Guinness Book of Records - Highest Mileage Car

Irv Gordon talks about having the guinness record for the highest mileage vehicle with his Volvo P1800.

[@jamessilly6837]

"I'll sell it for a dollar a mile" "oh so you're ready to part with it"

[@IMainRed]

Yeah the interviewer is rude and ignorant.

[@xander1720]

If my math’s right... That’s ALOT of money “2.9 mill”

[@devilinthedetailers7661]

@@xander1720 wow you are smart

[@Millmoney]

@@xander1720 if my math is right that’s just 2 the word behind it doesn’t matter

[@mightymurph3949]

@@Millmoney unless u round up

[@HollywoodUndeadV]

bro could have drove to the moon many times

[@rentslave]

It's only around 165 miles a day.A little tough doing that in midtown Manhattan.He's doing the oil change every 3.5 weeks.

[@JisINSANE3]

THIS interviewer is ignorant. the driver is legend.

[@JerrysEdits]

First!

[@onlybadnameswork]

Why lol

[@hughpenner5051]

Why did you capitalize “this”

[@brq44]

@@hughpenner5051to ensure that idiots don’t confuse it with other interviewers

[@RileyBellUSA]

Anyone get the feeling this interviewer was kind of rude?

[@38911bytefree]

Annoying

[@carguy67b]

Typical non car person

[@erickalvarez9727]

Riley Bell yeah the guys so outgoing and the interviewer seems like a dick

[@lovepeacepositivityllc]

I came to the comment section to see if any1 else noticed

[@pentagonperry]

just not a good interviewer. I don't think rude

[@TheMinman808]

2.9 million miles and climbing to beat this dudes record *challenge accepted*

[@birdydragon]

Then you have to drive bewteen 160 and 250 miles per day. Because he is still driving it.

[@maincourseistoocool]

at 65k miles a year that means he averages 179 miles a day! This guy must have an iron buttocks cause I drive for 30 min and my rear end is SORE!

[@GWAR1982]

Rusty Nail I'm questioning this.

[@xxomarlopezjimenes94]

Young P you don't have an ass that's why it hurts

[@Wesleystewart78]

i drive about 120 miles every day but havent had my car nearly as long lol

[@aguirrma]

Same here, and I already have 455,000 on my VW Golf TDI. Its a 2003 model year.

[@mwhitelaw8569]

I drive up to 800 a day at times 135-170000 annually. I trade off every three years. some of my vehicles are still out there running

[@joshdenham8404]

It seems like a car is always healthier when its driven constantly. Its when they are left sitting around that kills them. Proof of this is seen in the diesel transport industry. Semis frequently go for millions of miles. Granted a diesel engine is a far more reliable design, but I dont see diesel cars and small trucks doing this. My rule is two weeks. I have always seemed to keep about half a dozen vehicles around (im a mechanic) and I have noticed if they sit there parked it will kill them. Always start them up, even if they arent going to be driven, and warm it to operating temperature, run through the gears, and flip all the switches and they seem to last forever.

[@farerse]

what you wrote should be in every owners manual!

[@Stephen-uz8dm]

Especially in a damp environment. I live in a temperate rain forest type climate and around here, cars basically rot if you let them sit too long.

[@holdenkilgore7003]

My car is 40years old and I bought it in horrible condition, it's still a piece of crap and needs a full restoration soon. The only reason I kept it is because I love it to death and it has cheated mechanical logic weekly. If I run it for 30 minutes a day, and give it a rest day once it has a major problem (over heating, won't go into high gears, etc etc) it'll run like a champ when I need it to. So far I only put $2000 into it, which was the original purchase and I just let it fix itself because I'm broke. The joys of an old Chevy....

[@Bronywithguns870]

Josh Denham Yeah Im having to deal with this sitting problem myself. My mom gave me her 1970 Chevy Chevelle Malibu and it sat for 5 years doing nothing in the driveway. in 2013 I got just enough money to get a set of new tires for it to roll around on and we got it running. 2014 rolls around and we got it tagged and took it our for its first drive in 6 years and it felt great just to be riding in it for the first time since I was almost 6 (im 17 now). I got my license last year and Ive been driving it to and from school and work for the past year. Letting a car sit is worse than beating it and now I've had to replace the brake booster and master cylinder, fix the headlight wiring, replace the heater blower motor and now I have to replace the heater core. Soon I'll have to figure out if I have rot holes around the windshield and back glass cause it leaks a little. So... DONT LET A CAR SIT. IT WILL MESS UP THINGS FASTER THAN YOU THINK AND IT WILL BE TONS OF LITTLE THINGS YOU'LL HAVE TO FIX.

[@haloguru2552]

+Josh Denham Truer words have never been spoken.

[@TS50ER]

That interviewer was terrible.

[@RockandrollNegro]

857 oil changes. I bet Jiffy Lube would love this guy.

[@wholeNwon]

No way he'd go to a place like that.

[@ryans413]

He said in the video he went to the dealer did anyone watch the video

[@kellerr13]

I find it really hard to believe a person can put almost 3 Million miles on a single car without a complete rebuild multiple times over.

[@looncraz]

+kellerr13 It has had two rebuilds. The first wasn't necessary, supposedly, and was performed at 680,000 miles. The second was done at nearly 2,000,000 miles. The engine design was very simple and robust - if any engine could do it, it's the Volvo B18. It also helps that there is a large support network for owners since so many are kept around and so many people have restored others. My 240 Volvo, prior to being destroy in a crash, had 268,000 miles on it with the only repairs being the intake hose and the engine harness. Nothing else ever went wrong with it in its 19 year life. My current Volvo is 20 years old with almost 200,000 *hard* miles on it. Transmission gave up the ghost about 20,000 miles ago, but that's it. Car has never not started, though I had a ruptured heater hose (brand new hose, no less) cause a pretty serious overheat which resulted in a headgasket replacement. Recently the rear main seal started leaking - which figures, because I had it replaced with the transmission... so I decided to just opt for a full rebuild (did the work myself, so not too expensive, just time consuming - but I love to tinker). The engine was nearly pristine, but I'm glad I did the rebuild as there was debris clogging the oil intake tube and numerous valves were leaking (I trusted a shop to do their job right when I had it machine, but they did not - should have checked their work...). The car should last another 20 years now.

[@soepicgames]

false i put 150000 on my car you gotta think cars in the 60's where built to last

[@amIthebatman]

i find it hard to believe how much he would have payed for gas, like 4 million?

[@ethan41623]

kellerr13 that’s not crazy for semi trucks but normal cars it’s crazy

[@steveclarke543]

I read it had a new engine at some point. Reminds me of Triggers Broom ( his broom was decades old but replaced the head and handle numerous times)

[@timjenkins8538]

This interviewer needs to be sacked. What kind of interviewer talks OVER the person they're interviewing? Absolute plank.

[@jutmiles7520]

interviewer is rude

[@cpufreak101]

change the blinker fluid every couple inches, your car will last longer

[@MARKS5USA]

If he tried to do this with a modern Volvo or other car, I wonder if all the wiring for the computer and other stuff would be a problem if it gets old and cracks and shorts out, and if it had an automatic transmission, wonder how many times it would have had problems?

[@ryans413]

As long you don’t touch the wiring it’ll be fine soon you start playing with it like trying to upgrade stuff you run into problems

[@luongngo1802]

Treat a car well and it’s will last longer than you

[@The-Real-Term]

Irv is the kinda guy I'd like to sit down with a beer and just talk about life.

[@sdylxnyt1837]

Coffee*

[@Elaba_]

That's a horrible interviewer. So: everyone with a special hobby is crazy? Irv was a school principal. .I don't think he is/was a danger for society.

[@carguy67b]

I've driven those cars, being an old car guy, I can really appreciate that Irv must have a high tolerance (and an iron butt!!) for sitting in and driving what is basically a vintage car. Good for Irv. It’s a Really Kool car and a Great story. Wonder what kind of oil he uses and how often he changes it? On Volvo’s maintenance schedule or?? Would have been nice to have had those kinds of questions asked.

[@brownsfan6447]

carguy67b 3500 miles

[@nipunraj1989]

Irv Gordon completed more than 52 lakhs Kms (< 3.2 million miles) in his Volvo P1800, this is exactly equivalent to 120 laps around the world 😍🔥🔥🔥

[@dlwarren5340]

my fiat only has 50,150 miles on it. it's not even left the dealership compared to this volvo.

[@willpark7483]

illegal alien what’s gay?

[@chikitabowow]

The Volvo B18 engine is insane when it comes to reliability, you can abuse it to hell and back and it'll still run just fine.

[@jesman1985]

I didnt watch the whole thing.. but im reading these comments of how rude the interviewer was. Im not seeing it. Where is it exactly? Looks to me like the guys just mirroring the guy hes talking to and having a friendly conversation.

[@aesaehttr]

This is like people loving or hating olives! I don't get it either!

[@kingprone7846]

hes just generally a prick.

[@fingersinterlaced]

Someone should calculate how much he must have spent on fuel given the average fuel price each year since the car was purchased.

[@msw600]

Gas was like 40-50 cents a gallon back in late 1960's- mid 1970's.

[@aesaehttr]

Inflation is like 7 times since then! Crazy

[@HaggertyTheEel]

$83,458

[@utahdesrider]

How many miles before each motor rebuild is what I wanted to know.. not how many sets of tires or oil changes.. who cares about that..

[@FunFactOfTheDay]

My uncle Jerry has one that just turned over its first million last year, and his first real service (other than fluids, filters, and tires of course) was an engine rebuild at 980k just because he felt it would make it last even longer.

[@steveclarke543]

@@FunFactOfTheDay was this a diesel or petrol?

[@FunFactOfTheDay]

@@steveclarke543 It's petrol believe it or not! They run unbelievably smooth, I've driven a few since that comment 3 years ago - even in rough shape it was great.

[@steveclarke543]

@@FunFactOfTheDay until I saw this article I was always under the impression that petrol engines didn't last more than 200-300k before major work. On that belief I got a Volvo C70 diesel hoping it will be my last buy...

[@MemphisMojo15s]

Anybody ask him how many times he jacked it up and put a block on the gas pedal??

[@JerrysEdits]

you said that 8 years ago

[@petea2721]

not surprising it's not made in America

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

Thank god the car with the highest mileage is a good looking car. Imagine if it were some plain old 4-door saloon yuck.

[@wolfburgman]

100,000 miles per set of tyres??????????

[@UnrelatedNonsense]

I wonder how many times he had to replace his cylinder head gaskets .

[@Draxindustries1]

Triggers broom, its had ten new handles and ten new brush heads but its still the same brush...

[@TozziWelding]

I don't believe this at all I had 500k on my 2000 F350, I know of Mack's and Peterbilts with well over 1 million miles

[@richardkondek5280]

BS He had it up on blocks and ran the motor, he went no where, the car just collected miles while on blocks. FRAUD FAKE BS

[@wicklowabby7977]

It would be cool if Irv would offer the interviewer a ride.. Then, just as they are backing out.. (pffiiiittt...a guy hidden behind the passenger seat pushes an ice pick into the base of chatterbox's skull...twists it around a bit while whispering "sh-sh. It's ok... don't struggle..shhh.." Then later, when the crew is digging the hole..Irv says "man..I thougt that prick was never gonna shut up!" And they all just bust out laughing..

[@SirCrazyyChloee]

"You didn't just buy a car. You bought a Volvo" Hell yes. This is incredible

[@JerrysEdits]

I just watched your video LOL also this was commented 8 years ago WOWOWOW

[@sajiwan1]

@@JerrysEdits she just disappeared in woods bro....

[@ahmedthecoolboy8504]

my dad has an 1956 chevy impala and he has 3.589.088 mileage on it he bought it since it was brand new if this comment hits 100 likes i will make a video of showing my dads 1956 chevy impala to proof it

[@ronindebeatrice]

It would be very interesting to prove, an odometer doesn't go that high, you're adding a zero.

[@joshsummers8606]

Ahmed The Cool Boy I have a question for you, my question is how can your dad have a 1956 Chevy impala when Chevrolet didn't introduce the Impala until 1958.

[@MrThisIsMeToo]

josh summers Probably because Ahmed The Cool Boy is an ignorant lying piece of crap with no morals.

[@joshsummers8606]

MrThisIsMeToo That answers that question

[@johnwalker6437]

Wonder what it's at now

[@thedriversseat]

He reached his goal of 3 Million miles in the Summer of 2013. And he's still driving it today.

[@FeaRxEcHoGaming]

thedriversseat i wonder what it’s at now

[@KevinMartinez-de2ox]

I wonder what it’s at now

[@benk3431]

Wonder what it’s at now

[@simplytuned1623]

Yet my moms Volvo didn't last a year without breaking down and spending 5000 dollars a month on the POS. how did this guy do it!

[@lemailsen]

Simply Tuned idk man Volvo... is the best

[@mauserpad5111]

new volvo is chinese shit lol

[@aesaehttr]

Am i the only one who doesn't see why everyone thinks the interviewer was rude? Didn't interrupt, didn't ask weird questions, he even complimented him a couple of times. The only thing I can think of is that he said his headphones had more watts than the speakers but he was joking and also it's probably true...

[@Rickiie93]

gay

[@josephkukla3551]

How can a car be gay?

[@aesaehttr]

What the?

[@game-r-age7157]

This fellow has gone farther than astronauts that have gone to the moon.

[@gabekerr13]

This guy is a fake! This would be 273kms/every day since he bought he car 40 years ago... Not to mention, gas? A job? Money? Repairs? I don’t believe it.

[@jackallport9024]

Probably loaded

[@nihlhinz488]

Shut Up! I wanna hear the man speak!

[@davehamlyn3097]

I have a cousin in the Hoedspruit area in South Africa who had a 1964 122 S which he had for many years and this car was really thrashed. Some years ago he sold the car to a friends son. About five years later, his fiend's son phoned him to say, Uncle Peter, I've just phone to tell you that your Volvo has just clocked over 1 Million Miles. That's included the hard driving and a lot on gravel roads. These are really great cars

[@warnerg80]

If that interviewer interrupts him one more time I'm gonna lose my mind.

[@stvynix3687]

I love Irv! When I used to have Facebook, I messaged him, and he messaged me right back... he's a very real, normal person like any Joe (or better). He's so cool! I've owned 3 Volvo 240's... they're such good cars... so simple and easy to work on!

[@chrisj197438]

I bet the interview doesn’t even own a car

[@robertmorris3369]

Why does this interviewer guy sound like trump

[@fredo2239]

Not to be funny but I think if that guy ever had to part ways with that car he would probably die

[@kingprone7846]

hes dead. the car outlasted him....

[@therealwillie2024]

I put on 30,000 miles a year just for work if u count my personal driving I can put 650+ miles a week.

[@OfficialMeep]

Imagine having so many miles that car actually starts to shoot up in price, that's mad.

[@Pekkari6969]

This makes me wanna buy a brand new car and just daily it for the rest of my life

[@brownsfan6447]

pekka Just read the manual all the way through and follow every instruction and keep details of maintenance and you can go over 300k if not more.

[@kingprone7846]

@@brownsfan6447 lots of cars can easily go that high.ppl just consider it uneconomical to fix them. like even if you buy a bmw m3 the car will be worth maybe 5-10k usd in 15-20 years. its only really a true classic once you get 30-40years on it and until then its extremely costly to fix and maintain it.

[@gbma3241]

Who’s watching this after they watched the Tacoma with 1 million miles on it

[@HansGottwald]

I worked all my live on cars I remember this car when it hit 1 000 000 miles and the motor was once overhauled. I think there is some BULLSHIT here so if you believe that ...........let me sell you something to !

[@kingprone7846]

its not, hes even said that the engine was rebuilt at 400k.

[@starv49]

the motor has been rebuilt many times

[@lemailsen]

Sweden is the best at making cars

[@bonzolo2358]

brayen brian I would stick to furniture and meatballs if I were you

[@leozero_]

Yeah Volvo was a great brand, then a Chinese company bought them, now their crap

[@GambinoEra]

Personal family friend !!! Great Guy!

[@JerrysEdits]

Your Second Congrats!!!

[@kevinbarton9052]

Perhaps that can happed with all car companies reaching their highest possible mileage. Hope the 1990 Chevy Caprice might get more than a million mileage.

[@masonneal1654]

Come to Sola coffee cafe in Raleigh NC

[@Whatsgoodkr]

Probably had to get a oil change every 2 days 😭

[@shayamoayedi5861]

It is a Volvo. What do you expect. Their engines are great.

[@ywe3]

their engines are fords...since 1965...

[@kanzler449]

ywe3 Ford bought the company in 1999, the engines were never fords, the transmission were made by GM after 1999. Volvo made their own engines.

[@ywe3]

kanzler449 Volvo have been using licensed ford parts since the 60s...it's not to say they didn't improve upon them but it's what they used

[@josephkukla3551]

Lol their engines are not made by Ford. And Volvo only used the GM 4T-65 in the S80 2.9L, all other automatics on the modern Volvos are made by Aisin.

[@taijkon]

No. 2008.

[@The_Laser_Channel]

Some people do get attached to a particular car without having any intention of it. 7 years ago I bought a 1990 Honda Accord for $2000. It was well taken care of, I'm the third legal owner (in a way, second owner due to my parents having it in their name for about 6 years and then they put it in my name. They did that to help me keep insurance costs down by them being a multi-car owner) and I love the car. It's got over 300K miles on it, it still runs fine...needs some repair, but it would still be a good reliable car. I would drive it across the country and back. I recently got another car and I cannot seem to get rid of my Honda. I would rather continue making insurance payments on it than get rid of it. There is so many good memories good memories attached to it. Other than general maintenance, I haven't had any issues with it. The person I bought it from is a family friend and he kind of regrets selling it because he's gone thru two or three cars since I bought the Honda from him. If I had the money to fully restore it, I would. I wouldn't care if it cost $10,000 to do it, I have just been so happy with that car. My dad thinks I'm crazy for keeping it because he doesn't see any dollar value to it but it's not the dollar value to me...it's the memories, the reliability, the places I have been with it...it's not JUST a car to me..

[@kens97sto171]

100K from a set of tires... I don't think so.

[@mr.cangieter8758]

Its called Aerospace 305 rubber, plastic and leather protectant.

[@kingprone7846]

likely All seasons. in combination with the very low torque and horsepower of the car and that he can use low topspeed tires and that hes american and probs drives them down to 1mm this number isnt all that surprising.

[@kens97sto171]

@@kingprone7846 Could be but I run inexpensive all seasons on my Prius which is also rather low-powered although not this low-powered I get about 50,000 miles out of them. There are some 80,000 mile tires and I guess if you drove very very gingerly perhaps you could squeak that much out of them. I use my car for work I don't have time for that shit. Time is money I have to get places. So I tend to beat the crap out of my car. I've actually had really good luck with the Sentury branded tires from Discount Tire. I think I'm on my third set, at $42 a piece they're pretty good bargain they have decent grip decent wet and even decent snow when the treads still deep. but I live in a very hot dry climate so I don't really have to worry about water much so I tend to run mine down well below the wear bars also unless I'm coming into winter time or the rainy season when they happen to be worn out. Actually I know a guy who runs a set of these on a Tesla Model 3 performance he used them as his road trip tires and he actually had pretty good luck with them too. If you need a cheap set of tires that are halfway decent they're worth a look.

[@kingprone7846]

@@kens97sto171 even a prius has electric torque so will chew quicker through tires. also a prius is much heavier than his old car.

[@craftergaming2284]

if that car lasts that long i bet he never hit the gas more than half way down or throw it in neutral and push lol

[@nazimelon6653]

+ZENITH an engine that is NEVER pulled, wont last long.

[@bonzolo2358]

You’re a bit of a knob head

[@MrZiggler1980]

Million dollar question??? I'm sure he's getting some good offers to sell his Volvo.He bought it for around $5,000 in 1966.Its featured in Volvo commercials.I wonder how much would it go for at a Barrett Jackson auction? Being a piece of history.Or how much money Volvo would offer to buy back is car?

[@Vamanaswastika]

Its a good thing Id have done the same as well traded in my wife for a car. Oh wait !!! I did.

[@hansnobelstar77]

I recommend. Watch the Volvo P1800 at the Jay Leno Garage chanel.

[@kooble127]

Plot twist, he hasn’t changed the oil once

[@SeverSheen]

im interested in buying a used Toyota 4runner that has 250,000 kilometers(156,250miles) is it worth it?

[@MajTom-wd2yt]

RIP Irv. POI...Volvo now owns the car, it's now retired with 3.2 million miles.

[@craigbadder6099]

Which guy has same car p1800 Volvo either who is from NYC or california.guy who has same car from california.he doesn't have proof no world driving record.he cheat as he jack up lift his rear wheel keep running in garage.how guiness know real record????. I read carefully what it say from popular mechanic.that guy from Cal is liar.

[@Hesam0000]

My brother bought a new standard Nissan Hardbody 2.4 in 1993 for about $7200, by 1995 it had 286,000. I sold it for around $3300! A 2-year old truck!

[@shachar2]

Car (& driver) were also featured in Nova ScienceNow S05E02 - Can We Live Forever

[@JerrysEdits]

Your First Congrats!!

[@MrT-nh6di]

Rountine Maintenance, TLC but its one vehicle that will never make this many miles Range Rover worst Suv and vehicle you could ever purchase.

[@jonstruck9919]

What his work to drive his car 24/7 all his life how he maintain his car in good condition and his the only driver of his car looks like impossible to believe.

[@MrByootox]

Probably lots of bullshit on the guys part but if the engine managed 1 million miles before it needed an overhaul that's bloody good lol.

[@gav240z]

5:25 - You can get VintageAir air-con for it. ;)

[@campervanelvisitoofonyou8720]

RIP. IRV

[@zaixai9441]

Whats 8000 when you're at 2.9 mil? Well actually quite a lot.

[@jenickjohnson4361]

Interviewer was a robot.Never saw any interview like that.

[@FurlogTheGiant]

maybe he's a sales rep ???

[@porkchop1343]

Where the fuck did he go for 3 hour test drive? Probably to get some fucking coffe

[@blazejewiczk]

in 7 months i put little over 22 thou miles

[@JerrysEdits]

Your Third Congrats!!!

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

This guy would've made a good truck driver.

[@grantmarshall3026]

Wow 65k miles a yr! I drive 50,000 miles a year as a taxi driver and I think that's a lot. I drive a v70 diesel with only 202,000 miles!

[@7111mando]

That guy funny

[@Heero5308]

Just thinking this is nothing compare to a HK taxi.

[@Cherrypopp3RxD]

That car has seen some shit and probably produces gas on its own

[@tommyjakks]

My dad met him yo

[@numutekwipu2006]

I’ll buy that for a $1 🤓

[@runningkirkwa2934]

Fun story, the interviewer is nice

[@aesaehttr]

Right?? I don't understand the "rude" comments

[@baasjan9488]

I wonder how much it has on now.

[@maureenferry4785]

love the Volvo

[@germandelariva3754]

He must’ve spent like 100k on fuel.

[@rleonekc07]

714 oil changes in case anyone was wondering

[@garethjudd5840]

And "Two" engine rebuilds.

[@adamspitfire]

Pfffft I can beat that in a small block chevy

[@x2e4]

Ikr, my cousin owns a 40 year old land cruiser that's running just fine

[@adamspitfire]

@@x2e4 yea those toyotas are stupidly reliable at one point I was trying to break mine and I couldn't

[@x2e4]

@@adamspitfire lmao

[@tommyjakks]

Volvoville Long island yo

[@zyxw2011]

proper maintenance and drive property is key

[@jessecastillo9596]

I dont belive this . classic cars only go up to 100k miles then reset. After that.