My name is Henk van der Kruijs I live in Meteren, Gelderland.
I'm on my way to Apeldoorn, for a technical check Because my car has run more than a million kilometres.
I hope they allow me to take it back home afterwards.
If they consider it not roadworthy anymore, we'll just have to see how I figure things out.
But I don't expect that. It has never let me down, so today certainly won't be the first time.
That's allright Exactly on the line.
It has lots of stone chips. In the end it's being sandblasted.
The spare wheel is over here...
I can here you thinking: 'again a Volvo in 'High Mileage?'' Absolutely. It's a V70 diesel.
It was to good to let this one go. It's from the first owner and it has covered more than a million kilometres.
We'll see if it is still any good. Volvo Netherlands has told that this is the V70 with the highest mileage in Holland.
It's the advantage of these wheels with the big holes. Everything is easily to be reached.
Yes, it's getting a bit rusty. But not over here...
Because it has better protection. Or maybe it has had a little bump over here...
Don't wait too long to fix it.
Can you see it? It's getting thin.
We have to get the cover off because I can see a lot of oil over here.
It's leaking from somewhere.
You can see the oil coming from the bell housing.
Did it ever had a new clutch? - No.
In that case I would wait until the clutch gives up... and than change the seal ring at once.
Then it's gone? - Yes.
Everything is oil over here...
Over here at the bell housing it's leaking That's probably the crackshaft seal.
Well Henny, I have already found something. Because it looks like it has some stone chips on the bonnet.
It's because of the mileage and it's age. - It has catched quite a few stones.
How is it doing technically? - Considering the engine...
It has a tick in it. But that can be fixed.
It's al little leaking oil. That has to be checked as well.
You're talking about al little oil... but it looked like a lot to me.
Can you tell what the trouble is?
It's the seals. The leaking comes from several places.
Because of it's age... It starts with sweating
That becoming more and more. And that's when the leaking starts.
But with this kind of mileage, we should forgive that. - Yes.
I would clean it up and then see where the leaking comes from.
Well Henk, your Volvo. How many miles it has exactly? One million...
It says 7.477... But you should add another 5.000 to that.
Because when it should have counted to 1.000.000 It kept displaying 999.999.
It would'nt go any further. So the dealer in Zaltbommel contacted the distributor in Beesd...
They decided to put in a new odometer. So it could start on zero again.
If this one breaks down, you would buy another one of these. - That's what I'm planning to do.
A Volvo anyway. The newer models are very pretty.
I like seeing them... But every time I get in my own car...
Every time it has had a checkup, It feels like it's new again.
I know I'm fooling myself with that but...
It's like that. Now it has had the check...
A specialist looked at it, and he says it's a safe car.
I have no reason to switch cars.