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Of the last 4 cars I have had, only my '93 SL2 has NOT had this
problem. 2 of them are Volvos! They seem to be able to bulid a car that can run a million miles but odometers that break at 150K. In each case, new gears did the trick. Terry |
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Well how about that? I would have thought if ANYone had sufficiently
done "longevity testing" it would have been the Swedes from Volvo. ON THE OTHER HAND - My brother used to have an old 240 or whatever they called those four-door boxes... After replacing part after part at WAY much higher cost than Japanese or American car parts - he exclaimed to me that there's nothing special about Volvos that make them million mile cars - its just that its built so that every single tiny little part is individually replaceable. IE. Greater number of serviceable parts = more parts revenue. -WaV Son_Worshipper wrote: > Of the last 4 cars I have had, only my '93 SL2 has NOT had this > problem. 2 of them are Volvos! They seem to be able to bulid a car > that can run a million miles but odometers that break at 150K. In each > case, new gears did the trick. > > Terry |
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Well, its just that Volvo used to have a "reputation" for cars that
lasted forever. Maybe it was all just a advertising ploy that "worked". I do remember some ads where they'd tell about some old geezer who's put like 1,200,000 miles on his old Sedan. Longevity isnt sexy anymore though. If your car isnt "nearly new" you just aren't cool. No matter how well engineered it is. Oh well! -WaV My old aquaintances in the group 'Trout Fishing in America' toured in a old red Ford F-150 (named Robert, of course) for at least ten years and racked up close to 1,000,000 miles in it. Yeah - I dont remember anyone going on about how long Ford trucks last - not in a while! BläBlä wrote: > In article .com>, > says... > > Well how about that? I would have thought if ANYone had sufficiently > > done "longevity testing" it would have been the Swedes from Volvo. > > Pfft... Work on cars for a living and you will throw that superior > because of origin or nameplate crap out the window. |
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