2.7 million mile Volvo

http://www.aarpmagazine.org/money/cars_that_last.html

This makes all my 100K and 200K cars seem like new now

I read it in my parents issure

He rebuilds the carbs every 900k miles where they need it or not.

Nice to hear that old Irv is still kicking. Volvo has put more mileage on his story than he has on the poor little car.

What caught my eye was the need for custom made pistons. Surely there must be a more practical alternative.

bludroptop wrote: Nice to hear that old Irv is still kicking. Volvo has put more mileage on his story than he has on the poor little car. What caught my eye was the need for custom made pistons. Surely there must be a more practical alternative.

The engine had already been rebuilt once before, so in order to keep the original block (for obvious reasons...), custom pistons had to be made. (we know the guy who did the rebuild; has a shop in PA)

I bet the 6 or 700 bucks he probably spent on custom pistons is less than Volvo charges for stock replacements.

I remember when this car made news for hitting the million mile mark. Pretty incredible...

Josh wrote: I bet the 6 or 700 bucks he probably spent on custom pistons is less than Volvo charges for stock replacements.

As a Volvo owner that made me chuckle. I can get reasonably priced parts for my 95 HPT 850 wagon, but certainly not from the dealer.

Looks like my Volvo has a ways to go.

Wait... that's an average of about 68,000 miles a year. Possible, yes. Probable? I smell something fishy.

curtis73 wrote: Wait... that's an average of about 68,000 miles a year. Possible, yes. Probable? I smell something fishy.

I've put 22k on my 91 Volvo since last august, and I really didn't start driving it daily until mid-October....and its not my only car. The Miata gets used most sunny days. I'll hit 30k easy by the one year mark the way things are going. Ask jthw8 how many miles he has on his Smart.

Fishy? Maybe you need to try some more enjoyable cars and see what you've been missing

curtis73 wrote: Wait... that's an average of about 68,000 miles a year. Possible, yes. Probable? I smell something fishy.

I average about 100K a year in my Lincoln, and more on the tow van, and the toys. Nothing outrageous about 68K. he probably works on the road

Yup. Check out many of the heavy duty pickups (F-350, Chevy 3500, etc.) and you'll find that, if they are used the way they're intended (not just daily drivers or show vehicles), they often rack up 400,000 miles or more without breaking a sweat. If you're a horse person and you like showing them or competing, you will do a lot of cross country driving.

I started putting miles on my Z3 at an alarming rate when I decided to commute to college for a year. It was only 50 or so miles each way, but I bought the car with 30,000 in 2005 and sold it with over 111,000 in March of 2009. I drove that mother berkeleyer everywhere!

curtis73 wrote: Wait... that's an average of about 68,000 miles a year. Possible, yes. Probable? I smell something fishy.

The dude is committed to racking up miles:

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/26/man-with-2-6-million-mile-volvo-p1800-aims-for-3-million/