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Is An Old Volvo Green? 200 1985

posted by  rstarkie on  Thu Dec 16 04:01 CST 2010
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Indeed, I think driving an old Volvo can be a good part of a Green lifestyle. I think the more miles that are on one makes it greener still- everyday it is reuse, reuse, reuse. No new energy is used to produce new vehicles for my family, and as long as I can keep them safe and on the road no energy is used to recycle them either.

I try to keep all of our Volvos in good tune. While SW Ohio no longer has the eCheck it was not difficult to keep the cars legal with a little time and effort along with help from the Brickboard.

I recycle all of the used fluids they generate. With my eye to safety I try to squeeze all the mileage I can out of the fuel they burn and the tires they wear.

I buy project cars that normally might have gone to the crusher and make every effort to return them to the road. When I purchase a car that is beyond reasonable hope (or actually drive it to that point) I strip off what useable parts I can in hopes of using them to save another needy Volvo.

Perhaps the greenest part of my efforts end up in my wallet :-)

Randy






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