People reading this forum might get the idea that all Volvos are trouble and mine was initially no exception! My wife and the neighbors thought I was crazy for buying a 10yr old car that took months, no , more like a year and a half to get it in reliable traveling condition. I sweated bullets on the first trip from Memphis to Columbus OH. My wife was visiting her daughter who just had ACL surgery! A breakdown here would have been a bit more than marital discord!

Anyway I kept after the problems, which included an out of chassis overhaul with a sleeved block, other than sleeves the only internal new parts it got were rings, bearings and gaskets.

I'm fortunate to be a retired mechanic(29 yrs) and no one else has ever touched any of the mechanicals or electrical components.(tires only!)

This weekend she rolled up 433,000 total miles with 298,000 on the "schlock" rebuild. I know it's using a little oil but I couldn't say how much since I keep topping it off. Probably less than 1 qt/2000?

I sure hope I haven't jinxed her for this weekends Ohio trip which is likely to be close to 1800-2000 miles?

It's an '87 745T and been a good one! My friends used to say I drive like an "old man" and now I am! Although I turned a 63 mph average while returning from a WW kayaking trip in east TN.

I suppose 10 years in the South is a huge benefit to longevity too! Up north corrosion finished off many a vehicle before it was actually worn out.