Pimp my Sales Reps' Volvo's

There's a UK company running a survey for how they should Pimp their sales reps' Volvo's. There are three designs to choose from. I'm not really sure if they're serious about it or not. Here's what they're proposing:

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Accessories, Pop culture

Diecast and model Volvo's

Some people are collectors. I'm not really one of them. However, for those that are interested, there are some interesting diecast and model Volvo's out there. With the Holidays coming around maybe you can find something for your Volvo enthusiast friend, family member, or yourself. There seems to be a few companies out there making models and selling them. Even though I don't collect, I might have to get one anyway. Here are a few samples:

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The 40 Year Old Virgin Volvo 240

I watched The 40 Year Old Virgin last night. There's a nice 240 that shows up a lot because it's driven by one of the main characters.

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Norwegian Volvo rappers

I sure hope this is a joke. Maybe these guys should get High Mileage Club medallions and wear them as a necklace?

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S80 BLIS

Well, don't get too excited. BLIS, in this case stands for Blind Spot Information System. I'm not clear if this is a brand new feature or not. I'm guessing it might be since Volvo sent me an email about it. There are digital cameras in the side mirrors that will alert the driver to objects in their blind spot. Sounds cool. It also sounds like an expensive item to fix.

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Eddie Meduza Performs Volvo Live

Eddie Meduza was a popular and legendary Swedish musician. Here he is performing his song Volvo live.

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Movies, Pop culture, Sweden

UK High Mileage Club

There's a High Mileage Club in the United Kingdom that allows people to register their cars and also get a high mileage sticker or badge (see below). It's not officially sponsored by Volvo but there seems to be some type of friendly relationship between the two organizations.



The UK group has chosen 150k, 300k, and 500k as the increments for the club which is different than the 100k increments in the official Volvo club. The stickers are free but you'll probably need to pay postage. The grill badges are cool and are £12.50 plus postage. On the site you'll find listings of people, their cars and mileage. I might have to join.

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Volvo 142 music video

I'm not really sure what this is all about. I think it's telling some sort of story. Make sure the volume is turned on. You gotta love YouTube, this is classic...

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Volvo candy, balloons, and calculators

You can find some interesting items aside from the standard car accessories and merchandise like roof racks, floor mats, coffee mugs, pens, etc. There are at least couple of Volvo merchandise shops, one for North America and one for outside North America. The Swedish one seems to have some of the more obscure merchandise. It's sort of entertaining to browse through all the things available. Here's a few...

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Yellow Volvo

I recall when yellow cars were kinda cool. I actually liked them. You don't see too many around anymore, especially new ones. Maybe they'll make a comeback?

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The service light, OBD-II, and the quest for a tool, part 007

(This is part 7 of the story that started here)

I eventually got an email back from Actron customer support about their OBD-II tool that I bought. They basically said the scanner wouldn't work for the Service Light reset and said I needed to get a tool from SPX/OTC, which I think is another division of Actron or is the parent company of it. I checked out the site and all they had were tools to reset the engine oil light... not what I asked about or needed.

I decided to revisit my investigation of the homegrown tools and the one from the UK that supposedly works. The website of the most popular homegrown tool is really tough to work with. It looks like a giant text file that was converted to html with a few bullets mixed in. After reading through the information I wasn't really sure if their software would work with my car and the site was giving me a headache. The Draper tool out of the UK looked like it was going to be my best bet. While they don't offer shipping outside of the UK there seems to be some new units available on eBay. I'm thinking I'll wait for my service light to go on then order the tool. That way if it doesn't work I'll know right away and won't be sitting around with a reset tool waiting for my light to go on to try it out.

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