A personal milestone today...

**TheDarkKnightt** · 06-27-2015, 05:28 PM

Just to show y'all that I made it...

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I never knew that I would make it this far...but I'm still "tootling" right along.

Just a couple of facts about major things replaced so far:

Radiator and related hoses.
(1) wheel bearing.
(1) set of coils
(4) of the little rubber things that go in the cupholder *grrrr*

(1) MAF sensor (almost forgot)

I'm still running the original engine, transmission and turbo!

I just try to keep up on my oil changes and preventative maintenance outlined and suggested on the site ever since I purchased the car. (timing belt stuff, water pump, brakes, rotors, fluids, PCV system, etc.)

Just know that I am no mechanic, nor do I have deep pockets- just a "shadetree tinkerer," like
Alan McKim was in the movie Genevieve- just trying to keep the car running!

**Iroll_** · 06-27-2015, 05:35 PM

Wow!
Are you running a trasnmission cooler?

**TheDarkKnightt** · 06-27-2015, 05:41 PM

No, I have not to this point.
I do pull a small trailer (5x8 enclosed) in the mountains regularly- mostly interstate mileage, and I know I "need one."

But I do change the fluid every time I do a timing belt change- several times since I've owned the car.

**Antherzoll** · 06-27-2015, 06:54 PM

Very Nice! Well Done!

**Xheart** · 06-27-2015, 06:56 PM

Indeed a milestone.
You driving it for this far makes it a even bigger feat.

**JRL** · 06-27-2015, 08:06 PM

How the hell did you get 400K miles in 10 years? 40K miles each year!!!

That's a heck of a lot of driving

**Rabid Koala** · 06-28-2015, 08:15 AM

I'm very impressed, congratulations!

**TheDarkKnightt** · 06-28-2015, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by JRL

How the hell did you get 400K miles in 10 years? 40K miles each year!!!

That's a heck of a lot of driving

When a company pays mileage and you have to travel for the job...it's easy.

I did a bit of searching, and there is a chap with a 2003 V70 in England with around 513K...
Another fellow in the Netherlands has a '97 V70 TDI with 624K...
A Swedish gentlemen has '98 V70 TDI with 568K...

Those above are documented in the Volvo high mileage database, so it seems I have the 4th highest mileage 70 series documented, but the highest mileage AWD car with the original engine, transmission, angle gear and rear diff...