| Year |
Model |
Cybernym of Owner and
Location |
Last updated mileage on
mm/dd/yyyy |
Orig Eng |
Orig Trans |
Orig Air |
| 1989 |
740DL |
DES of Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
601,000 on 01/11/2006 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 1993 |
940 |
lane of South
Carolina, U.S.A. |
428,475 on 02/03/2003 |
Yes |
No1 |
Yes |
|
1968 |
142s |
steve
of California, U.S.A. |
391,150
on
12/28/2006 |
Yes |
Yes |
None |
| 1990 |
760 |
Dan
of Worcestershire, England |
376,000 on 03/08/2006 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1987 |
740 GLE |
emailjerryg
of New York, U.S.A. |
346,811 on 09/12/2007 |
Yes |
Yes |
Unkn |
| 1980 |
240 DL |
sfraser
of California, U.S.A. |
317,500 on 01/11/2006 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 1987 |
740 |
GILBEM
of Maine, U.S.A. |
309,100 on 04/18/2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1989 |
740 |
unspecified
of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
301,000
on 03/23/2006 |
No6 |
Yes |
No |
| 1983 |
240 |
nate of Rhode Island,
U.S.A. |
280,0002 on
04/10/2003 |
Yes |
No |
None |
| 1987 |
240 DL |
unspecified4 of
Illinois,
U.S.A. |
280,0005 on
01/17/2005 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1983 |
245 DL |
dudod of Oregon, U.S.A. |
277,819 on 05/09/2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1984 |
240 DL |
umesh of Delaware, U.S.A. |
276,000 on 05/27/2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 1984 |
245 DL |
Steve of North Carolina, U.S.A. |
274,000 on 05/19/2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1989 |
GLE |
Jtrucker of California, U.S.A. |
270,451 on 10/13/2002 |
No |
Yes |
No |
| 1987 |
240 DL |
dlm of Maine, U.S.A. |
266,000 on 12/26/2003 |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 1989 |
740 |
longbeachsrfgrl1 of California, U.S.A. |
265,241 on 06/20/2006 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1983 |
240 GLE |
n/a of Cumbria |
265,000 on 09/14/2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1978 |
245 DL |
Secret ninja of Oregon, U.S.A. |
264,382 on 07/04/2002 |
Unkn |
Unkn |
None |
| 1983 |
DL |
kberkowitz of California,
U.S.A. |
250,038 on 12/03/2002 |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 1990 |
740 GL Wagon |
unspecified3 of Washington,
U.S.A. |
248,000 on 12/28/2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1993 |
940 Wagon |
tidesailer of Pennsylvania,
U.S.A. |
246,000 on 04/06/2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1990 |
240 DL |
unspecified of Maryland,
U.S.A. |
238,560 on 10/06/2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 1985 |
245DL |
mormit of
Missouri,
U.S.A. |
235,121 on 10/04/2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1983 |
245Ti |
Agn3w_Nutt3r of
Missouri,
U.S.A. |
234,578 on 09/27/2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1985 |
240 DL |
jfreespirit of
California,
U.S.A. |
231,860 on 02/07/2005 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1988 |
740 Turbo |
24k of
Virginia,
U.S.A. |
231,589 on 01/31/2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1989 |
750 |
anonym5 of Alabama,
U.S.A. |
226,0003
on 10/15/2003 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 1989 |
240 DL |
diediemydarling of U.S.A. |
223,964
on 10/06/2006 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1989 |
240 DL |
sean of Florida, U.S.A. |
220,0004
on 03/26/2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Unkn |
| 1990 |
240 DL |
excelsior of
Ohio,
U.S.A. |
219,580 on 11/23/2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1991 |
740 |
c3ajeff
of Washington,
U.S.A. |
216,500 on 09/17/2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1991 |
740 |
volvoforlife of Ohio,
U.S.A. |
216,000 on 03/19/2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 1987 |
240 |
Kerry of North Carolina,
U.S.A. |
214,440 on 08/30/2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1995 |
850 |
unspecified of New Jersey,
U.S.A. |
214,000 on
10/29/2006 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1988 |
740 GLE |
Mac N.
Tosh of Virginia,
U.S.A. |
213,497 on 01/04/2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1990 |
740 GLE |
unspecified1 of Colorado,
U.S.A. |
210,000 on 11/11/2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1990 |
240 |
OC of Georgia,
U.S.A. |
207,854 on 05/15/2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1992 |
740 Turbo wagon |
Greg
and Lisa of California,
U.S.A. |
203,453 on 12/23/2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1981 |
245 |
unspecified2 of California,
U.S.A. |
202,827 on
02/14/2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Unkn |
| 1998 |
V70 |
Jim7 of Maryland,
U.S.A. |
201,650 on 04/21/2006 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1986 |
740 Turbo |
unspecified
of Washington,
U.S.A. |
201,005 on 10/09/2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 1991 |
240 |
brickboy240
of Texas,
U.S.A. |
201,000 on 10/09/2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
Unkn |
| 1987 |
240 DL |
sbrownbw of California,
U.S.A. |
200,300 on 07/18/2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1995 |
850 Turbo wagon |
volvojew
of New York,
U.S.A. |
200,000 on 01/30/2005 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1988 |
740 GLE |
anonym4 of New York,
U.S.A. |
193,000 on 09/07/2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| |
| 1Transmission reported replaced at 412,000 miles. |
| 2Respondent claimed 280,000 miles, presumably
because of inaccuracy of odometer, but no explanation was provided. |
| 3Respondent claimed 226,000 miles, presumably
because of inaccuracy of odometer, but no explanation was provided. |
| 4Respondent claims mileage of 220,000, but
indicates that the mileage on the odometer is 208,000. No explanation for
the variance is provided. |
|
5Respondent claimed 280,000 miles, in lieu of the reported
278,000 miles on the odometer, presumably because of odometer inaccuracy, but no
explanation was provided. |
|
6Respondent reported engine replaced at 204,000 miles.
Respondent's comments:
Purchased as a third vehicle for my
son. Not a bad car at all for 300,000 miles. [I] drive [it] every once in a
while. |
|
7Respondent's comments:
Ours is
one of the first V70s off the line. We began with TERRIBLE problems with the
climate control systems. It was finally resolved after a few months with
installation of a re-engineered climate unit shipped directly from Sweden. Zero
problems since then. |
|
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respondent reported that the engine was not original; a No under Orig
Tran means that the respondent reported that the transmission was not
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NotW under Orig Air means that the respondent reported that the air
conditioner was not working. The absence of Yes, No,
Unkn, None, and NotW means that the originality of the corresponding system
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