer Celsius as well :D
98' S70, base, 5-speed manual, pewter/ tan, 148k miles
06' V70, auto, willow green/ charcoal, 161k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual, owned since 1986
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey :oops:
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project :D )
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Post by Cees Klumper »

Gefeliciteerd ermee Dutchman, op naar de volgende 400K!
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Post by mecheng »

850 LPT wrote:
Clemens wrote:How nice. And as i see it is blistering hot where you are. I had 36 degrees yesterday as well. Why do i vo to vacation in croatia? I don't know... Btw.: how come you have an mph speedo but use celsius for the outside temp?
I forgot how exactly to do it, but on P80 cars you can change the setting for temperature (F or C) and the clock format (12h or 24h) by pressing a certain sequence on the clock buttons. I personally prefer Celsius as well :D
Press and both H and M to cycle through the options
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