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Man Clocks Up 4,000,000Km In His Volvo
A man has clocked up a staggering 4,000,000Km (2,485,484 miles) in his 1966 Volvo P1800, a milestone no other individual had ever accomplished in more than 100 years of the automobile.
He was originally the 'Two Million Mile Man' but has since turned to metric so that he could claim that record.
In addition to Irv and his Volvo P1800's impressive mileage/kilometer score chart, they have racked up some other amazing numbers ...
* 710 oil changes. Irv recommends changing your oil every 3,500 miles (5,632 km).
* 100,000 plus miles (160,934 km) per year since retiring in 1996.
* 0 false starts. Zero. Zip. Not even on the coldest of mornings.
* 0 replaced engines. The Volvo P1800 still has its original engine, though it was rebuilt at around 675,000 miles (1,086,307 km).
* One new starter.
* $4,150. The cost of Irv's Volvo P1800 back in 1966. "The best
* $4,150 I've ever spent."
* 99 tune-ups (every 25,000 miles, or 40,233 km).
* 8,285 tanks of gas (The Volvo gets 25 miles, or 40.23 km, per gallon).
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