Tenured Professor Volvo Beater

Wired did an article a while back called "Impress for Less With These 5 Rides". In the Volvo section there's a link to the Roadflow medallions posts.

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High Mileage Medallion Placement Decisions

I've had the 100,000 mile high mileage medallion for a few weeks now. However, I haven't figured out where to put it on the car. On my 240 I put it inside the car on the glove compartment. It worked out well because passengers could check it out and it also was very visible (inside the car). It sparked a lot of conversation.

On my V70, things are different. At first I was thinking of the glove compartment again but after thinking about it some more I thought it would be too close to the airbags. I wouldn't want the medallion to turn into a piece of shrapnel in the event of an airbag deployment; the medallion might get caught. Next, I thought of the back of the car near the license plate. There is a nice flat area right next to the plate. It would be very visible too. I scrapped that idea because I didn't want to stick the medallion right on the paint. The front grill might be a good spot too. I'm not sure how well it would stick though since the grill is curved and the surface is not solid. The medallion would also restrict the cooling airflow a little too.

Someone must have some placement tips? Any ideas... and be nice, ha!

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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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100,000 mile medallion received

Yesterday, I got the Volvo 100,000 mile high mileage club medallion in the mail that I had ordered a while back. The packaging was more professional than the previous one I had gotten for my last Volvo about ten years ago. Also included was a letter from the CEO with congratulations on becoming a member of the High Mileage Club. I've included a few not so great shots of the package and the medallion. Once I decide where to put it on the car I'll take some more and hopefully better pictures. It's really great that Volvo sends the medallions out. Take a look...

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Volvo 100,000 mile odometer flip

Note: I wrote this just before the GooTube announcement but hadn't posted it, in the meantime the video was removed. I can only speculate why... maybe the owner was nervous about the music (Beatles) and any pending copyright enforcement changes? It's too bad you can't see the video. Here's my original post...

Some people care about odometer milestones and some don't. I'm one that cares and wishes I had recorded something like this person did for their Volvo. I've got less than 40k miles to plan for my 200k flip.

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Volvo High Mileage Club

Got 100,000 miles or more on your Volvo? If so, you can join the Volvo High Mileage Club. I first heard about it when I had my last Volvo. I don't think it's something that dealers actively promote but I happened to be in contact with a Service Advisor that tipped me off and sent in the High Mileage Club enrollment form for my car. A few weeks later I received a great 100,000 mile medallion. Supposedly, the club medallions are available in increments of 100k. I'm not sure how far up they go. I eventually made it to 200k but didn't follow up with getting another medallion before I sold it.

My latest Volvo has had over 100k for a while now. I've been occasionally thinking about how to get a medallion for it. The Volvo website says to contact the dealer for a club enrollment form. This doesn't really work for me since I don't take my car to a dealer. Instead, I decided to email Volvo customer support about joining. They replied back and said to contact Volvo Personal Shopper at a 800 number. I called them and was able to talk to someone who took my name, address, VIN, and mileage. They said I should get a medallion in about eight weeks, delivered to me and no charge. That was a lot easier than I thought it would be; it's another reason why Volvo is great.

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