Quarter of a Million

[MoleT-5R]

My faithful T-5R has this last week just clocked up a quarter of a million ( relatively trouble free touch wood ) miles. I got her at 196,000 and other than service parts, two troublesome wires on the main relay, rear exhaust system, collapsed cat and a crunch with a plant trailer in a narrow Shropshire lane, its been excellent ( Just drinks petrol and eats tyres, but that could be my heavy right foot...lol ). Time for a small celebration and Roll on the Half Million.

Thanks Volvo for creating such a great fun car

[JUDGENINJA]

Well done..

[andyb1375]

Good man..Lets see the 1/2 million

[stribo]

Good going, hope you have many more trouble free miles.

[M-R-P]

Well done, I got another 61k till the sweed makes that landmark.

[Rhys]

Congrats, you can get badges from the voc for that lol.
My 850 hit just short of 210k before the box went - otherwise I'd have caught you up in a few years

[T5RPete]

Good effort! Fingers crossed for another quarter mil!

[Racebits]

Well done this is one of the reason I got a Volvo as a run around etc

[V70 Graham]

.....well done, I got another 61k till the sweed makes that landmark.

.....and I've got another 191,000 to go lol at my current rate (500 miles per Month) it will take me nearly 32 Years !

[V70 Graham]

Just thought 250,000 miles at say an average 25mpg would equate to roughly £62,000 of fuel (at todays prices)

[Rhys]

Just thought 250,000 miles at say an average 25mpg would equate to roughly £62,000 of fuel (at todays prices)

Eek!
What's annoys me is wandering around on google streeview and seeing the petrol prices at a garage. Not looking forward to traveling up to western Scotland in July (and back!) Might have to get a small mortgage or shares in Shell lol

[MoleT-5R]

Just thought 250,000 miles at say an average 25mpg would equate to roughly £62,000 of fuel (at todays prices)

Lol....your right there in less than a year I put in more £'s in petrol than the whole car cost me....and could have had it gas converted and recouped the cost and still saved money....how does that work, oh well too late now.....lol

but it is such fun, you have to give it a bootfull every so often..

[MoleT-5R]

Congrats, you can get badges from the voc for that lol.
My 850 hit just short of 210k before the box went - otherwise I'd have caught you up in a few years

I'd seen that they do high mileage badges and I think the T-5R has earn't one so I'll be in touch with them shortly, but as for catching up, she's a daily driver so there's no rest for the wicked....lol

[popuptoaster]

My 940 has 265k on it now and still feels fresh.

[MoleT-5R]

My 940 has 265k on it now and still feels fresh.

I used to have a couple of 740's a few years back and they seemed to become more comfortable and better with age...maturing like a fine wine...lol

[foammanmark]

Worth joining the VOC if you're not already a member, cos you're half way to a gold badge for mileage! LOL

[GreenMachine]

I'm looking forward to the gold badge, and can't help thinking ill still be on the original exhaust system. My highest mileage car to date was an E30 323 at 380k, I can't remember how many exhaust systems, disks, clutches, water pumps, engines, gearboxes, drive shafts and seat covers I got through but it was plenty more than the one (generally) that the factory put in my 850

[JUDGENINJA]

My 850 is stuck on 190k.... 2 engines, 3turbos, 2 gearboxes... I'm not sure about Volvos indestructible heritage...

Although it has only done 3miles in the last 6years

[GreenMachine]

I have to admit to 2 gearboxes as well, one because it was very noisy and the last one because the replacement was accident damaged with a cracked casing, oil starvation destoyed it in the end.

[MoleT-5R]

I'm looking forward to the gold badge, and can't help thinking ill still be on the original exhaust system. My highest mileage car to date was an E30 323 at 380k, I can't remember how many exhaust systems, disks, clutches, water pumps, engines, gearboxes, drive shafts and seat covers I got through but it was plenty more than the one (generally) that the factory put in my 850

the standard exhaust went into what can only be described as 'silencer self-destruction meltdown' were it just got so hot it wrecked itself and despite trying open silencer repair surgery with the welder a few times it just killed itself, so was replaced with a Jetex/Bsr replacement.