High Mileage Club Medallion

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Woo-hoo! Got my 100K mile medallion yesterday.

Looked at the back of it and saw the double-sided tape. SAY WHAT?!?!@?

So, where do you put it and how sturdy is the tape? Or should I do a
bit of soldering and put a wire loop on the back.

BTW, anyone in Canada or the US can get these (170,000 KM is 100K
miles) by calling the Volvo Fulfillment toll-free line and takes about
a month to get.

Medallions are for 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 750 thousand and the BIG
ONE!

Two people at work are also "in the club", one flashed me his 300K
badge and mentioned that getting it made his father decide to buy one
-- a S40 Turbo!
 
What about in the UK. I have a 1998 V40 coming up to 300,000 miles
 
Byrocat said:
Woo-hoo! Got my 100K mile medallion yesterday.

Looked at the back of it and saw the double-sided tape. SAY WHAT?!?!@?

So, where do you put it and how sturdy is the tape? Or should I do a
bit of soldering and put a wire loop on the back.

BTW, anyone in Canada or the US can get these (170,000 KM is 100K
miles) by calling the Volvo Fulfillment toll-free line and takes about
a month to get.

Medallions are for 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 750 thousand and the BIG
ONE!

Two people at work are also "in the club", one flashed me his 300K
badge and mentioned that getting it made his father decide to buy one
-- a S40 Turbo!

Is that unassisted or can you have new motors etc? Even my last Ford did
over 300,000km before it died of rust, but had some big repairs to get
there. In the 60's a car which did 100,000 miles without major work was
considered fairly good, but now very few would not pass that laughing.
 
Is that unassisted or can you have new motors etc? Even my last Ford did
over 300,000km before it died of rust, but had some big repairs to get
there. In the 60's a car which did 100,000 miles without major work was
considered fairly good, but now very few would not pass that laughing.

Yup. My last Volvo did over 200K miles without any major work done
on it. When I finally sold it, it was because I was rear-ended, and I
didn't feel like driving a car with potential structural damage.

The only "bad" Volvo I've had was my first 240. I got it used with
around 50K miles on it, and the radiator fan fell out about 30K miles
later. I was on my way to Kinko's to get my graduate thesis copied so
I could hand it in, and the thing fell out with the mounting bracket as
I did a pot-hole.

Beverly
 
Bev A. Kupf said:
Yup. My last Volvo did over 200K miles without any major work done
on it. When I finally sold it, it was because I was rear-ended, and I
didn't feel like driving a car with potential structural damage.

The only "bad" Volvo I've had was my first 240. I got it used with
around 50K miles on it, and the radiator fan fell out about 30K miles
later. I was on my way to Kinko's to get my graduate thesis copied so
I could hand it in, and the thing fell out with the mounting bracket as
I did a pot-hole.
That's a real worry, but would you condemn a whole car for it? Then again
I've seen pot holes on the Nullabor Plain which could make all the
passengers drop out. Hey there's never a good time for a car to stop.
 
So, where do you put it and how sturdy is the tape? Or should I do a
bit of soldering and put a wire loop on the back.

It is designed to go inside the car. The tape is not an exterior grade.
It goes inside like rally medallions.
 
that must have been some pothole......

Cleveland - early '90s -- combination of bad city services and
winter. The hole was on Murray Hill drive - a street that
connects Cleveland and Cleveland Heights. As best as I could
tell, both cities pretty much ignored that street.
 
Hang on to your braces Andy, VOC (UK) are sorting something out at this very
moment. Access the website and/or join the VOC and all the eagerly waiting
members.

Cheers, Peter.
 
My '65 Amazon is at 63,000 miles. Odds are, the odometer has flipped at
least once in that time, but I have no way to confirm or deny, so I
guess I'll start with my first in 37,000 more. In Southern California,
that should only take 10 months. :)
 
that's a drag...i was buzzin' along in my 02 s80, stero
going, crusin @ aprox 60mph on a remote country road...
when it suddenly went paved to dirt...there was a very large
poy hole @ the "seam"...I hit that baby hard...the whole car
shook, and the tape popped right out of the stero head...it
ended up putting a big ding in the alum wheel...wheel had to
be replaced $450....car aligned, etc...i had a quick lesson
in driving "ahead" or "behind" the car ...

other than the radiator problem, did you like the 240? did it
ever leave you "stranded"?
 
other than the radiator problem, did you like the 240? did it
ever leave you "stranded"?

No Volvo has ever left me stranded. And that's why I used "bad"
in quotes in my original message. I've owned a 240, a 740, a
760 Turbo, an 850 and an S70.

The best behaved has been the 850. The most comfortable to drive
was definitely the 760 Turbo.

Beverly
 
Bev...what year was your 850?

'96. The S70 is a '99. I think '96 and '97 are the best years for
the 850. I don't think '99 is as bad as '98 for the S70, but here
are the four problems we've had with the S70:
a) Tail lights burning out every 2 - 3 months. They were always
replaced in pairs. This problem disappeared mysteriously by itself.
b) Sunroof leak - fixed under warranty
c) Passenger side window came off the tracks - easily fixed, but
this shouldn't happen with normal usage.
d) AC evaporator had to be replaced - expensive repair.

In contrast, the 850 has been trouble-free. The same two people
drive both cars. We've haven't even had the notorious shift-lock
microswitch give way. The only complaint I have about the 850
is that the body panels ding more easily than older Volvos or the S70.
So at grocery stores and malls, I've learned to park not too close
to other cars.

This year we're trading the S70 in for either a S40 or a V50.

Beverly
 
thanx Bav for the info...this will help in my selection of my
next used volvo....richard / colorado
 
When you get the S40/V50 post some updates of how you like it, I'm
interested in buying one in a year or so hopefully.
 
Byrocat said:
Woo-hoo! Got my 100K mile medallion yesterday.

Took the 18 months, but I just got mine a few days ago too--got 126 now!
Looked at the back of it and saw the double-sided tape. SAY WHAT?!?!@?

So, where do you put it and how sturdy is the tape? Or should I do a
bit of soldering and put a wire loop on the back.

I KNOW! My wife does not want it on the car at all...sigh...
 
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