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Title: German police impound bus with 1.8 million km on clock
Post by: eye30 on July 29, 2010, 19:58:22

Berlin police said Wednesday they impounded a clapped-out Latvian tour bus with 1.8 million kilometres (1.1 million miles) behind it -- enough to go to the Moon and back twice, and then back to Latvia.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100728/tod-german-police-impound-bus-with-1-8-m-86d1698.html
Title: Re: German police impound bus with 1.8 million km on clock
Post by: Dazzler on July 29, 2010, 21:52:07
 :eek:

I did a google for highest mileage recorded there are several references on the net to this car with 1,690,000 MILES

http://www.ukcar.com/guinness/next.html

My mum and dad had one of these volvos back in the 60's  :razz:
Title: Re: German police impound bus with 1.8 million km on clock
Post by: clackerz on July 29, 2010, 22:36:58
1.8million kms - "Are we there yet?"
Title: Re: German police impound bus with 1.8 million km on clock
Post by: agentr31 on July 30, 2010, 08:25:35
LOL not the highest milage ive ever seen...
Title: Re: German police impound bus with 1.8 million km on clock
Post by: kittikat on July 30, 2010, 12:00:21
Quote from: Dazzler on July 29, 2010, 21:52:07
:eek:

I did a google for highest mileage recorded there are several references on the net to this car with 1,690,000 MILES

http://www.ukcar.com/guinness/next.html

My mum and dad had one of these volvos back in the 60's  :razz:

Perhaps my maths is off, but 1.6 million miles in three years does seem a little excessive.  :eek: Did I misread the article?  I'm sure it says the car is a 1996 model and had done the miles up to 1999.  That's over 500,000 miles a year....probably about 100,000 miles a week.  Hmmmm, even in an i30 that would be a long way.
Title: Re: German police impound bus with 1.8 million km on clock
Post by: Dazzler on July 30, 2010, 12:25:33
Well picked up Kittikat another article about the same car says it was/is a 1966 Volvo (which would be about right as it was the same model Roger Moore used to drive when he was young and played "the saint" and I was about 10 Y/O when mum and dad had one...)
Title: Re: German police impound bus with 1.8 million km on clock
Post by: SRT Metro on July 30, 2010, 22:21:37
Quote from: kittikat on July 30, 2010, 12:00:21
Quote from: Dazzler on July 29, 2010, 21:52:07
:eek:

I did a google for highest mileage recorded there are several references on the net to this car with 1,690,000 MILES

http://www.ukcar.com/guinness/next.html

My mum and dad had one of these volvos back in the 60's  :razz:

Perhaps my maths is off, but 1.6 million miles in three years does seem a little excessive.  :eek: Did I misread the article?  I'm sure it says the car is a 1996 model and had done the miles up to 1999.  That's over 500,000 miles a year....probably about 100,000 miles a week.  Hmmmm, even in an i30 that would be a long way.

Constructed between 1961-1973...
Title: Re: German police impound bus with 1.8 million km on clock
Post by: 2i30s on July 30, 2010, 23:40:19
Quote from: clackerz on July 29, 2010, 22:36:58
1.8million kms - "Are we there yet?"
:lol: :lol:
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